Just before 6 pm Madhan and Kash reached the Salvation Army Fortress encircled by two queues of clients. Not getting a response to their knocks on the back door, they tried the front entrance (also barricaded before the opening hour) and waved to the Ealing Soup Kitchen volunteers inside. The GoodGymers were directed to the back door again and finally got in. Divya arrived on his bike just as the shift started and sneaked inside too.

"Who is on clothes today?" one of the volunteers asked.
"The GoodGymers!" Emma replied without hesitation.

Madhan and Divya were manning the menswear table and Kash was (wo)manning the ladies' section. The tables with garments and toiletries looked impeccable - almost luxurious - the result of the first shift's hard work!

Today's session featured attractions such as:

• the custom shampoo and conditioner bottles filled by Emmanuella and Fiona during the earlier shift
• Kash's attempt to talk with one of the clients in Spanish
• Madhan executing Emma's grand vision of how to transfer the remainder of the conditioner from a huge container into a small one (see the picture with jug? It's not milk 😜)
• another performance of a famous singing client
• the Soup Kitchen Christmas tree
• an abundance of bottled strawberry happiness expiring today

We are hoping to visit the Monday Ealing Soup Kitchen again in December before Christmas!