Bags of Taste wouldn’t be able to do the amazing work it does across London without a small army of willing volunteers.
The same is true in Sheffield; fortunately, there are plenty of eager beavers signing up to deliver free cookery courses to South Yorkshire residents.
I was at the Sheffield University jobs and volunteering fair on Thursday, where there was loads of interest in the organisation.
This might have had something to do with me leaping about with a big glowing arrow, inviting students to take the Bags of Taste Take-Away Quiz! (TM)
This asked how much it might cost to feed a family of four with home cooking for a year (£2,600 by my reckoning), versus adding one take-away each day (£6,250).
I signed up about 40 interested students and look forward to welcoming them on a BoT course soon.
After that, it was time to bag up ingredients for Friday’s class. Huge thank you to Mimi and John, who did much of the shopping and bagging while I ran around like a loon, trying to print paperwork and sending reminder messages!
And it would have taken twice as long without Lay Eng, who came up from HQ in London to make sure we were following all the rules!
Bagging up is an essential job; BoT only works when participants can access ready-made grocery bags so they can practice cooking at home.
John and Mimi did sterling work, but it would be very helpful if anyone else would like to learn this important role. You can’t have two many back-up plans…
It’s been a long road to launching BoT in Sheffield (well over 200 hours of labour) but the groundwork is now laid for our first session.
We’ve got a good team, but we will always welcome extra help. Join us I’m changing hundreds of lives around the city; see our website or send me an email to find out more.
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