Boots leads big donation drive

Boots and charity The Hygiene Bank are working together to provide much-needed hygiene and personal care products to people living in poverty.

In the last year, Boots, which has more than 400 donation points in stores across the UK, has given more than 620,000 items – from toothpaste to shower gel, soap to shampoo – to hundreds of communities and charities across the UK.

Boots donates hygiene products centrally to The Hygiene Bank. And since it believes every child has the right to feel good when they go back to school, Boots has worked with the charity to design educational resources for parents and teachers to help young people understand hygiene and hygiene poverty. In its ‘You donate = we donate’ initiative, Boots gives four products for every kilogram of items donated to The Hygiene Bank in Boots stores.

You can donate at your local Boots donation point, through the Boots.com e-voucher scheme, and directly to The Hygiene Bank. Products are distributed to those who need them via schools, charities, council services and voluntary organisations.