Total underwear collected is 2,375,662
Thank you for sending us a pantastic 1,514 parcels in April.
Since our last Talking Pants, we’ve provided new pants and new & gently worn bras to 10 organisations:
- 2,004 pairs of pants to The Tumaini Fund Scotland, an organisation supporting widows and orphans in Kagera, North West Tanzania.
- 80 bras to The School Bank in West Lothian.
- 140 pairs of pants to Days for Girls Tonbridge for inclusion in their hygiene kits.
- 1,469 pairs of pants to Diamonds in the Community, a family clothing bank for the Monklands and greater North Lanarkshire area.
- 550 pairs of pants to Freedom4Girls for inclusion in their dignity kits for Kenya.
- 32 pairs of pants to The Bridges Project, an organisation supporting young people in and around East Lothian.
- 87 pairs of pants to Refugees Welcome Crawley.
- 88 pairs of pants to Care4Calais London.
- 132 pairs of pants and bras to the North East Recovery Community in Glasgow.
- 2,235 pairs of pants to TOGS, a baby and children’s clothing and equipment bank in Dundee.
Thanks to you, we were able to provide underwear recently to Ikasi Soccer School, an organisation based in Khayekitsha, South Africa. The organisation’s Sindiso Joya told us, “We are an after-school programme that nurtures, develops and impacts young girls through football skills and academic, well-being and nutritional support every week throughout the year. We are based in the community of Khayekitsha, a township with a population of over 2 million. We are in essential need of the underwear which we will be distributing to the underprivileged of Khayelitsha, Ikasi Soccer School girls and local schools that we collaborate in sporting events.”
We were also able to provide underwear to ShowerBox. The organisation’s Lisa Bain told us, “We are massively grateful to Maria and the Smalls for All team for their continued support! Year on year, the team supports ShowerBox by providing fresh, new underwear for our guests. Their ongoing generosity ensures that those using our showers leave not only feeling clean, but also with the dignity of fresh clothing. With donation levels hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis, this support is more vital than ever – especially as demand for our ShowerBox services increases week by week too.”
We’ve been paid £154.69 this week thanks to everyone who supports us when shopping online. Easyfundraising partners with over 7,500 brands who will donate part of what you spend to a cause of your choice without costing you a penny as the cost is covered by the brand. All you have to do is sign up to easyfundraising and choose Smalls for All as your nominated charity. https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/smallsforall/
As always, thank you all for supporting Smalls,
Maria
P.S.
If you’d like to donate, you can do so here: https://www.smallsforall.org/get-involved/donate-money/
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Donate pants the easy way: https://www.smallsforall.org/buy-to-give/
