Gratitude

Spotlight on Gratitude Singers – with Chel

Spotlight on Gratitude Singers – with ChelEvery:Monday 10am – 11:30amTuesday 7:30 pm – 9:00pm@Gratitude Hub.Research has shown that singing can be good for you on many levels. It may help lower stress, boost immunity and lung function, enhance memory, improve mental health, and help you cope with physical and emotional pain. One of the best…

Welcome to Gratitude Kids Corner part of the Gratitude Hub

Gratitude Kids Corner provides support to hundreds of young families through the redistribution of baby/toddler essentials, kids’ clothes, shoes, toys, and arts and crafts. In light of the increased demand for shoes in the community, we were delighted to receive an incredibly generous donation from Sal’s shoes. @SalsShoes is an amazing charity that aims to…

Re-Distribution of Kitchen and Bathroom Cleaning Products

Gratitude was fortunate to receive an incredibly generous donation of good quality cleaning products from our suppliers. Throughout the year we have thought of innovative ways to redistribute to the community. Schools, nurseries and healthcare facilities were approached, and during the Christmas Market, set up by Penz, we shared bundles of products with the local…

Gratitude’s Shortages

Due to recent requests from Ukrainian families plus local families in need, we are very short of the following items: If your children grew out of the above and still good, please drop them off at Gratitude’s Hub. Photo by Andy Kuzma

Gratitude Free Groceries Giveaway & Emergency Supplies (Opening Times)

Plenty of fresh produce, milk products, breads, tins, pasta, ready meals, baby foods and more. Opening Times Service Days Open Time Gratitude Hub Monday – Sunday 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Groceries Giveaway Monday – Sunday 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Kid’s Corner Monday & Saturday 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Gratitude’s Hub is open same days, and times for donations…

Eid In The Park spectacular – Maxwell Park 2nd May 2022

Eid In The Park – hosted by Borehamwood Islamic Society Eid-al-Fitr means ‘Festival of breaking the fast’. It marks the end of the month-long fast observed during the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims around the world celebrate during a three-day festival, and Borehamwood was no exception. We were delighted when Amir from the Borehamwood Islamic…

Egg-citing Easter update from Gratitude – April 2022

Our friends at Barnet Hospital reached out to us recently and asked for support to provide children in Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals with up to 200 Easter Eggs. We were delighted with this challenge and our amazing group of volunteers got their heads together and generated ideas for this fun initiative. We were overwhelmed…

Gratitude supporting Ukrainian Refugees and Sponsors – April 2022

The horror of the war in Ukraine is gradually coming to our community. Gratitude is supporting the many local families who have responded to the plight of Ukrainian refugees. A number of sponsor families have opened up their hearts and homes to those affected by the conflict. Gratitude already provided fresh groceries, clothing, toiletries and…

Canon EMEA is supporting Gratitude through office donations

A principle of Gratitude is that we like saving waste and prefer to reuse rather than recycle. A great opportunity came up in recent weeks with the company Canon EMEA as they are moving offices. Due to the resize and restructure of their office space, many office cupboards were retired. Valeria spotted the potential and…

Gratitude and The Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award

In recent weeks parents were approaching us as their children would like to volunteer at Gratitude’s Hub to do a DofE programme.We have been running DofE programmes for a number of years and are happy to help young people on their life journeys so they are very welcome to join our joyful team. Please see…