The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is now accepting The Charity Shop Gift Card — the only nationally accepted, multi-retailer gift card that can be spent exclusively in charity shops.
The Charity Shop Gift Card is a not-for-profit that has been developed and launched in association with the Charity Retail Association.
The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is now selling and accepting it in its 17 stores, which generate funds to provide palliative care and support for people living in Glasgow and East Renfrewshire.
It joins the charity shops of Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland and Highland Hospice shops in Scotland in accepting the card. With the gift card for good also being accepted by the national network of shops run by Marie Curie, Shelter, YMCA and The Children’s Society there’s a huge choice of where the gift cards can be spent in the region.
The scheme will support the growing second-hand revolution, which is helping to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. It will also help national and regional charities boost their own income by giving them their first collective opportunity to tap into the £7billion-a-year gift card market.
The Charity Retail Association has 450 members with 9,000 shops, and together they are already diverting over 300,000 tonnes of textiles away from landfill and contributing over £300million to help fund the work of their parent charities.
As a social enterprise, the majority of profits will go towards funding charity gift cards for good causes to donate to the communities they are supporting.
The gift cards themselves are recyclable and compostable, and are available from participating charities and at supermarkets and other major high street retailers. They can also be purchased from www.thecharityshopgiftcard.co.uk.
Angela Renton, Retail Operations Manager for The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, said: “We’re really excited to launch the gift card and make charity shopping even more accessible. The hospice relies heavily on generating funds from our shops so we’re thrilled to join the scheme.”
Lee Fellows, Co-founder of The Charity Shop Gift Card, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice shops to the scheme, giving cardholders even more choice across Scotland. With Christmas fast approaching, it provides a great gift for the thrifters and bargain hunters in your life whilst supporting an amazing charity.”
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