With news on: BIU Group’s milestone; Organ donation charity call on sector; Printwaste supports charity; Clothes Aid announces partners; and Mick George raises £4,000.
BIU Group celebrates milestone
Clothing and textile recycling company, BIU Group, is celebrating its latest milestone of £8 million raised for its charity partners.
Customers at Asda in Yeovil have helped raise a total of £8 million for BIU Group’s charity partners
This is thanks in part to the support of the supermarket giant Asda, which has allowed banks to be placed at over 30 stores across the country, the charity said.
Launched in 2005, the textile recycling scheme was started by setting up a partnership with Yorkshire Air Ambulance, and further assisted by Asda agreeing for banks to be placed at 16 of its stores across the county.
Funds raised through the scheme have assisted in supporting air ambulance charities to provide emergency medical service. Funds have also contributed to ongoing projects such as the provision of Ark Cancer Centre Charity’s cancer treatment centre in Basingstoke.
BIU’s textile banks are available for members of the public to donate their clothing, shoes and textiles. BIU Group’s drivers collect the donations on a regular basis; these are then reused or recycled to raise funds for BIU’s charity partners.
Organ donation charity calls on resource sector
The Donor Family Network (DFN) is calling on the resource management industry to support the drive to increase the number of organ donors in the UK.
(l-r) Trustees of the donor family network; Andy Savoury MD, M6 Commercial; and, Gavin Giles, who received a liver transplant and competes for GB in the World Transplant Games (basketball and cycling)
According to DFN, at least three people die every day while on the organ transplant list, but DFN said these are lives that can be saved if more people openly support donation.
David Nix, lifetime president of the DFN and trustee of Transplant Sport UK, explained: “Knowing that your loved one’s organs are being ‘recycled’ to help others, and that you are fulfilling their wishes, can be a great comfort.
“We’re calling on the recycling industry to embrace this message and take the lead in making a hugely positive difference to society; as it does in so many other ways.”
DFN is already working with M6 Vehicle Hire in Birmingham to increase awareness and encourage people to have conversations about organ donation. M6 has branded its waste vehicles with a pro-organ donation message. DFN hopes other waste and recycling businesses will now also support the campaign.
Printwaste supports local charity
Staverton-based charity The Butterfly Project has been gifted the use of a minibus for a minimum of three years by local recycling and waste business Printwaste.
The new minibus being delivered
The minibus will provide a vital link between the nearest bus stops and The Butterfly Garden for service users as well as being used for day trips and journeys.
The Butterfly Project is an educational, therapeutic and recreational scheme, for people of all ages dealing with disablement.
The bus which has been branded “The Butterflyer” is owned by Printwaste and will be provided free of charge for a minimum of three years.
According to Printwaste, if the charity were to hire a vehicle for the same period it would cost in excess of £16,000.
Clothes Aid announces four charity partners
Clothing collection charity, Clothes Aid, has announced it has added four new charities to its portfolio.
RMCH Nurses and Clothes Aid celebrate new partnership with patient Erin Cross, and RMCH mascot Humphry Bear
The charity said it is committed to raising £100,000 for Cancer Support UK, £75,000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital and £50,000 for both Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) and Children’s Air Ambulance annually.
The charity has a dedicated Collection Protection department and Helpline for donations. In addition, Clothes Aid continues to work closely with WRAP, and is dedicated to helping reduce the 250,000 tonnes of textiles sent to landfill each year, the charity said.
Clothes Aid reports to have raised over £10,000,000 for charities in the UK and Ireland and currently also list NSPCC, Make-a-Wish, ISPCC, Zoë’s Place and Children’s Hospice Association Scotland as partners.
Mick George charity football match raises £4,000
The third Mick George Charity Match which took place at the Cambs Glass Stadium in October raised £4,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in the process.
The charity football match at Cambridge United to raise money for Macmillan Cancer (Picture: Phil Morley)
Based in Cambridgeshire, Mick George specialises in a range of skip hire and waste management services, commercial waste service and aggregate supply.
Commenting on the match, Jon Stump, finance director at Mick George said: ‘’Once again, it was another tremendous occasion that everyone involved should be very proud of.
“The event has managed to raise a fantastic £12,000 since its initiation three-years back, as well as providing many money can’t but memories for those fans who have participated.‘’
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