Bags of uses: Tesco donates 22,500 bags to help charities in need
Here at A Good Thing, we love seeing the creative ways charities use donations. In this blog we find out how four different charities used bags donated by Tesco. We also hear from Roz, Operations Manager at the Rainy Day Trust, to find out the impact the donation will have on the charity.
Thank you, Tesco
Tesco is a long-time and loyal supporter of A Good Thing, one of our frequent users and annual subscribers. In autumn 2024, the company listed 22,500 orange bags which have since been distributed to a number of charities.
We were delighted to hear from Mark, Facilities Manager at Tesco, that donating via A Good Thing was “a very easy process” that enabled the company to give away items that were no longer needed.
Tesco donated 22,500 of these useful bags
Support for a service
Women of Grace UK was one of the charities matched to receive this donation. Women of Grace is a survivor-led organisation that advocates against the practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and all forms of gender-based violence. The charity educates communities about the lasting consequences and harms of FGM/C and abuse through workshops, talks and peer support. The donation of bags will help the charity reduce its spend, meaning more of its funds can be used to directly support women recovering from trauma and gender-based violence.
Raising funds
The Devon Air Ambulance Trust was also a recipient of bags from Tesco. The charity raises funds to keep Devon’s two air ambulances flying and its fleet of critical-care cars responding. The bags will be used for the charity's online sales operation, which raises funds that help to support the lifesaving service.
Volunteer appreciation gifts
Another charity to receive some of the donated bags was Caudwell Youth. This organisation supports at-risk young people through person-centred volunteer mentoring. The bags have already been used by the charity to contain gifts for volunteers and young people: these were then distributed at the charity’s first volunteer appreciation event in January.
Multiple uses
The Rainy Day Trust helps people who have worked in the UK’s home improvement and enhancement industry. The charity provides financial support, apprenticeship support, counselling and training.
We spoke to Roz, Operations Manager at the Rainy Day Trust, to find out what the experience of using A Good Thing was like. Roz told us it was:
“A fantastic first experience – a user-friendly site, excellent customer service and a fast response rate from the donor.”
We asked Roz what the bags will be used for:
“Mailing out literature (mental health booklets we've created) to partner companies and organisations. We also do online sales of donated products to help with our fundraising, and these bags will be the perfect size and quality for smaller items posted out.”
It was lovely to hear how the donated bags will help the Rainy Day Trust:
“This will significantly reduce our expenditure … and also with general stationery costs for such items … we can use more of our already-limited funds to help those in need of our assistance. We're so grateful for such a generous and useful donation.”
The bags already in use at the Rainy Day Trust
It’s been great to see how these bags have been used by the charities so far. As Mark from Tesco said, “it is good to donate to a worthy cause”. We couldn’t agree more!
Boxes of bags still available
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