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SI Cannock Get Waste Savvy!

SI Cannock Get Waste Savvy!

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SI Cannock & District welcomed Gemma Wall, Staffordshire’s Waste Minimisation Project Support Officer to their meeting in May. Gemma’s role is to liaise with Staffordshire’s Waste Recycling Centres to explore ways of minimising waste and maximising recycling and to spread the word to the residents of the county about the benefits of Reducing, Reusing and Recycling items. She has set up a number of partnerships with libraries, charities and community organisations who re-purpose unwanted items and give them to people who need them, such as Free IT, Stafford who repair unwanted computers and give them back to the community, or Grace Cares who save unwanted medical equipment from landfill, profits from the sales help to support carers, older people and their families. Local libraries have recycling banks for batteries, ink cartridges and bras. Gemma has also ensured that there is a Charity container at each

We Need Your Books!

We Need Your Books!

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For the past four years Cannock and District Soroptimists have actively supported the charity Rotary Books4Home, led by Beverley Ricketts, honorary member of the Rotary Club of Cannock and member of the Alumni Association of Rotary. Rotary Books4Home provides pre-loved books to children who otherwise would not own a book of their own – something that is alien to so many of us. With the continuing difficulties families face to manage their finances, books for the children are a luxury they cannot afford. And that is where we can all help. The campaigns Soroptimists have held previously have led to the most generous and amazing donations from people all over the Cannock Chase area – and we are certain that will be the case this time.  This campaign runs from Wednesday 7th February to Wednesday 21st February and many libraries in the area have agreed

Give a Child a Book for Christmas Appeal

Give a Child a Book for Christmas Appeal

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The Christmas spirit came a little early this year as Cannock Soroptimists launched their ‘Give a Child a Book for Christmas’ campaign. In partnership with the fabulous Rotary Books4Home Charity they wanted to ensure that those children who would not otherwise own a book will have access to the joy of reading, especially at Christmas time. So, as they did earlier in the year, to coincide with half term, they launched an appeal for pre- loved books to be taken to four libraries in the area that kindly accepted them on their behalf. Again, the local community did not disappoint! An amazing 1,881 books were donated! These were taken to the Books4Homes charity where they will be distributed via schools to children in time for Christmas. It has also meant that these books will be loved again rather than thrown away This has taken the