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Bags of charity at KeepMe

KeepMe Bags, the company famous for its reinvention of the re-useable bag, recently came to the rescue of a charity day for 120 of London’s disadvantaged kids.

A collection of volunteers committed to supporting children’s charities in London had organised a day out at Jesus College in Cambridge for 120 inner-city children. They had planned to give them a full day of entertainment, with sports, quizzes, arts, crafts and circus skills but they needed KeepMe to step in at the last minute with a donation of long-handled cotton shopping bags for the kids to paint on.

Jocy Williams, one of the event’s organisers, explains what it was all about: “KeepMe were absolute lifesavers as our original arts and crafts idea fell through, and the supplier I'd first contacted for the bags ended up being unable to help at quite short notice. KeepMe took time to seek out bags for us that would be good for both boys and girls, and with colours that would go beautifully with the craft materials we had.”

But Jocy says it was the speed of delivery that really hit the spot: “The orders came through the next day, despite the postal strike happening. I couldn't have dreamt of better customer service and really valued the contribution that KeepMe made to making the day such a success.”

KeepMe Bags MD, Steve Anderson, was delighted to be given the chance to help out: “The whole idea of our re-useable merchandise is good ethics, so we like to follow those same principles in the way we deal with charitable requests. This was another chance for us to get involved in something that promotes the positive nature of what we do here at KeepMe. We were just happy to be in a position to help out.”

KeepMe’s re-useable cotton bags are degradable, non-toxic and printed using only water-based inks. They are also 100 per cent recyclable and robust enough to be manhandled indefinitely by kids of any age. But what really makes these bags ideal for events like this is the fact that they feel like worthwhile gifts in their own right. Certainly, Jocy has been left in no doubt about the positivity of the reaction on the day: “Despite the range of ages and abilities, all of the children were really engaged by the event and produced beautiful bags - which they were very excited to go home and use.”

For further information on KeepMe’s latest range of cotton bags and promotional products, call 01322 381144.