Frock swap will raise fund for hospice
A HEALTH care assistant from Markfield is to hold a fundraising frock swap for Loros.
Charlotte Gransden, 26, will be hosting a money-making dress exhange at The Cookie, on Leicester’s High Street, on Saturday October 22 from noon until 3pm.
It is being held as part of the county hospice service’s Frocktober fundraising campaign.
Part-time blogger Charlotte is encouraging people to take along unwanted clothes and make donations for other people’s items. There will also be a raffle. Any left over clothes will be donated to Loros shops.
Mrs Gransden is holding the event in memory of her father-inlaw Rob Gransden who died at Loros hospice in 2012.
She will also be blogging about Loros on her website www.shoestringchic.co.uk throughout the month.
“I tend to buy 99% of my clothes from charity shops, so the blog is a way of showing people that you can get quality goods without spending a fortune,” she said.
“I’ll be writing a post about Loros every day. From outfits I have bought in Loros shops, to visiting and writing about the different Loros shops and what you can find in them.
“I’ll also be encouraging people to donate to Loros through my JustGiving page.”
Loros will be holding its own Frock, Swap and Shop event at the hospice on Saturday October 29 from noon until 3pm.