Bags2School
Start: 13th Oct 2020 8:30am
Dear Parents / Guardians
We are pleased to announce that Tarporley CE Primary School PTA has organised a clothes
& shoe collection with Bag2School in order to raise funds for our School.
Bag2School is the UK’s leading textile recycler and fundraiser working with schools and since
its inception in 2001 it has now paid out over £36 million.
As well as raising vitally needed funds for our 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, non-logo uniform, shoes (tied together please), hats,
belts, handbags and soft toys, (please refer to http://uk.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!
Bag2School will be collecting from the School on 13th October 2020. Please bring your bag
(or bags!) to either drop off points. At the front entrance, please leave bags in the parking bay
at the bottom of the steps, not in the carpark as in previous years. Due to lack of storage
space, bags can only be dropped on the morning of 13th between 8.30am and 9.00am.
Many thanks indeed for helping us with this unique fundraising opportunity.
Yours faithfully
Tarporley CE Primary PTA
