All hands on deck!

2 Goodgymers helped their local community in Hackney
Peter Van Tongeren
Yuxi Pan
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Hackney

Tuesday 21st October

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When I arrived at BoxPark it turned out the lovely Yuxi was already there - she is part of the ImpactSOS team!

An into on what the idea behind the units is - showcasing local community groups. Whatever I try and say, it will not do the project justice - better to pop round and discover for yourself! There are Goodgym sessions logged for the next few days - grand opening is on Saturday, lots to do so every helping hand is appreciated!

After figuring out how to get the tightly rolled sheets out of their cardboard tubes, they got rolled up individually - 10 different designs, one for each of the 10 community groups.

In the mean time there was some filming going on, to record the process as part of a movie showcasing the community groups and how the project got together. Not sure I want to see my clip back anytime soon 🙈

Luckily there was an escape - a large printed board needed picking up! Too big to fit in the car, there was no option but to go down to Puck Studio and walk it back the 1.8km - it did get some weird looks from people once we hit Bethnal Green Road!

Back tommorow - looking forward to how the different ideas & designs will come together in just a few days.


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ImpactSOS - Home of Impact (BoxPark Shoreditch)
Join ImpactSOS to showcase amazing grassroots groups at our Boxpark Shoreditch store — helping set up displays, share their stories, and generate vital income to support local community projects

ImpactSOS was established to help local — not national — community groups and charities become self-sustaining and demonstrate their impact. Across the country, people are quietly building creative, caring, and resilient solutions to neighbourhood challenges, yet too often these efforts go unseen. Our Boxpark Shoreditch store is designed to change that — showcasing products made by grassroots groups and generating direct income to support their vital work.

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Sooz

Tue 21st Oct at 10:39pm

Brilliant report !

Yuxi Pan

Wed 22nd Oct at 3:01am

Thank you Peter!! Fast hands and fast feet, we look forward to having your help again tomorrow 💪

Join us on our next session

Hackney

3, 2, 1 - Flyer run, more run and activate!
🗓Today 5:00pm

Supporting the 10 community groups who are currently on exhibition in our gallery and concept store!

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