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Eany Callahan manages two of the havens hospices charity shops

the coronavirus is from The lockdown led to a national spring clean of Epic Proportions , with people, the donations are still At Home to prepare your unwanted goods. What does this mean for The Charity shops, the on the receiver side, the Covid clearout?

Tucked away in a small retail park on The Edge of the Shoeburyness, near Southend, Essex, is the tax havens Hospice charity shop, filled to the brim with color and intrigue.

"We take Everything ," Manager Eany Callahan says.

"Everything , what is money for us. We get money When we recycle, it's not brilliant, so that we say no to nothing.

"I have a questions about 100 calls in the last Three Days , through donations, and I have to stagger asked, so we can be ready. "

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But the drop-off-and-type signed has to change the system, but. All donations will be placed under quarantine for Three Days prior to the sale.

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Mr. Callahan says processed items", steamed, and sprayed with disinfectant" before the workshop.

"We had a lot of different things, from bric-a-brac to clothing," he adds.

"We had a lot of vintage items such as bags, puzzles, games and books.

"In one case, we had More Than 40 signed photos of the same person, and we were even given a sword, which I almost got into trouble with The Police . "

"ask that We all Come into The Shop , only to sense in act" "The Best dress in the workshop" to be sold on an internet auction site

Among the Packed racks and shelves a new, green sequin dress, which will go to the hospice's eBay Shop.

The Price is £220 for the "best dress in The Shop ". However, even if it was sold in The Store , a potential buyer would be able to try it, as the are in the changing rooms locked.

There is also a limit for the numbers, hand sanitizer for customers, a display screen at the checkout and contactless payments. "We ask all to Come in The Store , just to act properly," Said Mr. Callahan adds.

donations are quarantined for 72 hours, before they reach The Shop floor "We say no to something,"

The Store is one of 23 ports in the hospices, shops, money for a charitable organization that offers palliative and respite support for children, Young People and adults in Essex.

Financially, the love is "in a stable position Until July , And Then The Future looks Uncertain " - to lose if it is to be expected, 70% of the fundraising revenue.

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"Everything , what is Said of money for us,"

The Charity 's Director of income generation, Trevor Johnson , that measures were in place "to our managers, employees and customers feel safe".

"We wanted to recreate a part of the community and start raising funds, but we were only able to do that, we would have to have a plan.

But the blocking of the staff are concerned with, and evaluated occurred with the older volunteers and in those, the shield will not return, others were "re-priorities" and back.

"It is not a loss of 14 people-and recruiting-14," He Said .

Volunteer Kim Shambrook: "Come on, we need you" has

mother-of-three Kim Shambrook worked in the business for three years - and the only Volunteer is currently there.

"The Changes are a bit of A Nightmare , but you need to be done to us and our customers. There is a massive difference," She Said .

"We used to have a shop load of people, now it's only five at a time. And people want to pay in cash. "

Said , you do not hope, that the new way would work to buyer.

"Please, Come in - we need you," She Said .

Manager Eany Callahan Said , the customers were asked to stagger donations to The Charity offices in and around Essex

Mr Johnson Said it was too early to say how much money The Charity shops had lost, during the lockdown, but he was asked Monday trading figures.

Charity shops have to adapt to, He Said , and this flexibility had become more important than ever.

"it has changed The pandemic, Everything for everyone, but I think it is still a place for charity shops, as a social meeting place in the community. "

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