Wednesday 21st February
Report written by Amy L (she/her)
Well done to the 14 superstars who came out this evening for a slice of the GoodGym action. After the recent rain it was great to get out for fresh air, fitness, gardening and most importantly CAKE in celebration of Matthew's 50th good deed and Nicola's 100th (and her 101st!) It was also lovely to welcome Tori for the first time.
We had a change of task because our chair man wasn't available to lead the chair mending session. Instead we ran and walked the 1km to St Luke's for some more gardening. Kudos to the runners, who put in some extra laps of Kidwells Park, and to the GoodGymers who live near the school, so did the journey twice. This time the to do list included emptying planters, re-homing plants and clearing leaves.
Oh the places you'll grow!
Nicola nuts, Tori tiramisu, Angela apple, Toni duck, Juli jelly, Rachel raclette and Georgeta grapefruit tackled the planters, and did a lovely job of tucking the evicted plants into their new beds. There was also an intense chat about a drain.
On track for some terrible puns
Sophie sushi, Jess jellybean, Adam avocado, Matthew mars bar, Scarlett sugar and Ben (who missed the foodie ice breaker and is probably wondering what just happened) took the wheel barrow and hippo sack to the running track on a leaf clearance mission. Of course you wouldn't be-leaf the puns this prompted. Just as they were getting into their punning stride, we decided it wheely was time to leaf, after all there was cake to eat!
150 reasons for cake
Huge congratualtions to Nicola and Matthew, who have totted up an awesome 150 GoodGym good deeds between them. I presented them each with a medal and then we all enjoyed lots of cake. Juli made a gorgeous vegan chocolate cake for Matthew's 50, complete with the number 50 made of grapes, and Georgeta made a stunning carrot cake for Nicola's 100, which was topped with angel wings and a big 1-0-0 made by Sophie - thank you bakers!
As is now customary for a 100, we also had a poem:
Three cheers for Nicola Hine!
Fitness and good deeds she likes to combine.
And now she’s done 99
Good deeds (plus 2), so it’s party time!
Sorry I’m a bit late with this rhyme
Our GoodGyming plans didn’t quite align
And I think my writing is in decline
But we’re all friends here, so never mind!
Nicola’s in her GoodGyming prime
She’s made bunting out of twine
She made an awesome Windrush sign
And made the path a nice straight line.
She helped to clear that pond of slime
She sweeps up leaves and cleans up grime
She decorated our Christmas pine
And back marks so no one is left behind.
Communication is her place to shine
Her reels are much better than mine
Her run reports are so sublime
And her insta advent calendar blew my mind.
Outside GoodGym she doesn’t just recline
She does parkrun – even the incline!
Her blanket for niece Thea was a gorgeous design
And her travel photos are simply divine.
You’re a top GoodGymer Nicola Hine!
So let’s raise an imaginary glass of wine
Hip hip hooray we all shall chime
And on this cake we all shall dine.
Thu 22nd Feb at 8:05am
Congrats Nicola and Matthew! and great poem Amy - raising my imaginary wine glass now! cheers!
Thu 22nd Feb at 9:02am
Congratulations Nicola and Matthew, you are two amazing shinning GoodGym stars!! 🌟🌟 🥳🥳🥳🤩 And thank you Amy for yet another inspiring poem! 😆
Thu 22nd Feb at 1:22pm
Congratulations Nicola and Matthew! You're such absolute superstars of GGWM 👏👏👏👏
Thu 22nd Feb at 2:57pm
Cheers to Matthew and Nicola on their amazing achievements! I'm really glad I get to read the fantastic poem you did yesterday, absolutely amazing! :D
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