Stoke-on-Trent’s two top football clubs and Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce are the latest organisations to open warm clothing donation points to support vulnerable people this winter.
New drop off points have been opened at the Chamber’s headquarters as well as at Port Vale’s Club Shop and Stoke City’s Bet365 Stadium.
All donations will support the Stronger Together Through Winter initiative, a campaign by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, voluntary and community sector organisation VAST and businesses and groups throughout the city.
Port Vale FC co-owner and chair, Carol Shanahan OBE, said: “On behalf of Port Vale FC and Synectics Solutions, I am proud to co-chair the Stronger Together Through Winter campaign with Stoke-on-Trent City Council and other businesses and community organisations across the city.
“The key word is ‘Together’. We are all very mindful of the additional challenges presented by the rises in the cost of living and collectively as a city, we will support each other – especially those most vulnerable – throughout this period.”
Sara Williams, CEO at Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, said: “Staffordshire Chambers is proud to support this fantastic initiative that is providing vital resources to the most vulnerable during what has been, and continues to be, a very difficult winter.
“One thing that we have found is that the feeling of togetherness is very much alive and well across Staffordshire, and I’m confident that the scheme will be well-supported across the new drop off points.”
Where to Donate
The Three donation points have been opened at:
- Port Vale FC shop (Port Vale Football Club, Hamil Rd, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1AW) – open 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday
- Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce (Commerce House, Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 5BE) – open 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday
- Stoke City FC (West 2 Car Park, Bet365 Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 4EG) – open 10am- 5pm Monday to Friday (no donations the day before and the day of a first team game)
The donation points join the existing box at the Potteries Centre, on the upper mall by Jack and Jones, which can be accessed throughout the shopping centre opening times of Monday – Wednesday and Friday – Saturday 9am – 6pm, Thursday 9am – 8pm and Sunday 10:30am – 4.30pm.
More information on the Stronger Together Through Winter campaign can be found at http://sottogether.vast.org.uk.
