AN OSWESTRY-based children’s charity struggling to store the toys, games and books donated by a generous public has been helped out by self-storage company.
Hope House in Morda, which cares for children with life-threatening conditions from across North Wales and Shropshire, had a fantastic response to its appeal for stock for its network of charity shops.
The only downside has been what to do with all the donations but Denbigh-based Lock Stock Self Storage have come to the rescue with space in storage units at its storage parks which extend across the region and include sites at Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Welshpool.
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Area Fundraiser Vanessa Marubbi said: “People are especially generous at this time of year and we have been incredibly well-supported but we were running short of where to put it all.
“A lot of charities won’t take certain items but we want to respect the generosity of our supporters and so we were very grateful when Lock Stock came to the rescue.”
So they put a call out on social media and Lock Stock have come to the rescue.
Vanessa added: “We have just had an incredibly successful Final Moments Appeal which hit £100,000 in its first four hours and in total raised over £620,000 but the other side of our fund-raising is retail from our shops and this is where Lock Stock have again helped us out.
“At this time of year we appeal for pre-loved and unwanted Christmas gifts which we will sell from our 15 charity shops across the region and we have again had a fantastic response.
“We get lots of toys and games and lots of Christmas decorations and lights and it's much better for them to go to stock our shops than go into landfill.
“There are certain times of the year when we are in danger of being overwhelmed by the generosity of our donors and we never want to tell people we can’t take any more so Lock Stock have been brilliant for us when we need them most.”
Lock Stock Area Manager Rob Jones added that Hope House is an important charity for them as many of them have children themselves.
He said: “As a company Lock Stock likes to support the areas in which it operates and as a business we’re always delighted to get behind the wonderful work that is being carried out by Hope House/Ty Gobaith right across North Wales and the borders.”
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