Coats, jumpers and warm shirts are among the items Vinnies’ western area senior manager Scott Marsden said the charity needed most.
A drop in donations to Vinnies across Victoria has been attributed to coronavirus lockdowns last year, when people may not have bought as much new clothing as previous years.
“We want everyone to go through their wardrobes and have a look at giving their items a new life through us,” Mr Marsden said.
He said donations this year had been of a better quality than before and thanked everyone who had donated to Echuca’s Vinnies store.
“The best thing is we think COVID has made people kinder and thinking more about their donations,” he said.
“If it’s good enough to give to your family, it’s good enough to give to Vinnies.”
Vinnies Victoria’s commercial services executive general manager Jeff Antcliff said Vinnies wanted to be well-stocked for the local communities, after the support regional Vinnies stores received while the metropolitan stores were closed last year.
“We rely wholeheartedly on the generosity of the thoughtful Victorians who want to see their quality pre-loved goods go on to live new lives with other people, preventing unnecessary landfill and helping us to provide good-quality, low cost clothes and household items to people in need,” he said.
Money raised from the store is used to help the community, including meeting the cost of food, utilities and accommodation for locals doing it tough.
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