We are regularly contacted by companies and contacts with donations of free items to be given away to voluntary organisations in the Middlesbrough or surrounding area.
We have an email list for groups interested in receiving such goods.
To be added to the distribution list contact Sue Naylor email sue.naylor@mvdauk.org.uk or call 01642 803602.
Please note they must be for voluntary and community groups use only and not to be resold.
About our Freebies scheme
Through our work to distribute goods that would have otherwise gone to landfill we have tested an approach of establishing links and relationships with businesses and others and arranging for goods such as baby bedding, towels, small house hold items, toys, toothpaste, office furniture and so much more to be distributed for community benefit across the Middlesbrough and the wider Tees Valley.
Take a look at the added value our scheme provides:
- £400,856 estimated value of goods shared in 2023/24 (£437,453 in (21/22, £161,691 in 20/21)
- 158 voluntary organisations benefitting from goods 2023/24 (164 in 21/22, 93 in 20/21)
In March 2024 we reached a major milestone for the project, an estimated £1million pounds worth of items collected and redistributed to voluntary organisations, which they either use within their own organisation or give to their beneficiaries/volunteers.(individuals).
Thanks to all our donors because without their generosity we could not have achieved any of this.
