Textile Collecting to boost funds for 1st Weybridge Scout Group – February 2012
We are ALMOST at 1000 Bags of Textiles thank you Weybridge / Elmbridge Residents - call before 22 March for a FREE COLLECTION on 07931 945 282
HELP US FUNDRAISE, REDUCE LANDFILL and HELP PEOPLE IN 3rd WORLD COUNTRIES
Without spending a Penny!
Recycling textiles for the good of the community and those those in 3rd world countries – Supported by The Storage Pod, Brooklands
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In January 2012 1st Weybridge Scout Group are offering local residents a very easy and efficient way to recycle their unwanted clothing, thus ensuring it doesn’t end up as landfill plus helping to clothe those in 3rd world countries and raise funds towards their ongoing renovations works. Last year in May 2011 1st Weybridge Scout Group stopped over 500 bin bags size of textiles weighing just over 2 tonnes ending up as landfill and earned themselves £1123.50 for their efforts! This project was made possible due to huge support from the local public and businesses especially from Lionel Smith at The Storage Pod in Brooklands who arranged for the safe storage of the textiles.
Our target is to collect over 1000 bags of textiles, so please let us have your old tea-towels, holey socks, worn jeans, wrong sized clothes, grown out of shoes / coats / hats / gloves, old bedding, handbags, curtains, bathroom mats, towels, blankets, sleeping bag etc – anything that is a textile from the list below we can take.
WE ARE COLLECTING (in ANY Condition) from Now until Thursday 22 March 2012
Clothing (Adults & Childrens including all underwear)
Curtains
Towels
Bedding
Handbags
Belts
Hats
Shoes
WHY?
To provide the community with an alternative solution to throwing away their unwanted clothing in a bin which ends up as landfill by offering a collection point or collecting direct from their home/place of work. And also to help raise funds for 1st Weybridge (Brooklands Own) Scout Group who are still raising funds for “Renovations Works at the HQ”. All donations gratefully received, the more we collect the more we can raise and the more you can help clothe those in 3rd world countries. Did you know that 12% of landfill is made up of textiles!
WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE TEXTILES?
Every single item collected will be recycled. The wearable clothing, shoes, belts, hats and handbags will be reused by those in 3rd world countries, as will the bedding, towels, curtains. Any items that can’t be worn or used will be remade into clothes or other items – not a scrap is wasted. We use a company called “Phil the Bag” and you can read about our success story on their website.
DROP or COLLECT
Bags of textiles can left at 1st Weybridge Scout HQ on a Wednesday or Thursday or please call Debbie on 07931 945 282 to arrange a collection. Deadline for collections/drops is 23 March 2012.
WE AIM TO COLLECT AT LEAST 800 BAGS! Every Sock Counts!
So far we have collected over 947 Bags full of textiles – keep them coming in please. 1st Weybridge would not have been able to run this appeal without the help of The Storage Pod in Brooklands who are big on supporting community projects like our scout troops by kindly letting us store the bags free of charge. So if you find you need to extra space to store your items for home or business then please consider a The Storage Pod who are committed to helping projects like ours. They can provide competitively priced storage units for any length of time from 1 week or more. Accessible 7 days a week, fully alarmed with CCTV and easy to find on the Brooklands Trading Estate. For more details visit their website www.thestoragepod.com or call Lionel on 01932 353 700.
Our Appeal is kindly being Supported by The Storage Pod, Brooklands
THANK YOU
On behalf of 1st Weybridge (Brooklands Own) Scout Group we would like to thank The Storage Pod for supporting our appeal and also the public and local businesses for helping us to raise much needed monies for repairs to our HQ and for also helping those in 3rd world countries.
CONTACT
Debbie on 07931 945 282 for more details or to arrange a collection.
Below are some highlights of last years May 2011 successful collection:
Full to Bursting! Bags floor to ceiling at The Storage Pod. 12 May 2011
2nd Storage Pod almost full with bags at 23 May 2011
This is our amazing picture story of moving those 500 bags from the two Storage Pods to the two awaiting Lorries – the end of a very good campaign.
Unloading Bags from the 1st Storage Pod in Brooklands, Weybridge @ 27 May
Tiz lining up bags to send down in the lift @ 27 May 2011
Phil & Jeanette helping load the Textile lorry @ 27 May 2011
Phil the Bag Lorry Drivers helping with the shifting of the 500 Bags @ 27 May 2011
The two Phil the Bag Lorries at The Storage Pod who supported our Campaign @ 27 May 2011
Over 500 Bags loaded onto the two lorries ready to be Recycled @ 27 May 2011