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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE Sands Resort in Torquay has 112 rooms to refurbish as a part of the hotel\u2019s recent renovations, which means there is an abundance of furniture that needs to find a new home.<\/p>\n
To avoid sending their old furniture to the tip, The Sands are accepting note donations per item for hundreds of pieces of furniture.<\/p>\n
The funds acquired from people looking to take the furniture off the hotel\u2019s hands will go directly to local charities and sporting clubs across the region, as the Torquay-based resort looks to give back to the community.<\/p>\n
Representative of The Sands, Kerstin Grant, said the hotel would accept any kind of note for the pieces of furniture, whether its $100 or $5.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not putting a figure on it, so people can give what they can give,\u201d Ms Grant said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want the furniture to end up in landfill, the pieces are of good quality, and we thought this was a good way to actually to do two things at once, as well as allowing us to get rid of some of the furniture.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pieces of furniture that are on offer include dining tables, chairs, coffee tables, couches and more.<\/p>\n
Ms Grant also said this is the first time the hotel has done something like this, but it falls within The Sands\u2019 philosophy of being a place for the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe market in second-hand furniture isn\u2019t necessarily huge, but the concept of taking a note donation for the furniture and then giving it to local organisations is something we fully support,\u201d said Ms Grant.<\/p>\n
The Sands renovation clearance will commence from Thursday, August 19 from 7am until 3pm.<\/p>\n
People wishing to take furniture will need to enter in from the balcony entrance.<\/p>\n
For further information contact Damian Holman at 0458 696 427.<\/p>\n
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THE Sands Resort in Torquay has 112 rooms to refurbish as a part of the hotel\u2019s recent renovations, which means there is an abundance of furniture that needs to find a new home. To avoid sending their old furniture to the tip, The Sands are accepting note donations per item for hundreds of pieces of […]<\/p>\n