Sentences with phrase «of charity shop»

By now you're probably thinking of charity shop assistants or Scout Leaders.

More reminiscent of a charity shop than a cutting - edge art venue, the work looks distinctly out of place, until you compare it with the floppier works of Barbara Hepworth.

Lots of charity shopping though which makes it feel not so bad.

My friend is off to Penzance this weekend for a spot of charity shopping, too!

I may have done a wee bit of charity shopping in Truro, but we'll cover that later.

That's the beauty of charity shops.

She collects old maps and cloth; calling them the orphans of the charity shops.

Not exact matches

A Christian debt charity has called believers and wider society to think of others on the most notorious shopping day of the year.

She held a top level position in a private Company, she would pad her expense claims — instead of working, her time was spent soliciting for her charity, shopping and having tea with her friends..

To think Mormons think a high - end shopping Mall is charity is tip of the iceberg in point.

Most of what I do make comes from buying items at auctions, garage sales & charity shops & selling them on eBay or at the weekend markets.

The tea gave me the opportunity to try out the two new glasses I recently picked up for 40p in one of our local charity shops.

Do you spend inordinate amounts of time in charity shops too?!

The winning judge learns how challenging the Shopping Spree really is as they race to earn up to $ 20,000 for their charity of choice.

In the fifth and final episode, each All - Star is teamed up with a professional athlete, giving them even more of a sporting chance to be the victor and go on a shopping spree for a cash prize for their charity!

In Australia, we can engage with charity organisations such as OzHarvest, to ensure excess food at the retail and consumption end of the supply chain is utilised; or shopping with a list to limit impulse buys and food spoiling in the fridge.

We need a dm and top striker and still to me the most important bit of business this summer would to give mertesacker away to the local charity shop, don't want his slow ars * anywhere near a pitch anymore #exposed #out of his depth.

Most of our plastic toys eventually found their way to the charity shop while the wooden ones were carefully wrapped and stored away in the hope that one day we'd have some grandchildren to enjoy them.

We found this last week in one of our new local charity shops.

It is worth spending a couple of (toddler - free) hours in town scouring the charity shops / thrift stores for small items to use as cheap rewards.

As a single Mum, my friend Aly from Bug, Bird, Bee is one of those amazing people who makes her budget stretch as far as possible by foraging, making home made gifts and some seriously savvy charity shop shopping and I'm always impressed by her skills.

Consequently, in order to provide greater protection for animals, Richard Martin, together with the Reverend Arthur Broome and fellow MP and slave trade abolitionist William Wilberforce, founded the world's first animal welfare charity, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), in a London coffee shop in 1824.

But equally, we might consider what role republican ideas, and campaigns, can play in actually enabling the have - nots to be meaningfully included in the consumer economy, rather than merely window - shopping or relying on the charity of those that have.

QUEENS, NY — Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and Stop & Shop, with help from students of I.S. 93Q, today unloaded 1,000 Easter hams off an 18 - wheeler in front of Borough Hall, donated in time for preparations for the upcoming holiday to five local Queens organizations: Catholic Charities Queens North Community Center of Astoria, Chinese - American Planning Council's Nan Shan Senior Center of Flushing, Hour Children of Long Island City, Korean Community Services Senior Centers of Corona and Flushing, and Queensbridge / Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement Senior Center of Long Island City.

«We are so grateful to Stop & Shop and the Queens Borough President for their generous contribution of hams for 100 of our families,» said RICHARD SLIZESKI, Vice President of Mission at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.

Despite New York City's overabundance of options for donating and recycling old clothing — charity thrift shops, textile recycling at farmers markets, bins right inside apartment buildings — residents throw out 200,000 tons of clothing and textiles each year.

