SALVOS Stores is encouraging anyone donating to the charity bins to do it within store\u00a0hours.<\/p>\n
Following a difficult year for many, donations to Salvos Stores have never been more\u00a0important.<\/p>\n
But in order to best service this need the Salvos are asking people to make the donations within store hours to avoid overflowing bins, items being damaged or items being left haphazardly around the charity bins.<\/p>\n
Customer experience manager for Salvos Stores, Aife O\u2019Loughlin, said the organisation was extremely\u00a0thankful for people\u2019s generosity and the message was important for the donation to fulfil its\u00a0intended purpose.<\/p>\n
\u201cDonations are vital for our organisation and what we ask of the public is they donate to us in opening hours while our team is there and to not leave anything while we\u2019re not there so we can\u00a0ensure they\u2019re processed properly,\u201d Ms O\u2019Loughlin said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know most people who leave items at our stores have great intentions and don\u2019t realise the\u00a0impact it can have on the charity \u2026 nobody likes to see items left outside stores, it is definitely\u00a0important to have them processed in a safe manner to ensure they can be put to good use.\u201d<\/p>\n
Salvos Stores are open six days a week, with the majority only closing on a Sunday.<\/p>\n
Ms O\u2019Loughlin said to check your local store for individual opening hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cGive us a call, check-in with the store in your local area. It should only take a couple of minutes for us to help you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Ms O\u2019Loughlin encouraged anyone who was doing a holiday cleanout and decluttering the house\u00a0over summer to think about donating any items that could be put to good use and thanked\u00a0people for what has been an even more generous period over the festive season than usual.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach year around this time we see an increase in donations to our team \u2026 if you\u2019re doing a bit of a cleanout at this time of year and there\u2019s something you\u2019re going to throw out but think maybe someone else could benefit from, we\u2019d love to see it assist the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re continuing to see Australians wanting to donate and that\u2019s so important for us, that ensures\u00a0that we have stock to raise the funds that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SALVOS Stores is encouraging anyone donating to the charity bins to do it within store\u00a0hours. Following a difficult year for many, donations to Salvos Stores have never been more\u00a0important. But in order to best service this need the Salvos are asking people to make the donations within store hours to avoid overflowing bins, items being […]<\/p>\n