In Kind Direct in the Antrim area

In the UK, valuable goods go to waste every month because companies don't have the time or contacts to make better use of them. In response, In Kind Direct was founded in 1996 by HRH The Prince of Wales to redistribute surplus goods and equipment to deserving causes, rather than occupying storage space or going to landfill.

This is how it works - voluntary and community organisations pay an annual registration fee and in return, receive a monthly list of available goods. They can then request items from the list, paying a handling charge, which includes delivery to their door.

In Kind Direct is now offering its services to organisations in the Antrim area, making hundreds of everyday items available at 90% of their usual cost.

Plus, thanks to a grant from the Enkalon Foundation, if a charityhasan annual income of less than £500,000, theywillbe entitled to a subsidised registrationfee of £30 plus VATand£75 of discount vouchers, which can be exchangedfor£750 worth of goods.

Most of the goods on offer have been donated by companies which are householdnames in theUKand include toys, toiletries, tools, household appliances, cleaning products, clothes, shoes, sportswear and gear, office supplies and equipment.

Almost all the items are new, with the exception of computers and photocopiers which are refurbished. Typically items are samples, slight seconds, end of lines, slow moving stock or have faulty packaging which would otherwise be dumped in landfill sites at the expense of the company and the environment.

For more information contact Tasha Procter on 020 7860 5927 or visit the website at www.inkinddirect.org .