Drogheda’sNorth RoadSVPshopis nowbackinbusiness

THE SVP shop on the North Road in Drogheda is one of 100 of the 234 Society of St Vincent de Paul Vincent’s charity shops throughout the country which will begin re-opening on Monday next, June 8th.

The Vincent’s shops closed their doors on March 16th following the introduction of HSE and government restrictions. This has resulted in a considerable loss of income, which would have been recycled directly back into the community.

“We have a robust and detailed action plan for each shop in relation to cleaning, sorting donations, assisting customers, signage and a range of other issues,” said said Dermot McGilloway, SVP national retail development manager. “All Vincent’s customers can be assured that they will be entering clean, well-organised shops, which are adhering to all the recommended social distancing and health and safety requirements. We will quarantine all donated clothing and textiles for 72 hours before we prepare them for sale.”

To coincide with the re-opening of Vincent’s shops, regular donors will be offered a reusable cotton donation bag, whilst stocks last.

“The intention of introducing these reusable donation bags is to reduce the use of single use plastic / black bin liners from the initial stage of our sorting process,” he added. Local SVP Conferences can also provide people with Vincent’s Gift Tokens for clothing and furniture, which they can use in any of the shops The second-hand clothes and other items donated to Vincent’s charity shops make a difference to people in need in their communities