Clothes Aid to collect five million bags of clothes for NSPCC
Howard Lake | 23 July 2009 | News
The NSPCC has engaged licensed clothing collection agents Clothes Aid to collect and recycle over five millon bags of unwanted clothing over three years in a bid to raise £2.3 million.
Clothes Aid begins house-to-house collections for the NSPCC across England this month, posting branded collection bags through letterboxes. The NSPCC will receive £75 for every tonne of clothing collected, the equivalent of around 200 bags.
NSPCC head of corporate partnerships Tracy Griffin said: “Having a clothes clear out with Clothes Aid is a great way for people to support the NSPCC during this challenging economic climate. All you have to do is clear out your unwanted clothes, shoes, or other textiles”.
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From September 2009 Clothes Aid will also be providing a one-stop collection service, enabling people to organise collections at work or through community centres. Clothing donated via these collections will raise £300 per tonne for the NSPCC.
The company has guaranteed to raise a minimum of £525,000 in the first twelve months of its partnership with the NSPCC.
Clothes Aid raises funds for a number of national and regional charities including, Make A Wish Foundation UK, Barnardos, Noah’s Ark Appeal, Papworth Hospital, Children’s Hospice Association Scotland, Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice, and Wellchild.
www.nspcc.org.uk
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