A Cool Tale of Fridge Feng Shui

One Goodgym-er headed down to Surplus To Purpose to help restructure the warehouse in anticipation of their reopening on the 1st July.

The first port of call was unloading a pallet of probably around a thousand cups and lids out of a pallet that was left outside a little too long and got a bit wet. The pallet was looking a bit soggy and sorry but fortunately the cups inside were perfectly fine as they were wrapped in plastic sheeting. These cups will later on be used to package up dried beans and be put on the shelf for the general public.

The next thing to do was to organise the new drinks fridge which was primarily loaded with similar types of drinks but some sections had different types of flavours and brands so it was important to fix this so customers didn't have to rummage around the fridge trying to find. This was probably the most satisfactory thing I had done for some time 10/10 therapeutic, would do again.

Last time I came down, I was only able to clean half the community fridge that had been donated, I was determined to also clean the freezer this time too before I had to leave and I just finished cleaning off the bottom tray when it was time to get some goodies before I left for the day.

Four hours of volunteering (it's entirely up to the volunteers how long they want to stay - as little as an hour is fine!) for some wings, potatoes and a cake. I also found out that Surplus to Purpose only has two permanent workers, meaning everyone I've met their other than Adam (the founder) is a volunteer - just shows how lovely and important this place is.