Wednesday 17th November 2021
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12 chic Goodgymmers catwalked their way to the Wood Green Traid to give them a hand in clearing their shop floor in preparation for the arrival of their Christmas range.
Fashionably Late
By the time we reached the doors of Wood Green Traid, the Traid team were in full flow and had cleared out most of the clothes from the shop floor.
We wasted no time and started packing away all the hangers, cleaning out the surfaces, and Rosa was asked to do the hoovering but seemed to break the vacuum cleaner instead just to get out of it. Tut-tut.
Our Goodgymmers fizzled with enthusiasm and before you could say vogue, we had helped the Traid team to get the shop ready for the new stock.
We waited a couple of minutes to see if they could use us for any other jobs, but they very gracefully sent us packing. Gramps crowded everyone into a dressing room for a selfie and then we said our goodbyes.
Having done a short run straight to the Traid from HQ, we did a cool 4k run once we left the shop.
All in all, that was a good night.
Join us this Sunday for a fun ol' school group session as we visit the Westbury Banks Nature Reserve. They have a myriad of fun tasks awaiting us. And we'll then go for some lunch afterwards to celebrate our wonderful Kapil who's trading the cold streets of London for warmer pastures <3
Ok, that's wrap.
TRAID (Textile Reuse and International Development) is a UK charity working to tackle and solve the problems caused by producing, consuming and disposing of clothes. We do this by providing convenient ways for the public to reuse clothes while delivering education to people of all ages to raise awareness of the powerful environmental and social benefits of reducing our clothing footprint. The funds we raise are committed to global projects benefiting the people and places making our clothes. The work we support aims to improve environmental and social outcomes from supporting cotton farmers grow organic cotton to helping retailers to eliminate child labour in their supply chains. Most of the funds are raised through our charity shops, and in order to do so, we hold five Sale periods a year across our eleven branches, these last approximately 2-3 weeks. The last day of the Sale, after closing time, we need to pack the leftovers and leave the shop clear for it to be restocked the following day, here is where your teams can be of much help.
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