Volunteering How do we help and support others at Firs Farm?

We volunteered our time to collect food for the food bank in Enfield and local families

Every child has the right to help if they are poor or in need. Article 26 Every child has the right to help if they are poor or in need. Social security.

We volunteered our time to make Christmas boxes for children around the world

Article 31 Every child has the right to relax, play and join in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities. Leisure, play and culture.

Year 5/6 volunteered their time to talk to and paint with patients at the North London Hospice.

Article 24 Every child has the right to the best possible health - good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment and information to help them stay well. Health and health services.

Buddhist Mandalas

We volunteered our time to bake cakes for Children in Need

Article 39 Every child has the right to help if they’ve been hurt, neglected or badly treated. Article 36 Every child has the right to protection from exploitation.

So what about the STAFF?

Whitechapel Mission

Article 27 Every child has the right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical, social and mental needs. Adequate standard of living.

The Breakfast Challenge!

A cooked breakfast costs 60p Tea and biscuits are free

The day for us started at 5.30am! Miss Stevens put biscuits out ready for the 6am opening

Tea and coffee was served from 6am by Mr Biss and Madame Dejonghe

All the food has been donated by people, schools and businesses. Can you see the food that Firs Farm donated?

Miss Costas & Miss Panayi buttered the toast Lets get cooking! Miss Costas & Miss Panayi buttered the toast

Miss Stephens cooked the Bacon

Mrs Kay cooked over 200 fried eggs!

How does this work?

Serving the food

Mrs Kay, STILL frying eggs!

Mrs Herbert cooked lots of sausages! Here she is on the till

We also cooked beans, mushrooms, hash browns and tomatoes

And yes, Mrs Kay was STILL frying eggs!

Caring for the ‘whole’ person

Shower facilities and clean clothes

As well as food, people donate clothes People volunteer to sort out all of these clothes…

…until they look like this!

We charged mobile phones for the homeless people

Washing up time Mr Biss and Miss Costas!

Mrs Herbert worked hard to clean the oven

Miss Panayi wiped down all the tables

Ms Raza was busy cleaning! Even Ms Raza was busy cleaning!

Well done to all of the children and well done to all of the staff at Firs Farm! Groups of teachers continue to complete the ‘Breakfast Challenge’ at the Whitechapel Mission every term!