{"id":14362,"date":"2024-12-20T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crash.org.uk\/?p=14362"},"modified":"2025-02-26T11:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:26:38","slug":"going-above-and-beyond-this-christmas-13-corporate-patrons-and-1-crash-supporter-put-together-and-donate-hundreds-of-washbags-for-people-experiencing-homelessness-and-children-and-adults-in-hospice-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crash.org.uk\/news\/going-above-and-beyond-this-christmas-13-corporate-patrons-and-1-crash-supporter-put-together-and-donate-hundreds-of-washbags-for-people-experiencing-homelessness-and-children-and-adults-in-hospice-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Going above and beyond this Christmas: 13 Corporate Patrons and 1 CRASH supporter donate washbags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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13 Corporate Patrons and 1 CRASH Supporter put together and donated thousands of washbags for people experiencing homelessness and children and adults in hospice care. CRASH\u2019s washbag initiative aims to support homelessness charities and hospices with essential toiletry items \u2013 by pairing our Corporate Patrons with charities local to them so that they can create and donate bags for the people each charity supports. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, an amazing 31 homelessness charities and one hospice received \u2018washbags\u2019 from our Corporate Patrons. The bags included various items; soap, toothbrushes, socks, shower gel, hand cream and gloves with some companies generously donating additional items such as winter coats and other warm clothing. CRASH Supporter Trading Technologies also collated bags alongside Corporate Patrons.<\/p>\n

BAM collated washbags for Rennie Grove Hospice based in St Albans \u2013 where they were able to use the gifts for their day hospice.<\/p>\n

The initiative supported charities across the UK; from Edinburgh (Edinburgh Cyrenians) to Kent (Kenward Trust), as well as homelessness charities Emmaus Merseyside, Julian House in Bath, The Manna in London, Emmaus Suffolk, and many more.<\/p>\n

The CRASH Team were able to attend some of the charities whilst the bags were being dropped off and see first-hand the impact of these thoughtful donations, as well as enjoy meeting some more of our Corporate Patrons.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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\n \"\"\n Trisha Pickersgill, CEO at CRASH visited Emmaus Hertforshire – where ACO Technologies’ donated washbags<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n Arcadis donated washbags to a homelessness charity based in Aldgate<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n Taylor Wimpey’s offices donated to 16 charities across the UK! <\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n Emmaus Suffolk received washbags from Taylor Wimpey<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \"\"\n British Gypsum donated to Emmanuel House in Nottingham <\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n NG Bailey donated again this year to Your Place<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \"\"\n BAM continued in donating washbags to Rennie Grove Hospice <\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n BAM also donated to Wintercomfort for the Homeless in Cambridge<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n Hilti donated 71 washbags to Emmaus Bolton<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \"\"\n CRASH Supporter Red Engineering donated 300 pairs of socks to homelessness charity The Manna in Islington<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n Dulux Decorator Centre donated to The Wellspring in Altrincham<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \"\"\n Taylor Wimpey also donated to Emmaus Merseyside<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \"\"\n Taylor Wimpey’s washbag campaign was a huge success<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n
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