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.

Over the past 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.

Boots donates hygiene products to The Hygiene Bank. And since it believes that every child has the right to feel good when they go back to school, Boots has worked with the organisation to design educational resources for parents and teachers to help young people understand hygiene and hygiene poverty.

The Hygiene Bank urgently needs volunteers so that it can carry on its vital work in supporting schools and organisations across the country. You can donate at your local Boots donation point or through the Boots.com e-voucher scheme. For more information please see thehygienebank.com. Products are distributed to those who need them via schools, charities, council services and voluntary organisations.