Wednesday 15th November 2023
Report written by Dave Mansfield
Six Goodgymmers tore through TRAID in a whirlwind, to help them get ready for the next load of donations.
Charity shops? Big fan
Sam strolled at the front door bang on 6 o'clock, with Dave arriving moments later and out of breath. We're regulars here for the stock change overs, but had to wait before tearing the old clothes off the rack, as there were still customers in the shop! We took advantage of the time, to hoover a few of the dusty fans.
Before long the doors were locked (and unlocked again as various GGers slipped in), and we could get cracking. The unsold clothes flew off the racks, including some very stylish knitwear, and a classic recipe teatowel begging to be turned into a dress. They'd had a good season, so had even less clothes left than normal, so we finished in record time. We discussed a couple of training sessions, but in the end decided to get an early night :D
Eukes is back next week for jet washing at Wolves Lane!
TRAID (Textile Reuse and International Development) is a UK charity working to tackle and solve the problems caused by producing, consuming and disposing of clothes. We do this by providing convenient ways for the public to reuse clothes while delivering education to people of all ages to raise awareness of the powerful environmental and social benefits of reducing our clothing footprint. The funds we raise are committed to global projects benefiting the people and places making our clothes. The work we support aims to improve environmental and social outcomes from supporting cotton farmers grow organic cotton to helping retailers to eliminate child labour in their supply chains. Most of the funds are raised through our charity shops, and in order to do so, we hold five Sale periods a year across our eleven branches, these last approximately 2-3 weeks. The last day of the Sale, after closing time, we need to pack the leftovers and leave the shop clear for it to be restocked the following day, here is where your teams can be of much help.
See moreFri 17th Nov 2023 at 4:27pm
Excellent work, team! 💪🏾
Thu 23rd Nov 2023 at 5:11pm
Love the crochet hot pants Dave. GG colours too.