# BHF to launch postal donation service

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/06/12/bhf-to-launch-postal-donation-service/
- Published: 2020-06-12T11:05:45+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is launching a post-to-donate service this 
month, to help people give safely as the UK exits lockdown.**

Throughout June and July the [BHF](https://www.bhf.org.uk/) will start to reopen
its 750 nationwide shops and stores with new safety measures in place including 
the new postal donation service, which will enable people to donate smaller items
to the charity without visiting a shop.

The charity is hoping people will donate:

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 * Electronics – iPhones, iPads and high-end electronics
 * Clothing, dresses or designer brands
 * Records – 7″, 10″ and 12″ vinyl records
 * Video games – vintage console games (1990s/early 2000s)
 * Shoes
 * Collectable items such as coins and stamps
 * Jewellery
 * Ornaments
 * Camera equipment – cameras, tripods, bags, filters, lens
 * Toys – toy cars, vans, trucks, kid’s dolls and vintage teddy bears

The items will be sold either online via the charity’s [eBay store](http://www.ebaystores.co.uk/British-Heart-Foundation-Shop)
or at a BHF shop.

Allison Swaine-Hughes, BHF Retail Director, said:

> “Our charity shops run purely on the support of the public, which is why we never
> take for granted a camera, record or video game that’s donated to us. Every item
> we sell helps fund our vital research.”
> “Our new postal donation service is quick, easy and free. It’s the perfect solution
> if your local BHF shop is not yet open and you have items you want to give, or
> you’re simply not ready to head to the high street.”

Freepost labels can be requested online [webpage](https://www.bhf.org.uk/shop/donating-goods/post-your-donations),
and will then be emailed over. People can choose to either print the label off or
bring the email in to a [Collect+ drop off point](https://www.collectplus.co.uk/store-locator?v=2)
to be printed off there. Packages can be up to 10kg.

All donations given to the BHF will now be rested for 72 hours before being placed
on the shop floor. Customers will also be able to donate at new contact-free donation
points which will be set up at every BHF shop entrance. For larger donations to 
home stores the BHF will be restarting its free collection service once home stores
reopen, ensuring all pick-ups are socially distanced.

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