A group of GIN members assembled at Palexpo halle 7 on Thursday November 11 to assist Gary with his volunteer work. We were there to pack food into supermarket bags which will then be distributed to people in Geneva who are going hungry as a result of Covid.
The first thing we learnt was that we were not supposed to be there at all – all volunteers had been stood down due to the increased Covid incidence in Geneva. Gary had not go the message. So we went ahead and filled supermarket trolleys with shopping bags and filed past piles of food picking up an item of each for each bag. At the end of the line we unloaded the bags where other volunteers closed them and placed them in crates where they will be taken to 5 distribution centres in the city.
We actually did very little work and finished by 10 but we felt very virtuous. This was only the second time the GINs turned out for this, poor Gary does it most days.
Many thanks again to the team.. There still is a need out there for these bags of food but Covid is raising its ugly head, and volunteers can no longer help make these 5000 needed food bags each week thru November.
We hope as of next month we can get back to work supporting the Geneva needy.. Do keep in touch with the Serve the City Geneva website if you feel you would like to participate in December.. Gary