Dove Hospice stores support the organisation’s important work in our communities. Image supplied.
Dove Hospice are encouraging people to give a pre-loved gift this Christmas, offering a thoughtful and sustainable alternative to buying a new gift. By shopping second-hand we can help to protect our planet and climate, ensuring our ‘stuff’ is cared for and ‘paid forward’ if no longer needed. That means less things going to landfill and someone else is able to love and enjoy these items.
“Second-hand gifts are cool. Just because it’s not new, doesn’t mean the person gifting it loves you any less or that you’ll love the gift any less either,” says Eco Lifestyle Blogger and second-hand advocate Kate Hall from Ethically Kate.
Dove Hospice’s stores support the work of the local non-profit organisation that specialise in care which enhances holistic well-being from the time of diagnosis of a life-threatening illness. Dove’s team support people for whom a cure or remission is expected, with their ‘return to wellness’ programmes, and patients whose illness is no longer curable. To support Dove Hospice in offering their services at no cost to their service users, the organisation fundraise by selling quality pre-loved goods donated by their local community at their stores and online.
“This latest lengthy lockdown has also been particularly challenging for Dove. Our organisation has suffered heavy losses following the Covid enforced closure of all our retail shops 12 weeks ago. Despite these losses, we’ve continued to fully fund and deliver hospice and wellness services to the most vulnerable in our community,” says Dove Hospice Executive Trustee Simon Jones. “We want to normalise giving second-hand gifts for Christmas. Buying pre-loved is far more sustainable for our planet, our wallets, produces less waste, and is regenerative as you are supporting a charity who is giving back directly to your community.”
You can shop from Dove Hospice anywhere in New Zealand via their online store which offers a boutique selection of high-quality secondhand goods with Christmas wrapping available on online orders. All Dove Hospice shops are open seven days a week through to 23rd December for you to give a gift that supports Dove Hospice and your community.
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