THIS month the healthcare charity Sue Ryder is launching a stock generating campaign in the North-East.
It is calling on local people, companies and schools to donate any unwanted items, old or new, so they can turn them into incredible care for people with life-changing illness.
Sue Ryder provides care to more than 16,000 people every year People throw away millions of items every week rather than donate them to charity shops but just think, a bag of your unwanted items could provide three hours of care to someone in a Sue Ryder care centre.
Jill Halfpenny, actress
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