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3 Goodgymers helped their local community in Sheffield
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Wednesday 27th April 2022
Report written by Rachel (she/her)
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This afternoon we were called upon to help Sheffield Abbeydale Rotary club with transferring wooden display screens across town for the Sheffield Young Artists Exhibition.
Every year, pictures from schoolchildren and young people across the city are exhibited, with awards being presented to the best art by the Lord Mayor.
Cue Goodgym! We had to help load 40 heavy wooden screens onto a delivery van from their store, then run 1.6 miles across town to then offload them into the church hall. Luckily, we weren't alone! Many hands make light work, they say, but it still felt quite heavy work, I tell you!
With strength and cardio workout completed, we headed off for a well deserved drink at City of Sanctuary nearby.
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Help transfer screens to display over 1000 pictures produced by Sheffield schools' pupils aged 5 - 18 years
Encourages young people to develop and enjoy creativity. Their work is displayed at Ponds Forge. The Exhibitions, introduced in 2004 by the Rotary Club of Abbeydale, have developed into the largest annual young artists event in the UK, featuring works from over 50 schools. The Exhibition is usually held over 2 days at the beginning of May, opened on the Friday by the Lord Mayor. The 2020 event has has to be suspended and will now be held October 16th/17th. Screens need to be transferred from Sheffield Botanical Gardens to Ponds Forge on Wednesday 14th October at 2.30pm and returned on Monday 19th October at 9,30am. The task is to load and offload the van. (6/8 people required) 2 people are needed to carry each screen to the van (distance approx. 15 metres)
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