Talking Pants – September 2020
Total underwear collected is 1,413,875 It’s so good to be back! I can’t believe it’s been a month since I wrote the August Talking Pants – time has flown and we’ve certainly been kept busy. We received 2,483 parcels...
Total underwear collected is 1,413,875 It’s so good to be back! I can’t believe it’s been a month since I wrote the August Talking Pants – time has flown and we’ve certainly been kept busy. We received 2,483 parcels...
Total underwear collected is 1,407,095 We’re back!! Such a lot to be thankful for this month – we’ve reopened the warehouse, celebrated our 10th birthday (we received charitable status in August 2010) and managed to get over 100,000 new...
Total underwear collected is 1,302,005 We’re working hard getting our warehouse ready so we can reopen next month – fingers crossed all goes well so that we can have a double celebration. On 10 August 2010, Smalls received charitable...
Total underwear collected is 1,300,216 Our warehouse (and business park) is still closed, which means we’re still unable to receive donations for now. However, we’ll be keeping a close eye on things as Scotland’s lockdown starts to ease, and...
Total underwear collected is 1,300,216 Our warehouse (and business park) remains closed as Scotland’s lockdown continues, so we’re still unable to receive donations for the moment. However, some essential distribution services continue supporting those people who need help during...
Total underwear collected is 1,300,216 Please hold on to your undies! Sadly, the current situation with Covid-19 means we’ve suspended operations at our warehouse for the time being. In fact, the business park where we ‘live’ is closed so...
Total underwear collected is 1,235,241 Like many small charities, we rely heavily on our volunteers. Smalls is blessed to have possibly the best volunteers anyone could hope to have. Over the years, very little has put our sorting volunteers...
Total underwear collected is 1,233,401 We’ve now opened 1,957 of the parcels we received in December, so just 1,405 to go. We’ve given 2,520 pairs of pants to 5 organisations since our last Talking Pants. Our thanks to: Susan...
Total underwear collected is 1,230,881 A good start to 2020. We’ve given 2,470 pairs of pants to 4 organisations since our last Talking Pants. Our thanks to: Tina Leslie of Freedom4Girls, a period poverty charity working in Kenya and...
Total underwear collected is 1,228,411 We’ve now opened 2,912 of the parcels we received in October, so just 2,370 to go. We received a smaller amount – 4,136 – in November, so hopefully this will help us catch up!...
We’ve given 82,190 pairs of pants and bras to 5 organisations since our last Talking Pants. Our thanks to: Tina Leslie of Freedom4Girls, a period poverty charity working in Kenya and Uganda. Tina is organising 430 pairs of pants...
Total underwear collected is 1,146,221 As you may know, I launched Smalls in 2010 after having taken a volunteering holiday in Ethiopia and discovering that a lack of underwear was a real issue in poor and remote areas, particularly...