Rake It Till You Make It ๐Ÿ

8 Goodgymers helped their local community in Lambeth
Yianny
Ben Margerison
Michael Welsh
Katie Allan
Dan
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Adam West
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Lambeth

Tuesday 3rd March

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GoodGym Lambeth | Run Report ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’š Leaf It To Us!

Well, well, well โ€” our magnificent mob of do-gooding runners were out in full force this week, descending on the streets of Lambeth like a very fit, very enthusiastic swarm of locusts. (Sorry Dan, we know, we know โ€” new start point, new us. Change is growth! ๐ŸŒฑ)

The vibes? Immaculate. The chat? Absolutely flowing. The pace? Fast enough to feel smug, slow enough to finish a sentence. ๐Ÿ’ฌโœจ

The Task ๐Ÿ‚ This week we headed over to The Lunch Club Streatham at their Woodlawns site, where nature had โ€” shall we say โ€” gone a bit feral. Leaves, twigs, fallen branches: the full autumnal chaos package. Our mission was to wrestle the outdoor space into shape ahead of an exciting planting project and lunch service when the warmer weather finally stops being so shy. โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿคž

And wrestle we did. No leaf was left unturned (literally), no branch left unstowed. By the end, we had: ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ 10+ bulging bin bags filled and destined for composting ๐Ÿšฎ Litter picked to within an inch of its life ๐Ÿชต Branches stashed ready for a future task โ€” because the fun never stops! The outdoor space is looking twig-mendously better. Weโ€™re not saying weโ€™re heroes, butโ€ฆ the evidence speaks for itself. ๐Ÿฆธ

The Shoutouts ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ŸŽ‚ Ben โ€” massive birthday shoutout incoming! The big day is TOMORROW, which means tonightโ€™s run was basically his pre-birthday workout. Iconic behaviour. Many happy returns, Ben!

๐Ÿšด Adam โ€” joined us for his very first GoodGym run! Usually found terrorising the streets on two wheels, tonight he used his actual legs like the rest of us. Welcome to the fold, Adam โ€” weโ€™ve got a feeling the bike might get a bit jealous. ๐Ÿ˜„

๐Ÿ’ฏ Michael โ€” brace yourselvesโ€ฆ Michael has just hit 100 months of GoodGym. ONE HUNDRED. Thatโ€™s over 8 years of showing up, doing good, and being generally wonderful. We are not worthy. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿคฉ

See you all next week โ€” same do-gooders, different start point (sorry again Dan ๐Ÿ‘€).โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹


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The Lunch Club is a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping anyone who may be struggling to afford or prepare their own meals by providing healthy, freshly cooked lunches. We are a new charity looking to make a big difference to our local community.

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