Winter clothing campaign gets underway
Published: Monday 20 September 2021
The council has today launched its annual winter clothing campaign for 2021.
And, this year, for the first time, donations of sportswear are also welcome, alongside new, or nearly new, winter jackets.
All items collected will be laundered and given to early years, primary and secondary aged children and young people who need them.
The campaign will run until Friday 1 October, during which time donations will be accepted at the following supermarkets:
- Morrisons, Stewartfield, East Kilbride
- Morrisons, Lindsayfield, East Kilbride
- Morrisons, Hamilton
- Morrisons, Cambuslang
- Tesco Metro, St Leonard’s, East Kilbride
- Tesco, Lanark
- Tesco, Lesmahagow
- Sainsbury’s, East Kilbride Kingsgate
Councillor Katy Loudon, Chair of Education Resources, said: “This exciting project, which promotes sustainability in the recycling of winter jackets and sportswear, comes at an exciting time, as we prepare to welcome delegates from around the world to Glasgow for the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
“Last year we recycled more than 1000 jackets and donated them to children and young people who needed them across South Lanarkshire. This year we are hoping to achieve similar, if not better, success. We hope as many people as possible will support us and donate whatever they can over the next two weeks.”
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