Charity organisers - what kind of unusual items does your charity require for donations that most people might not think of?
Posted Jan 8, 2019, 2:09 AM UTC
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My church runs a food pantry, but people also often ask us if we have diapers, adult diapers, feminine hygiene items, soap, shampoo, and toilet paper. We volunteers try to donate those items ourselves whenever we can, because the generous people who make donations don't realize there's a need.
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Instead of calling it a food pantry, call it a supply cache or something. People are more likely to think of non-food items if you remove the word.
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Feminine products are actually what inspired this question after watching I, Daniel Blake.
It hadn't crossed my mind once (as a guy) that this would be an unmet need.
Hoping this post might change some of that.