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Christmas, New Year and Bank
Holidays. A time of celebration, relaxing with friends and
family. A time of merriment, but not for
everybody!
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Volunteers comments from the last
couple of years
Peter Appleby
Steve Hockett - Wesley
Methodist Church
Don Smith - The Brent
Methodist Church - 2002
| Christmas 2008 |
| Day |
Group/Church |
| Tuesday Dec 16th |
Denton Wilde Sapte |
| Wednesday Dec 17th |
One with Grace |
| Thursday Dec 18th |
Bank of England |
| Friday Dec 19th |
Eversheds LLP |
| Saturday Dec 20th |
Petts Wood Methodist Church |
| Sunday Dec 21st |
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| Monday Dec 22nd |
Rowland Family |
| Tuesday Dec 23rd |
Southdown Methodist Church |
| Christmas Eve |
Hextable Methodist Church |
| Christmas Day |
Central Foundation School |
| Boxing Day |
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| Saturday Dec 27th |
Raunds Methodist Church |
| Sunday Dec 28th |
Fleet Methodist Church |
| Monday Dec 29th |
The Brent Methodist Church |
| Tuesday Dec 30th |
Trinity Church - Enfield |
| Wednesday Dec 31st |
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| New Years Day 2009 |
Huntingdon Methodist Church |
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Volunteering at
Whitechapel
For 14
days during Christmas, as well as at other times of the year, we hand over the
work of the Mission to volunteer groups. These groups are made up of no less
than 4 and no more than 6 people and they are responsible for ensuring the
continued services of the Mission. We supply one member of staff to
supervise/assist. The Centre opens at 6am and closes at 11am each day. You will
be required to be on-site by 5:45 latest. We do have a car park available for
your vehicles.
We do not know how many will arrive on any given day. It
may be as few as fifty or as high as two hundred, but we feel that if there is
only one person knocking on our door then we should open that door and make
them welcome.
The first
task of the day will be to prepare and serve breakfast. This requires the
preparation and cooking of bacon, sausages, beans, tomatoes and eggs. Buttering
of bread and making of toast. We will make and serve over 400 cups of tea, and
100 cups of coffee.
At 8am,
some of the group will serve breakfast, while others continue to cook more
breakfasts and others will collect plates, wipe tables and wash up. There will
be a rush at 8am for breakfast, which will last for about 20-30 minutes and
then continue for an hour or two at a steady rate.
At 9am,
we will offer clothing to those that want it. During all of the morning, we
will be giving out towels, soap, razors, shampoo and toothbrushes.
At
about 10:30am we can begin to clean the kitchens down and prepare it for the
next days group.
By 11am the
centre will close and we will begin the big clean-up. The Dinning area will
need to be swept and mopped. The toilets will need to be cleaned and hosed. The
shower area will need to be cleaned and prepared for the following
morning.
By 11:30 we should be able finished for the day.
If you
are interested in volunteering with Whitechapel, please fill out this online
form, or contact our office on 020 7247 8280
It is
important that the group should not be less than 4 and not exceed 6. It should
be made up of people that are over 16 and under 110, but are able to spend a
long time on their feet. |
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Founded in 1876, Whitechapel has been caring for the poor and homeless
of London regardless of race or religion, in their struggle against hunger,
poverty, disease, prejudice and exclusion.
Whitechapel Mission is the
only place to obtain a cooked breakfast in the City or the East End.
The
only place open weekends, Bank Holidays, Christmas, Easter.
Tel: 0207 247 8280
Registered Charity No: 227905
Fax: 0207 392 2726
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