Monday 1st September
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Each Monday morning, GoodGym lends a hand at the South Ealing Food Cupboard helping the wonderful volunteers sort through surplus food and get it ready to share with the local community.
This week, Iram, Mo, and Andy were on duty for what turned out to be a session full of variety (and a bit of drama!). The delivery was packed with treats: stacks of croissants, huge tins of coconut, oat milk, tubs of double cream, plenty of juice and even seafood ramen. To keep things interesting, there was also an assortment of unusual vegetables, including long and mini aubergines and some bitters.
Of course, no GoodGym session is complete without a challenge. First, a shelf gave way under the weight of the bumper haul, but Andy cleverly fixed it, saving the day (and the produce!). Then, a tub of double cream made a break for it... but Mo was quick on the scene and helped Iram clean it up in no time. It's a good job the Food Cupboard are planning to get the carpets professionally cleaned before the arrival of the new vicar! The team are super grateful for GoodGym's help preparing for their arrival and may well need extra support in the coming weeks.
All in all, it was another great morning of teamwork, quick thinking and keeping good food out of the bin and into the hands of the community.
The SEC Food Cupboard is a community project set up to reduce waste. A group of local volunteers receives/collects surplus food from the supermarkets (Eg via Felix Project) and makes it available to anyone and everyone from the local area. The SEC Food Cupboard is available to all – its aim is purely to reduce waste and everyone can help with that. Always Free! The selection of food items each week will vary according to what is surplus food on that day.
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