Think charity first for shopping

By Matt White

Monday, May 28, 2012

 

Think charity first for shopping

Kath Bright, of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice, with Andrew Turner. Picture by Peter Boam.

BOOKS and clothes were donated by Island MP Andrew Turner, as part of a campaign to raise awareness of charity shops.

Mr Turner visited Shanklin’s British Heart Foundation and the Earl Mountbatten Hospice’s Newport warehouse, as part of the nationwide Choose Charity Shops campaign.

Mr Turner and his staff donated items to both organisations and he met staff and volunteers involved.

He said: "Most charities are short of money and donating unwanted items for them to sell is a great and easy way to help your favourite charity.

"Everyone has probably got items in their wardrobes, cupboards and garages which they don’t want.

"Donating them to charity is a win-win situation as people can recycle unwanted goods while raising money for a worthwhile cause."

Reporter: mattw@iwcpmail.co.uk

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by Terry Dalley

29th May 2012, at 04:25:53

Anyone who is unaware of the charity shops popping up in every high street must be asleep ,but it has got to the stage that genuine small businesses are closing or having to move because of business rates while the charity shops are not employing anyone and are getting the prime locations this in some cases has become self defeating and putting more people on the benefit list than need be,We should be aware of the larger picture .

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