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\u201cThat\u2019s where we take all the donations that people drop off either at the shops or the bins,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe sort them, we wash them, clean them, launder them, test them if they\u2019re electronics. There\u2019s shoes and sheets.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost op-shops don\u2019t clean the stuff, we\u2019re a bit unusual in that we clean it. It all stays in Ballarat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former CAFS Community Liaison, Val Sarah said the busy space is an \u201ceye opener.<\/p>\n
\u201cI go up regularly and take stuff up for myself and my neighbours. I\u2019d only been to the door, put things on the trolley, and away it would go. I hadn\u2019t been through the warehouse,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I did, there were things for Christmas, birthdays, CDs and visual stuff, books for kids and adults. Any one thing that they need to pick up to take on the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s astonishing. So well organised.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Mr Sharp, some of these efficient Wozzles\u2019 workers have the \u201cbest job in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf someone donates a kids\u2019 train set, you\u2019ve got to put it together and make sure it works. These volunteers sit there, connect it all up, they run the trains, they\u2019re all in their 80s and it\u2019s just lovely,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven the jigsaws, if it\u2019s a 200 piece one, they just do them and make sure all the pieces are there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wozzles Wearhouse does its best to minimise waste wherever possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf donations are good, they go back to our shop. If they\u2019re cotton and not so good, they go to rags with McCallum,\u201d Mr Sharp said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny other good, serviceable clothing actually goes overseas to an international aid development agency who actually recycle it into blankets and insulation material, or good stuff is given away to people that need it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, Wozzles is looking for more community minded people to join this process, and they request more quality \u201cpre-loved\u201d pieces rather than \u201cused stuff.<\/p>\n
\u201cWozzles is mostly volunteer driven. We don\u2019t buy product, we just rely on people to donate,\u201d Mr Sharp said.<\/p>\n
People are encouraged to donate to the stores, the donation bins around town, or if pieces are of very high quality or fragile, straight to the sorting space at Patanga Court, Mitchell Park. Wozzles does not take furniture.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re interested in volunteering, contact 5339 9166.<\/p>\n
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