Sand By Me

3 Goodgymers helped their local community in Leeds
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Leeds

Sunday 7th April

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Today, 3 GoodGymers headed to Sunshine and Smiles to help sort out their garden for summer.

We emptied the sandpit, weeded, cleared webbing & did a general tidy up. There's much more to do so we're hoping to come back in a few weeks to do more. Hopefully we can get the garden in a decent state so that children who use the service can get out there safely this summer.

Sunshine & Smiles is a charity that provides a support network in Leeds for children and young people who have Down syndrome and their families.

Great work guys & thanks to Jubz who stayed for an extra hour to finish off.


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Leeds
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Sunshine & Smiles gardening project
To create a garden for use by those with Down Syndrome and their families

Sunshine & Smiles is a charity which organises free groups and events to improve the lives and opportunities of children and families living with Down syndrome in Leeds. We are based at Stainbeck Community Hall which has a small garden. This space would be perfect for running groups for the children we support over the summer, giving them space to enjoy playing outside; many of those we support do not have their own gardens. It has been used in the past, however it has been left to become worn out and unsafe. We would love to see this become a green space again, and there is a fence and benches that could do with repainting and a sandpit that needs emptying and refilling. The charity is run by a small and very busy team, and we would love some help so that we could use this garden this summer. Any gardening expertise would be a bonus too!

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Joe Porter
Laura
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