We are pleased to announce that Levens CE School has organised a clothes & shoe collection with Bag2School in order to raise funds for school funds.
Bag2School is the UK’s leading textile recycler and fundraiser working with schools and since its inception in 1999 it has now paid out over £48 million.
As well as raising vitally needed funds for Levens CE School, it also helps the environment by helping to divert unwanted textiles away from landfill. A recent DEFRA report has shown that textile collection schemes are helping to reduce the volume of textiles discarded as municipal solid waste. However it is a fact that as a nation we still send 350,000 tonnes of textiles to landfill every year.
By getting involved in our Bag2School collection, you have an opportunity to sort through your cupboards and wardrobes and donate unwanted textiles in the bag provided – this can include adults’ and children’s clothes, shoes (tied together please), hats, belts, handbags and soft toys, (please refer to https://bag2school.com for full details). In addition to raising much needed funds it will also raise awareness amongst the children of the benefits of recycling and reuse.
If you fill the donation bag and still have more then you can use any other bag to donate your items and don’t forget to ask grandparents, friends and neighbours to have a sort out as well!
Collection bags will be sent home with pupils once they arrive in school. Alternatively, you may use a plain black bin liner for your donations.
Bag2School will be collecting from Levens CE School on Tuesday 20th October at 9am. Please bring your bag (or bags!) to the under cover area to the right of the white school porch and help us have a really good collection. Please do not bring collection bags into school before this date, as we have limited space in the playground for storage.
Many thanks indeed for helping us with this unique fundraising opportunity.
Levens CE School