Colchester Foodbank
Feeding families and individuals who can not afford food.
95 GoodGymers have supported Colchester Foodbank with 81 tasks.
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Another essential good deeds in the (food)bank
Tuesday 9th December
Written by Ella J (She/her)
Tonight, 5 GoodGym Colchester volunteers got fit while doing good at Colchester Foodbank 💪❤️
The team headed out for an active session with a purpose, combining movement with meaningful community support. Once at the foodbank, everyone got stuck in with essential tasks that help keep this vital service running smoothly. Thanks to the volunteers’ energy and teamwork, the foodbank was left in a better position to continue supporting people in need across Colchester.
It was a great example of how a short burst of physical activity can make a real difference locally. High spirits, plenty of teamwork, and the satisfaction of helping others made this a rewarding session for all involved.
Huge thanks to the 5 participants who showed up, worked hard, and proved once again that GoodGym is all about fitness with a purpose. Great work, team! 👏🏃♀️🏃♂️
Cleaning the FoodBank
Tuesday 4th November
Written by Louise (She/her)
6 GoodGymers met on a mild (unless you're from a hot country....) November evening to sweep, mop, vacuum and wipe down the Colchester FoodBank.
It was lovely to meet Mzi and Hamza for the first time who both got stuck in straight away sweeping and mopping.
The FoodBank was soon much cleaner than it started and we left satisfied with a good job done!
Mucky water
Tuesday 7th October
Written by Louise (She/her)
After a bit of a slow start due to our usual access route to the Foodbank being unavailable, Alexander, Grace and Nazir got straight to work sweeping the whole of the FoodBank's large warehouse floor while Louise started mopping and vacuuming. Before long the whole floor was done, and the colour of the water tipped away suggested we had left the site significantly cleaner!
Floor cleaning
Tuesday 2nd September
Written by Louise (She/her)
3 GoodGymers set out on a damp evening to make sure the FoodBank stays clean and hygienic to care for those in need across Colchester.
It felt like a mammoth task to clean such a big floor space between the 3 of us but everyone set to work straight away sweeping the floor and mopped (almost) all of it. Alexander did a great job cleaning up the office area and Ray made sure we didn't leave until all was clean in the area where customer come in.
Look out for another opportunity to help out the foodbank on the first Tuesday of each month for the rest of this year - their funds are stretched so they really rely on volunteer support.
Cleaning at the warm bank
Tuesday 1st July
Written by Frazer
5 Goodgymmers made it to the food bank this time, with a couple new faces joining us, welcome to Adeyinka and Alexander!
It was a strange task, mostly due to the crazy heat making it one time we'd really prefer and outdoor task, and with energy low we'd opted to sweep and hoover but leave the mopping for another time. There was also a sparsity in the foodbank, owing to its imminent shutdown, meaning it could be our last outing there...
Happy to help where we can and enjoyed welcoming some new members, onto the allotment next week!
Squeaky clean..
Tuesday 3rd June
Written by Frazer
Food bank time again, and our group of six Goodgymmers descended almost entirely on bikes to the warehouse on a cloudy warm evening. The somewhat diminished shelves could be a sign of this location winding down, but our team gave it a good sweep and mop with some hoovering too!
Some chat on how cleaning products work, my recent adoption approval(!) and other ideas for Goodgym tasks. Another one in the bag and a good effort before we rolled off home.
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