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How to de-clutter, recycle and do a good deed.
Added: (Wed Jun 06 2007)
International Charities, WaterAid and Sightsavers International have teamed up with South Devon based, Only One Pound to use an innovative web site to raise funds.
At www.onlyonepound.org, site users can list their unwanted books, CDs and DVDs and from every purchase the two charities receive 50p each.
Cathy Shorter from WaterAid said:
�WaterAid is excited to be involved in this new venture - it's a great way for people to recycle and raise money for good causes at the same time. Just 56p can pay for a sewerage pipe in Pakistan, helping to prevent disease and improve the health of whole communities.�
There is a fixed price of �1.65 for every item for sale on Only One Pound, so site users can get second-hand books, CDs and DVDs at a bargain price and raise funds for the charities at the same time.
Katrina Scaife from Sightsavers added �Sightsavers are pleased to be working with Only One Pound; the website is a really original way to recycle unwanted books, CDs and DVDs. The money raised can help Sightsavers to save sight and change lives - just �1 could protect 8 people from river blindness for a year, a major cause of blindness in West and Central Africa.�
Only One Pound founder, Steve Gibson said, �we are really excited about this partnership. Neither charity has high street shops, so it is a great opportunity for them to broaden their fundraising activities.
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For press enquiries, contact:
Steve Gibson, Only One Pound 01803 311410/07739 644042 info@onlyonepound.org
Editor�s notes
1) Eye-catching bookmark is just one of the ways that the site will be promoted.
2) Sightsavers International is a registered UK charity (number 207544) that works in more than 30 developing countries to prevent blindness, restore sight and improve life for those who will never see. For further press information, case studies or photographs, please contact Ann Noon on 01444 446728, anoon@sightsavers.org
3)WaterAid is a registered UK charity (number 288701) working in 17 countries providing water, sanitation and hygiene education to some of the world's poorest people.
For further information, case studies or photographs, please contact Lisa Martin, WaterAid, 020 7793 4524 / lisamartin@wateraid.org (photos / interviewees available).