Reuse and Recycle Uniform Sale Update

Last week CSPA held our bi-annual Reuse and Recycle Uniform Sale, raising a total of $5 220 for Thread Together, an organisation chosen by Claire Burden, Senior School Director of Service https://threadtogether.org. This is the first time Cranbrook has supported Thread Together and Claire is hopeful that Cranbrook can support them for a year, having boys visit and volunteer their time as part of the Service Program. 

In the lead up to the sale, Senior School boys donated their used uniforms in the various House common areas. They folded, sorted and assisted in carrying baskets to cars for transporting to the Cranbrook Boatshed. In the Junior School, Jill McPherson, very graciously collected and stored uniforms for us. Parent volunteers joined forces from across the School, working together to set up the Boatshed the day before the sale. 

Day One of the sale was particularly busy, with long queues and deck chairs set up by parents eager to be first in line. Around 70% of the stock was sold in the first hour alone. The next day was relatively quiet, but we were still able to sell most of the clothing. 

Treasurer, Kate Greenhill, had arranged the purchase of Square payment processing devices. It is exciting because it will significantly reduce processing fees for the CSPA, which in turn means more funds will be donated to the chosen charities. Another perk of Square is that it provides an itemised rundown of sales. The standout sellers were: 131 blue school shirts, 104 grey shorts, 63 PE shirts, 42 woollen jumpers and 34 blazers.  Any clothing that had marks were given away for free. We sold a total of 586 items.   

We aim to hold the next sale towards the end of Term 1 2023, in preparation for the winter uniform changeover. 

The success of the sale reflects the strong community support for sustainability and parents desire to supplement their son’s school wardrobes!