01/07/2025
2025: PART ONE
Weโre halfway through the year โ time to look back at what moved and happened at Gered.
To everyone who helped shape these first 6 months: thank you.
Together, we keep proving that sneakers โ and people โ deserve a second chance. ๐
๐ธ 1 & 2: Back in January, when Damiรซn was still with us. Between 3D design in Blender, he also helped structure our Google Sheets. Stock = upgraded.
๐ธ 3 & 4: We had a lot of active volunteers and interns. Some for a week, others are still with us. Cleaning keeps improving, weโre testing new products monthly.
๐ธ 5 & 6: Found a new intern during a Sneaker Sale in .opnieuwenco Mortsel... Meet G the Gered gorilla. Mascot since March. No complaints yet.
๐ธ 7 & 8: We started sorting the sneakers into categories: Sneakers, Sports, Skate & Kids. Also welcomed Duaal Leren youth every two weeks, for those without internships.
๐ธ 9 & 10: The stuff people throw away... wild. Laces were chaos, so we built a better system.
๐ธ 11 & 12: Gered in de Gazet! featured us! And in April, we joined .be for our first closet sale event.
๐ธ 13 & 14: May kicked off with a 2-day Sneaker Sale at .opnieuwenco Vredebaan, over 100 pairs sold! Wrapped up the weekend at upcycling market: Plein Circulair.
๐ธ 15 & 16: Some sneakers still have major value online. More internships started via ZoraWerkt (OCMW), Synkroon & Randstad Risesmart.
๐ธ 17 & 18: With a small crew, we followed a sneaker customization course by (๐ฅ). Also: weโre building a custom web app with repair tracking โ> Goodbye, chaotic Google Sheets.
๐ธ 19 & 20: Gered = saving everything (and everyone).
New upcycled hoodies & sweaters dropping soon. One-of-a-kind. Just like the people wearing them.