Plumb and Parts Center donates stock to charity

Plumb and Parts Center has donated 1000 fleeces, t-shirts and polo shirts to two worthy charities.

Instead of letting obsolete uniforms sit in storage gathering dust, the merchant decided they could be given away and used for good causes.

The Passage Charity, based in London, was first off the mark and claimed 70 units of each item for the many people who come into their homeless shelter every year.

Andrew Hollingsworth, business director at The Passage, said: “These people have very few possessions, and in the winter months they’re often in need of warmer clothing, so the donations were very gratefully received.”

The remaining stock was then taken by Syria Relief, a charity that was set up in 2011 to provide humanitarian aid to Syrian families.

Yashar Kassar, head of fundraising at Syria Relief, said: “We gratefully took the remaining stock which has made a very welcome contribution to our cause. The clothing was shipped over on the following day in one of Syria Relief’s regular containers to Syria and we’d like to thank Plumb and Parts Center for donating.”

Julie McLean, Plumb and Parts Center’s head of marketing said: “Plumb Center regularly takes part in charity-led initiatives as a way of supporting projects both in the local community and beyond.

“We knew that whilst the clothing was no longer of use to us, it would be very welcome to somebody else, so when we approached these two organisations and they accepted our donations, we were very pleased to be able to help.”