" 11 intrepid volunteers set off early on Saturday morning for trip to the unknown. We had volunteered to move contents of the warehouse used by Refugee Relief charity to their new premises.

When we arrived at the warehouse, some volunteers were already working, and we soon joined them in helping with whatever was needed. Bob Prafitt is our contact for this charity and he has visited our Centre previously on a number of occasions. This time he asked for help with this task and we willingly obliged.

The photographs below give some indication of the types of tasks we conducted, all with commitment and willingness to do anything that was asked of us, including riding on fork lifts (sorry Dilip!). It was tiring work and the break around 12 o'clock was very welcome - we needed it to re-charge ourselves for the afternoon.

The afternoon session was more of the same, and we made good progress in moving the stock. As you can see from the photos, the old warehouse looked randomly organised (Bob may not agree though!), and the set-up in the new warehouse looks more organised. Hopefully we can carry on helping in future to keep it organised Bob!

Volunteers then went again on Sunday 18 to complete the work. A very enjoyable & rewarding experience for all who helped. Bob commented that he was impressed by the attitude of the Sai Devotees who just got on with whatever needed doing without any fuss - a very high praise indeed! "