Enable Ireland is calling on the public to do a post-Christmas clear out and donate unwanted goods to Enable Ireland shops as a matter of urgency. The call follows an average decrease in donations of 30 per cent nationwide in 2011.
These figures apply to textile bank donations which generate more than 60 per cent of stock donated to Enable Ireland. Other methods of stock collection include donations directly to the 21 Enable Ireland shops, house collections, and corporate and school Bring Back Days. While in store donations have increased slightly and house collections are steady, these sources have not compensated for the drop in textile bank donations.
