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Almost 70,000 items will be taken from Nuneaton to the Ukraine border courtesy of the kindness of people from across the borough. As well as the phenomenal amount of donations, £4,000 has also been raised as well.
Staff from the The Holy Spirit Catholic Multi Academy (MAC) joined forces with volunteers to collect and box up all of the donations at St Thomas More School on Sunday (March 13). They were overwhelmed with the kindness shown from all walks of the community, from the schools within the MAC itself to businesses and individual donations.
They were overwhelmed with the kindness shown from all walks of the community, from the schools within the MAC itself to businesses and individual donations. As we reported in our newsletter, all of the schools in the MAC hosted collections throughout last week and it culminated in a huge delivery day at the Greenmoor Road-based secondary school – as well as giving members of the public the chance to drop off items.
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“What an absolutely unbelievable day,” said a MAC spokesman. We never could have imagined just how generous our fabulous community would be. There are so many people to thank for donating, sorting, packing and wrapping the 69,000 or so items donated.”
Among those thanked for the donations are:
- Triumph
- The Canons
- Wincanton
- Jackson’s of Arley
- Staff at George Eliot A&E department
- Greenmoor Road Allotment Association
- Aldi
- Window Hospital
- Sainsburys
- Bedworth Children’s Team
- Father Kevin and all those at Bramcote Barracks
- Stockingford Primary School
- Royal Mail Bedworth
- The parishes across Nuneaton, Bedworth and Atherstone
All of the items were boxed up and will now be sent off tomorrow (March 15) to start their journey to Ukraine.
