The Cardboard Crusade

8 Goodgymers helped their local community in Richmond
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Lucy Hill
Adam Stephens
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Richmond

Monday 28th September

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Monday night and all the roads lead to ...The Purple Elephant Project. Runners, walkers and cyclists chased to sun through the streets of Richmond to meet Maggie at the the project. Task was planting bulbs and putting together some furniture. As the runners zoomed and reached the location early, Maggie welcomed them inside as said that we would focus on the furniture as it was darker than she anticipated outside for the bulb planting. As Goodgymers don't go undeafeated, we said we will get our head torches out when the full team has arrived to get the bulbs planted and have zero losses.

Four boxes were waiting for the Knights. The whole team was in place and we teamed up on unpacking and building the various furniture. Some of us felt strong and brought the older furniture down and out of the building. We had a whole symphony of sounds during the building of the furniture : screw-diculous sounds!! Instruction-page sighting due to missing parts or was it with the other team? Allen-key scraping, clanking screws and wood tapping.

Some parts took longer to build, but then some Goodgymers disappeared outside with their head torches to plant the bulbs that Maggie had for us. Mission accomplished in the dark like proper ninjas.

The brave furniture knights conquered the Flat Box Kingdom .


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The Purple Elephant Project
The Purple Elephant Project is a children’s mental health charity working across the London Boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow.

Every week we support over 100 children and their families with therapeutic interventions such as Play therapy and Art Therapy. We provide support for children and their families affected by attachment, developmental trauma or life experiences. Through specialist therapeutic services, we work to transform lives; enabling children to reach their full potential and a brighter future.

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Richmond runner

Tue 29th Sep at 8:14am

Cheers to the box and bulb crusade!

Join us on our next session

Richmond

Help look after our sponsored riverside plots
🗓Saturday 10:30am

We look after two lovely plots on Richmond riverside for the council, making them a lovely place for passers-by to enjoy some green space, the river views and relax

Adam Stephens
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