We want photos of you sweeping the glitter off the village hall floor; heading out to teach 5 people on a dark evening half an hour's drive away after a long day at work; your piles of philosophy books stacked next to your mat; your tabs of marking for trainees; the scrubby you use on the handstand footprints on the wall; the loose change rattling in the donation box after the PWYC; your studio rent bill; the baby sick on your yoga top after mums and baby yoga; the holes in your favourite decade - old yoga leggings; the charity shop where you buy more; coffee stains on cork blocks and the hospital room where you teach cancer patients; the costume box for your yoga and theatre kids class; your ID badge for prison work; the hug from the student who finally learned to stand on one leg...

A couple of times a year I'll have a mad blitz if the stockroom, donate to charity shops or, if the quality isn't up to scratch I'll salvage the zips, buttons and trimmings and use the fabric for patchwork.

You can also check out local vintage stores, charity / thrift shops for so many good quality pieces of clothing at such good prices.

I always support different charities whenever I can, but it was lovely being part of something so fun with my favourite Shopping Centre in Glasgow.

I am gonna get me some of that after work, was about to take some nasty old shoes to the charity shop, but not any more (sorry RSPCA).

-- Valerie The Bachelorette shows off her generous side in charity T - shirt from designer Catherine Maladrino and singer Mary J. Blige's FFAWN (Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now) collaboration while shopping in Los Angeles.

In this article we've talked about buying items from the shops, but you can find plenty of maternity clothes for sale on eBay and even in charity shops.

We also have a lot of good charity shops that are like «thrift stores» in the US.

After scouring everywhere from charity shops and vintage stores to rubbish heaps to her friend's castaways, she finds inspiration in the actual material: «I take these garments as raw material for my shoes and highlight the beauty of the textiles themselves, thus preserving and honouring the work of many people such as textile designers, print and weave masters and manufacturers who put an effort before me,» she states.

The triple strand necklace, which I bought in a charity shop, is one of my most worn pieces of jewellery.

I even picked up on this last summer, when I found a blue - lensed vintage pair in a charity shop (see them styled here) and wore them almost every day until their eventual death (the sound of my foot accidentally crunching on the glass still haunts me).

Whether she is finding new looks from a secondhand shop, interviewing musicians / athletes / stylists, crafting together a new shoot with creative forces in the industry or partnering with charities, her organic branding approach is a welcoming taste by designers and other «Catchers» of fashion alike.»

By partnering with honorable charities, they allow consumers a new way to shop for handcrafted, designer goods by donating a significant portion of the proceeds to help make a difference in people's lives.

I saw a bag of 1960s curlers for sale in the charity shop the other day — I laughed at thought to myself: «Who on earth will be buying those?»

A touch of glamour comes with this pretty little sequined clutch that I found in my local charity shop many years ago & a blackish grey cocktail ring from Marks & Spencer that I also wore here.

This was a charity shop find in the autumn and although the sleeves are a tad short, I remedy this by layering up with a thermal top of which I have many colours.

My beach cover up was a charity shop find earlier on this summer, from ASOS, and cost all of # 3.99.

I love using old pieces of jewellery and turning them into something new, sometimes I pick up necklaces in charity shops if I like the beads and make a new necklace or bracelet with them.

This is why I was so inspired when I met Mikala, the founder and owner of GreaterGoodsVintage through Instagram and instantly fell in love with her tenacity, vintage selection and, most importantly, the mission behind her vintage shop, which is to use her store as a platform to raise money and awareness for charities around the globe.

Oh, the thrill of (charity) shopping!

Orange is one of my favourite summer colours and I've been holding back this Coast top (a charity shop find, of course) until it was the perfect summer's day.

Mostly it was charity shopping, but a bit of running amok in TK Maxx may have taken place too.

Fashion Director Audrey Slater finds 7 irresistible deals at QVC's annual Super Saturday charity shopping event — feel good while you shop designer duds at 50 % off retail because best of all, a portion of every sale goes to The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund!

Another perk that makes Brandzaffair: The Ultimate Shopping Experience unique is this: they will even donate 2.5 % of the net profit to a customers desired charity once a purchase is made with the listed logos on their site to charities.