The Yorkshire-headquartered Women’s Recycling Alliance (WRA) recently helped to raise money for national charity Child Bereavement UK (CBUK), as part of a full-day fundraiser at the White Rose Beauty College in Harrogate.
The WRA founder – and development director at Clearpoint Recycling – Sarah Sanpher-McDowell attended the event and held a bake sale, sold raffle tickets and donated money, raising a total of £620. All proceeds will go towards supporting families who are dealing with the loss of their child, or bereavement faced by young people.
Commenting on the WRA’s involvement in the event, Sarah said: “This charity is one which is very close to my family’s heart and was held in my daughter’s friend, Eleanor’s memory.
“As we’re also looking to launch a new charity arm for the WRA in 2020, it was the perfect opportunity to kickstart our fundraising efforts – this will be a key focus for us next year.”
As well as the WRA stand, there were lots of student-led beauty treatments which took place throughout the day, as well as an auction – featuring prizes donated from local businesses including Bettys and Hotel du Vin.
The WRA is a networking hub for women working in the waste and recycling industry and planning ahead to 2020, the group is looking to appoint a charity committee – to raise funds for its chosen causes at its quarterly members’ events.
