Susan Dabrowski and Gill Duffy were our bakers for the cake drop-off on Wednesday 1st July. This was a more complicated process than their usual role as Lunch Club cooks, as it had to take into account Leeds City Council guidance on providing food to the public during Covid. They did a fantastic job of preparing and packaging everything safely. Gill had worked out a clever way to hang the cake boxes in bags on people’s front door handle (once they had stepped back from the door) so that we could maintain our distance.
Twelve willing volunteers delivered cake boxes with 4 different types of cake to 28 seniors, who were surprised and delighted to receive them! Several of the volunteers also stayed for a doorstep chat – we had brought our camping chairs and umbrellas and sat outside to enjoy some face to face time together, whilst the seniors remained indoors in the dry! Some of our seniors have been isolated for a long time, so this was a really welcome time to talk and smile together, and catch up on how everyone is doing.
A huge thank you from me and from all our seniors to the amazing Lunch Club team! We are planning more doorstep chats and another baked drop-off over the next couple of months whilst our plans to meet again in a group remain up in the air.
Carole Smith