Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Report written by Anwen Greenaway
A final (for this season) evening at Oxford Mutual Aid food bank doing our flash mob cleaning.
Since the autumn we've worked our way around every inch of the food bank cleaning areas which rarely get any attention. We've moved stock, crates, and shelving. Swept, bleached, mopped, and then figured out the giant tetris of how to put it all back. We've cleaned the kitchen monthly, including taking out kilos of food waste and scrubbing the fridges, walls and floors. We've restacked storage, loaded deliveries, packed Christmas gifts, and cleaned dozens of delivery crates (prising them apart when necessary!).
It's taken 5 months, but WE DID IT!