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Charity manager Nicky Kandola with the montage of historical images at the new visitor centre
Photo by Victoria Wilcox Outlet teams
up with school Customers at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet East Midlands can now purchase a face covering designed by pupils at a nearby school. As part of the Design a
empowerment charity helping some of the poorest women in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe receive business training and loans to become financially resilient. Many attendees had never
experienced coaching and each came from different circumstances; those wishing to progress in their careers, those getting back into the workplace after raising a family and those wanting to change career direction. Liz said: “It was a privilege to
take part in such an awesome and rewarding experience – not only helping women in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, but also reaching out to help individuals find their feet and gain clarity of purpose in their careers.”
Charity transforms city shop into visitor centre
A Leicestershire charity has revamped its Highcross headquarters into a visitor centre – despite the city facing some of the toughest levels of lockdown in the country. Leicester Children's Holidays - which provides free respite breaks for
children across Leicestershire and Rutland who may face difficult circumstances at home - designed its visitor centre to draw in families and enable the charity to offer educational sessions for school-aged youngsters. It also offered 300 children's toys for sale at a 10% discount rate, including board games, dolls, soft toys and puzzles. All profits go towards the life-changing holidays which the charity runs for disadvantaged children. The charity’s manager Nicky Kandola oversaw the project. She said: “It is exciting to see it all come together and we hope to welcome visitors of all ages.”
Smile project, McArthurGlen asked pupils from a primary school local to each of its six UK centres to design their own “positive” face coverings, with winning designs selected by TV presenter and campaigner Katie Piper to be manufactured and sold. The East Midlands centre
worked with Kingsway Primary School, in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, which will receive 100% of proceeds from sales. Centre manager David
Jackson said: We welcomed this chance to support the community by giving back to our local school. “Thank you to Kingsway
Primary School for their support on this exciting initiative and we look forward to future collaborations.”
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