# International fashion donation gets through to Oxfam

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/07/11/international-fashion-donation-gets-oxfam/
- Published: 2014-07-11T23:16:59+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

International couriers ParcelHero.com lived up to their name for Cardiff’s specialist
Oxfam Boutique when they stepped in to donate international shipping for a particular
valuable donation.

The shop had been offered a collection of leading French designers’ clothing from
a French fashion enthusiast and keen Oxfam supporter from Nantes, France. The collection
includes dresses by Kenzo and Chacok as well as other Parisian fashion houses. However,
the cost of shipping the clothes was prohibitive for the charity shop.

Fortunately, [ParcelHero.com](http://www.ParcelHero.Com) stopped in to ship the 
dresses free of charge.

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Boutique manager Claire Samuel is planning to stage a fashion auction to showcase
the clothes. She said:

> “It’s fantastic, I tried for two weeks to find a way that we would be able to 
> obtain the collection within our small budget. I even considered hiring a van 
> and driving the 608 mile round trip, which would have been a 20-hour drive, again
> too costly. It was such a relief when ParcelHero offered to transport the generous
> donor’s collection for no charge. Now we can organise a charity auction event 
> to raise as much as possible for Oxfam.”

ParcelHero’s MD, Roger Sumner-Rivers, explained:

>  “When we heard about Claire’s problem we were only too pleased to come to her
> aid. We deliver to over 220 countries across the world, and it made sense to make
> use of our service and ensure the full value of this incredibly generous donation
> goes to Oxfam’s life-saving projects.”

Why Nantes and Cardiff? The cities are twinned and have close links. As a result,
the donor has visited the Welsh capital many times.

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