Slimmers 'waist' no time raising £30,000 for charity
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Slimming World members in Rotherham have raised in excess of £30,000 for Cancer Research UK – by donating the clothes they no longer need since dropping a dress size or several to the charity’s retail outlets.
The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw with Cancer Research UK is an annual event that takes place in groups across the UK and sees members donating clothes, shoes, and accessories that no longer fit – and they’re confident they will never need again.
Slimming World groups from across Rotherham collected 1,200 bags to help support life-saving research – all overseen by consultants including Caroline Hawson who runs groups in Brinsworth, Treeton and Stag, Angela Jackson who runs groups in Greasbrough and Rawmarsh, Georgina Rhodes in Kimberworth and Kimberworth Park, and Lauren Hinchcliffe who runs Swallownest and Beighton.
Slimming World Consultant Kerry Millson, who runs the Parkgate groups, said: “It’s always a pleasure to see the excitement in group when The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw comes around.
“When you’re losing weight, it can be easy to focus on the number on the scales without realising how many non-scale victories are happening in the background, like our changing dress sizes and body shapes.
“This event celebrates those victories as it is all about members donating their old wardrobe while raising money for an important cause.
“It makes me so happy to see the confidence in my members as they commit to donating their larger clothes knowing they will never need them again, because they’ve made healthy changes they can maintain for life!”