Another busy morning sorting clothes at the Baby Bank. Sheila was doing a second check on clothes already checked once and putting them away in the boxes or overflow bags. Another 35 referrals came in during the morning and several pyjama appeal bags were given out. It's all go before Christmas!

The Baby Bank has put all clothes donations on hold while they process what they have and take stock of what they need. Some age ranges are overflowing whilst others are empty. The task for the 3 GoodGymers alongside other volunteers, was to speed-sort all the donations we had and to transfer them to the boxes so that Rebecca could create a list of what we need, and what we have plenty of.We were ruthless in our sorting, and by the end of the session had got through most of the backlog. Well done team!

Karen, Sheila K, Sheila A and Jane helped out at the Baby Bank on another busy morning. As we arrived, the facility was receiving a van-load of buggies which had been abandoned at the airport. Our task was to give them a clean and leave them to dry in the sun. We made short work of it and were rewarded with an indoor job, picking out new toys for 10 children to accompany their Christmas pyjama packs. Karen and Sheila K then earned massive numbers of Brownie points by between them making teas and coffees for the volunteers and doing the washing up afterwards. The remainder of the time was spent putting together clothes and toys for specific referrals. A very productive morning!

Sheila K and Karen attended the Baby Bank today on the regular Friday slot. They helped unload some donations from cars and sort donations of Christmas gift bags containing new pyjamas, a book and a selection box which will be given out to needy children next month. Sheila helped take the bags of unwanted clothes down to a van for recycling before joining Karen doing the second checks of donated clothing.

Another busy morning at the Baby Bank, The facility had been closed over half term but also had put out a call for clothes for certain ages, so there were lots of donations arriving. One lady had brought in loads of new clothing that she had bought specifically to fill a gap - so kind, and hugely appreciated.
Jane and Sheila were asked to sort through the shoe donations. We were super-picky, rejecting any shoes that were too scuffed, too worn or which had lost their grip. We gave lots of them a good clean too, ready for their new owners

It was lovely to welcome Pooja to the Baby Bank for her very first GoodGym mission. We were stationed in the Uniform Room, checking donations and storing them away in the appropriate boxes, ready for when needed. We were very picky about which items we kept - the recipients of our services deserve good quality items. Pooja proved to be great at this as she had previously volunteered in a charity shop. Between us we worked through several bags of donations, leaving everything in a tidy condition ready for the half term break