As part of our commitment to the 1% for the Planet initiative, Team Mojo ventured into the woods to volunteer with Root-and-Branch Out.
Root-and-Branch Out is a Leicestershire charity that works closely with local communities, doing things like Forest Schools, community pantries and allotments. Earlier this year, Mojo donated money and bespoke branded clothing to keep them warm and dry year round, but it was finally time to get our hands dirty.
We headed out into Rutland, threading our way through the rolling hills until we reached a parcel of woodland where the charity hosts their Forest Schools, engaging children with the great outdoors and building their confidence. After a welcoming meet and greet with the Root-and-Branch Out team and introduction to their work, we helped to tidy a clearing and collect materials like logs and branches for children to build up to three dens with! Our work did not end there though, with the team being put through their paces to create a habitat for hedgehogs and insects, learning about our furry - and not so furry - neighbours all the while. Did you know that hedgehogs can run as fast as 9.5km/h and can climb!
We had a brilliant time helping out and getting to understand more about the Root-and-Branch Out project (even if there were a few too many spiders for some of the team!!)
- Sally Edwards, Managing Director
After this, the now very sweaty and mucky team were allowed to rest, spending the rest of the evening playing team building games and generally enjoying being our of the city for a few hours. Root-and-Branch Out very generously fed us as well, supplying a veritable feast of pizza wraps, cake and homemade rhubarb cordial around the campfire as the day darkened into night.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed getting stuck in to help and the campfire cake was delicious!
-Josh Hunter, Creative Director
We would like to extend a huge thank you to Root-and-Branch Out for getting this bunch of city slickers out into The Great Outdoors for a wonderful evening.
---
---
If you want to find out more about what a great charity this is, head over to rootandbranchout.co.uk!