# Give Up Clothes for Good raises £4.1 million for Cancer Research UK

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/05/28/give-clothes-good-raises-4-1m-cancer-research-uk/
- Published: 2014-05-28T11:10:12+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Give Up Clothes for Good, the partnership between retailer TK Maxx and Cancer Research
UK, has this year raised **£4.1 million in seven weeks**.

Thousands of [TK Maxx](http://www.tkmaxx.com) customers and staff donated unwanted
clothing at the company’s stores, and helped raise a record amount for the clothing
campaign in its 1oth year, an increase of £1 million on the previous campaign.

Since its launch in 2004, Give Up Clothes for Good has raised £17.6 million, with
£13.1 million funding research into childhood cancers.

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## Celebrity support

This year’s campaign launched in February with the support of **supermodel Jerry
Hall**, TV personalities **Jodi Albert, Tina Hobley, Julia Bradbury, Stephen Mulhern
and Mr Chips, and musicians The Overtones and Eliza Doolittle**, who posed for a
collection of portraits by photographer Jason Bell.

Give Up Clothes for Good will continue to run throughout the year, accepting donations
of unwanted clothing, good quality homeware and accessories.

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