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EMPLOYEES ENJOY DONATED BOOKS FOR COMPANY’S LATEST CHARITY DRIVE

A pop-up book shop has been established by staff at Oakland International encouraging avid readers to pass on their recent reads and all in the name of charity.

 

Staff in the canteen at the Redditch-based company came up with the concept of a book stall to boost the coffers of Oakland’s chosen charity, Molly Olly Wishes. The Stratford-Upon-Avon based charity supports children with life-threatening illnesses by providing emotional and practical support as well as granting dreams come true.

 

The idea has already been hailed a tremendous success with staff donating previously read books which other staff can then purchase simply by donating in the charity’s pink collecting bucket.

 

Executive Assistant to the directors at Oakland, Lisa Smith said: “The idea came from kind-hearted employees in the staff canteen, and we all agreed it was a lovely idea.

 

“Everyone has books at home that they have read and no longer need, and we have had a lot of fun comparing notes on who reads what – you can tell a lot about someone from their taste in fiction and non-fiction!”

 

She said recycling books also ticked a box with the company’s sustainability goals meaning books would be reused over and over rather than ending up in landfill.

 

“We hope if we can keep the book shop going until the end of the year that we can make a reasonable donation to the charity which is close to all our hearts!”

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