RECYCLING and re-gifting Christmas presents can help vulnerable children in the year ahead, a charity has said.
Barnardo's Scotland is appealing for duplicate and unwanted gifts from the festive season to be donated to their shops in and around Glasgow City so they can be sold to raise vital funds.
Martin Crewe, Director of Barnardo's Scotland said: "We've all received a gift at Christmas that's not suitable, such as the wrong size clothing or two of the same items - by donating any unusable or duplicate Christmas presents to our shops you will not only be re-gifting, but also helping Scotland's most disadvantaged children. Every penny raised in our shops plays a vital part in ensuring we continue to support these children."
Barnardo's Scotland can find a customer for all unwanted gifts that are donated.
It is estimated in the UK more than £2.4billion worth of unwanted presents are regularly received at Christmas, with a third of these ending up gathering dust in the back of a cupboard.
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