Position: Principal at Ballymoney Nursery School in County Antrim,Northern Ireland
- Why did you start collecting charity bags for Oxfam?
We have been an Eco-school since 2005. At this stage, we have our bronzeand silver flags and we're working towards a Green Flag Award. Therecycling officer at Ballymoney council, Declan Donnelly, has aconnection with Oxfam and he suggested we do it as part of our recyclinginitiative.
- How much did you collect?
The nursery collected 55 bags full of clothes, toys, stationery andbooks, weighing half a tonne in total. These items should raise over1,000 when sold in Oxfam shops. One bag of quality used clothescan help provide clean water for life for two people in Africa.
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