Nisa’s charity Making a Difference Locally (MADL) has announced that its clothing banks and donation tins have now raised more than £275,000 for good causes across the UK.
The clothing banks let Nisa retailers increase their MADL fund, enabling them to provide further support to local communities while helping reduce the environmental impact of unwanted clothing and textiles.
They are available free of charge, and every clothing and textile donation is either sold, reused or recycled; nothing goes to waste. There are currently 60 clothing banks at Nisa sites.
The clothing banks have raised £75,000 so far, with a further £200,000 collected via donation tins.
The banks require no maintenance from retailers as they are installed, serviced and emptied regularly free of charge, making them a simple and hassle-free way to raise additional charity funds.
Once they have been weighed and emptied, funds raised are banked into the store’s MADL account and donated to a good cause of the store’s choosing.
In 2023, donations from the clothing banks were also sent to Ukraine, and to Turkey and Syria following devastating earthquakes.
Kate Carroll, Nisa’s Head of Charity, said: “There are many ways to raise funds through MADL and clothing banks are a great example of that. We really want to encourage the customers of our Nisa retailers to use the 60 banks we have across the UK as these supplies are extremely valuable – especially following such international disasters as in Turkey and Syria last year.
“To hit the £200,000 milestone through tin donations is also brilliant and goes to show that strong community spirit and generosity still exists within our communities. We ensure every penny donated goes straight to some of the most worthwhile causes in the local community by working with our community-focused retailers.”
To register for a MADL clothing bank or donation tin, Nisa retailers should contact makingadifference@nisaretail.com.
