WHO remembers that old commercial on television where two men are sorting through their belongings to donate to charities, and one man has a broken tennis racquet that he throws in a bag to later donate. The ad conveyed the message to not donate items that cannot be recycled or sold, and this story delivers that same message.
During the months of December and January, Shepparton’s GV Hospice Opportunity Shop on Fryers Street, were overwhelmed by donations, but sadly many of the items where nothing more than general waste. They were forced to close the bins to the public to sort out the extreme amounts of rubbish they were left to deal with and were saddened that people saw their establishment as nothing more than a dumping point.
The Opportunity Shop provides an additional source of revenue for the GV Hospice Care services which run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This service allows people in palliative care direct care in their own homes.
“We absolutely welcome donations like clothes, bric-a-brac and furniture, but they need to be quality, pre-loved items. The donation bins are now back open to the public and if you give the shop a call on 5831 6448 we can arrange home pickups,” said Opportunity Shop acting manager, Nancy Sessions.
Someone’s trash can be another’s treasure, but if its broken or soiled, it is simply just trash, not treasure, for anyone.
