Call for clothing donations
CALL FOR DONATIONS
Declutter your wardrobe! Do you have clean, good condition clothing from a smoke free home that you no longer want? We are asking for donations please for our upcoming fundraiser - "Upcycle your wardrobe with TimeBank Waimakariri". Event details below.
Please consider donating to us for this great event. Childrens, womens, mens clothing, all welcome along with shoes and accessories.
We have two drop off locations for these donations
RANGIORA - 18 Douglas Street, up driveway on the left. Pop donations on table inside garage door.
WAIKUKU - 34 Queens Avenue. If no one is home, please leave in the outdoor laundry
All enquiries email tbwaimakariri@gmail.com
UPCYCLE YOUR WARDROBE WITH TIMEBANK WAIMAKARIRI
WHEN - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 2026 - DETAILS TBC
WHERE - DETAILS TBC
Join us to raise funds for our community based organisation TimeBank Waimakariri and help keep clothing in circulation and out of landfill!
On the day there will be a mixture of individually priced items, and “fill a bag for $5”
TBW members will be onsite to do small mending and hemming jobs for a koha.
TBW member Michelle Parkes will be there offering the following:
“Assistance with colour and style choices in clothing based on my training and experience in colour and wardrobe consultancy “
Tea and Coffee will be available for $1 a cup
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We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)
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