Oxfam Ireland is appealing to the people of Galway to Make Space for Oxfam and donate any items that are taking up space in their wardrobes and home to their local Oxfam shop that is located in the heart of Galway city on 9 Lower Abbeygate Street.
Musician and RTE’s, the Voice judge Sharon Corr teamed up with Oxfam to support the campaign and donated a violin to her local Oxfam shop.
The Oxfam retail network is at the heart of Oxfam Ireland’s work and directly supports the charity’s ability to respond to emergencies and fund long-term work to tackle poverty in hundreds of communities worldwide. Oxfam Ireland has a network of 51 donated shops in Ireland these include specialist shops like Oxfam Books, Oxfam Home and Oxfam Bridal.
Oxfam Ireland can raise, on average, around €35 from a donated bag of clothes in good condition; a paperback book sells for around €3 and DVDs of feature films also fetch an average of about €3. Designer jeans that retail for €90 can be sold for €18 to €20 and high street fashion brands will tend to retail at 25 per cent to 33 per cent of the original sale price in an Oxfam Ireland shop, depending on their condition.
According to research three quarters of us have bought an item of clothing and never worn it. Shoes are the items most likely to languish unworn behind closet doors, followed by eveningwear and unused handbags. Oxfam Ireland needs you to donate anything you can spare, books, CDs, DVDs, shoes, belts, handbags, dresses, shirts, trousers, suits, wedding dresses, homewares, any item of good quality that you no longer need. Every single donated item can make a difference in helping Oxfam to overcome poverty and suffering around the world.
