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Sunday 25th May
Rainu Jansz been cheered 10 times.
Goodgymers have noticed what Rainu has done and have cheered them 10 times. We doff out caps to you Rainu.
Sun 25th May at 2:00pm
The second appearance GoodGym Ealing made at Featherstone High School Learnscape was all about woodchipping a path running through the length of the garden, connecting its two gates. Volunteers Alex, Gurpal, Andrew and Ki were very eager to get the task going as five heavy bags of woodchip were awaiting to be spread. The only missing part was more hands!
Luckily, GoodGym came with a strong team again:
We had three wheelbarrows for ten people to complete the woodchipping task. How many did we use? None! Dragging and tipping bags proved to be more effective, both as a full-body workout and as a way of distributing woodchip. But that's not all! Between moving bags and spreading the chips, we had to lay a membrane on the entire length of the path and pin it to hard, dry soil. We had one mallet for the pins, so we had to get creative!
Having 90 minutes for the task, we knew we had to get focussed. Did we? Driven by our desire for a challenge, we allowed ourselves to get distracted by a side mini landscaping project. We fulfilled Alex's and Jags' vision of an outdoor classroom, having a mound of soil, spare woodchip, heavy logs and donated rubber mats as materials. See the outcome in the photos!
Although we have not started woodchipping until about 20 minutes before the end of the task - believe it or not - we've made it: the new path was laid!
"Thank you so much for all your time, advice and work - I can't believe how much we achieved in the time!" - Alex, the task owner.
With another satisfying session under the belt that Sunday, we split: running, walking or cycling, back home or for yet another task in the day.
Sun 25th May at 7:34pm
Fantastic team work, another GoodGym mission completed. You guys are amazing.
Sun 25th May at 8:27pm
Hiya amazing people all round so so inspired by the gang. Xx
Sun 25th May at 2:00pm
Create a site where children can learn about science
Read moreSaturday 24th May
Rainu Jansz has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Rainu is a now a fully fledged GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the first time. They are out there making amazing things happen and getting fit at the same time.
Saturday 24th May
Rainu Jansz earned their community cape by completing their first community mission.
Rainu completed a community mission. Instead of watching TV or lying in bed, Rainu was out there making their community a better place to be. For making that choice they have earned the community cape.
Sat 24th May at 1:30pm
Ealing Report written by Sevan
Donations that come in to Care4Calais are mysterious. GoodGymers don't often know who has donated sacks of clothing. Sometimes members of the public, sometimes a church or mosque. Today, task owner Tamzin had a surprise for the team. Two crates full of shoes that had been donated from the set of a TV series called Heads of State.
Rainu and Sevan spent most of the session untangling and pairing shoes, then grouping them by size. Once they'd worked out the UK to EU size mapping, they made good progress through the shoes and sandals. The second crate included 3 zipped bags and when they were opened, they were filled with slippers and Ugg-style boots. Great for the winter, not as useful in summer, so they were put to one side. Upstairs, Kash had paired up with Tamzin to prepare standard clothing packs for women in different sizes.
Rainu had a great time, saying:
Just so rewarding...back breaking ha ha. Well worth it. Luved it. Great team work..felt so part of team thank you Tamzin and GoodGym guys
At the end of the session, everyone came together to prepare requests that had come in, with trousers, tops and newly restocked shoes being bagged up for beneficiaries. New clothes, shoes and packs were organised in the stock room, before everyone wrapped up for the day.
Sat 24th May at 1:30pm
Dignity, health and hygiene. Enabling people to leave home in clean clothes, not being embarrassed by their appearance.
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Mon 12th May at 10:30am
Help make surplus food available to anyone and everyone from the local area
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