Ealing rugby stars help us Save Sight. Change Lives.
We're always grateful for donations to our shops, but when an online retailer donated a huge 8 tonnes of new-with-tags fashion, it enabled us to do something really special in Ealing. Ealing Fashion Drop was set up with the aim of saving these clothes from landfill in four weeks, you can find out more about it here.
The support for Ealing Fashion drop has been incredible. Hannah from The Thrifted Threds promoted it to her 18k of thrift-loving followers, Make It Ealing shared news of the drop with Ealing Broadway locals. And now local sporting heroes are in on the fashion action too!
On Tuesday 9th September some of the Trailfinders Women players went to the shop on Ealing Broadway, to check out the stock and support the campaign. Local sustainable stylist, Sarah Sole from Sourced Studio helped pick out some pieces for the players, who modelled their outfits at iconic locations around Ealing Broadway, as covered by The Ealing News.
Ben Ward, Director of Rugby at the Club, said:
"As a club, we believe our responsibilities within the community go far beyond the pitch. We want to lift up our community, and that means standing alongside the organisations that are making a real difference to people’s lives.
"Fight for Sight’s work is a huge contributor to supporting those living with sight loss, and we’re proud to play our part in raising awareness and backing their campaign.”
Phil Beavan, Director of Retail at Fight for Sight said:
"It was such a joy to have the players come down to Fight for Sight, Ealing. Their positivity and support brought a fantastic atmosphere to the shop and shows that these aren't just professional sports people, they're big-hearted members of our community. And of course, they all looked fabulous in the pieces they picked out for our shoot around Ealing Broadway!"
Trailfinders Women fly-half Isla Norman-Bell said:
"The community always shows up for us, and it’s important for us as a club to back the people and causes around us.
"Helping Fight for Sight raise awareness is a small way we can contribute to work that matters, and being involved is something that feels meaningful to us.”
Want to get new-with-label bargains and support the campaign yourself, which runs until Sunday 21st Sept)? Head down to the Ealing Fight for Sight charity shop in Ealing Broadway at 2 The Broadway, London W5 2NH.
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