Day1 - We're off and 800 cartonned at end of play

The warehouse got off to a flying start today as over 30 volunteers arrived to begin checking the boxes. After a brief refresher training session, the volunteers got to work and it wasnt long before the first filled carton was sealed - not surprisingly it was a carton of 5-9 girls boxes!

    Busy checking

The 1st of many !

Shortly after,  the vans arrived, one of which had collected a pallet of toothpaste, kindly donated by GlaxoSmithKline. This was a wonderful donation as we will be able to share some of this toothpaste with other warehouses in the area who may not have sufficient for the campaign. Fortunately Mike and John were on hand to offload the boxes!



Back at the tables, there was an unusual gift of an egg timer in a box, and the inside of a lid that had been lovingly decorated by the donor.  Whereas behind the scenes all the donated filler items were being sorted ready to go out.


And it's not just the ladies who have been making these fillers - Michael Grew has been busy in his workshop making wooden toys for the boxes. From puzzles to puppets, he has made over 120 that will definitely find good homes through the boxes. These are really lovely gifts.

wooden puzzles

The hand made puppets are amazing

So where has Ted been throughout the day?????? Well, he found the trolleys that have been generously loaned by Sainsbury's and Homebase. They will definitely save our legs this year - as you may have noticed the warehouse is rather large!




As ever it's difficult to include all the photos from today. If you want to look at the others, please click on the link.
https://picasaweb.google.com/103588759400401245450/November142011#

See you tomorrow!