Oxfam in the West End

Thursday, June 15, 2006

This just in from Om

The following is the 3rd June blog from the always entertaining & very funny blogsite(http://om87.spaces.msn.com/) of the handsomest dude we have volunteering for us:



03 June
Donate!
Hey everyone,

As we all pack off and head home for the summer, I'm sure there's loads of stuff we simply don't need.

This is to urge everyone to donate their excess to charity at Oxfam. The closest Oxfam store to the LSE is 23, Drury Lane, which is 7 minutes from Houghton Street, 5 minutes from Grosvenor House and 3 minutes from High Holborn. Or else, you can find the store closest to where you live here> http://www.multimap.com/clients/places.cgi?client=oxfam3

Just to let you know - an old shirt can fetch as much as 6 pounds. 6 pounds can feed a 100 schoolchildren from an under-developed country for a day. So your old shirt could make the difference between whether these children stay at school or not; or whether they go hungry that day or not. As students, I'm sure we can all well appreciate how difficult it is to study on an empty stomach.

Choose well!
~Om


Thanks Om - although it is squarely aimed at the rest of you LSEers - there is no reason why we can't all send a similar message to all of the other student pals we have in any of the other Unis represented here at Oxfam. We are all soon heading off home for the summer - and I know that I definitely won't fit into my last summers wardrobe - so bring it in next time you have a shift at either shop!
Tracey

posted by Oxfam in the West End at Thursday, June 15, 2006

3 Comments:

  • Tracey

    Thanks for putting this one up. Remember we also have the flyers we are handing out to all local halls of residences. If there are any volunteers who can push any under students doors - please see me.

    We will also soon have the recruitment leaflets for students ready in time for the Freshers Fairs as well.

    Thanks too to Om for reminding all his mates to donate. Enjoy your time off - relax, recharge & we'll see you next term!

    peace
    Sóna

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:56 PM, June 15, 2006  

  • Hi Owen

    The common consensus among the student vols is that they need all the luck they can get.

    But - like you - I bet when the results come through - they'll all be doing the bashful 'ahh the exams weren't THAT bad' after having sailed thru with straight A's.

    I frankly - couldn't care less - I just don't want them all to be jetting back home for the summer - c'mon you lot - London has beautiful weather during the summer - honest!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:56 AM, June 21, 2006  

  • I'm totally with you on that one, Sona. All my friends back in London are making me jealous. But it's not that bad here either - it's quite surreal to look out at the Arabian Sea on an overcast evening and see it in all it's monsoon fury.

    Thanks Tracey for the kind words, but my effort pales in comparison to that made by the other volunteers. It's thanks to all of you that the stuff comes pouring in. Hope everyone has a wonderful summer!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 6:54 PM, June 21, 2006  

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