eight: good bitches baking

Who are you and what do you do in your day-to-day job?

I'm Lee Johnson, Senior Advisor based in the sunny Hawkes Bay.

How did you use your 'Here for Good' day?

I bake most weeks for Good B*tches Baking (GBB).

Why did you choose them?

The charity resonates with me as their mission is to make "Aotearoa the kindest place on earth". I believe strongly in kindness, and how a small gesture can show someone cares and get that person through the toughest of days. I am an active relaxer and love baking/cooking so this provides an outlet for that too....you can only give the neighbors so much baking before they think somethings up.

What did you do?

I measure, sift, crack, cream, stir, whip and bake, with some flurries of icing.

What did you enjoy most?

The feeling that I would make someone feel good, and that someone cared.

What did you learn from the experience?

I have learnt that nobody can escape tough times, and a kind word or gesture (no matter how small) really can make that person feel that someone cares, and that could be the thing that gets them through. I had no idea that baking had such a universal language of love and caring.

How can I help?

The GBB are set up in chapters (23 currently) and they are always looking for volunteer bakers. The chapters have get-togethers and it is amazing to be surrounded by like-minded people: full of Kindness. You can be a driver, or baking or even just donate (pays for things such as the boxes that the baking goes in, etc.). Find more on their website www.gbb.org.nz