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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics

Charity shop challenge

Charity shop windows
Twelve volunteers aged between 16 and 25 were trained by designed professionals from Harvey Nichols before going head to head to transform window displays in five Cancer Research shops around the city Photograph: PR
Charity shop windows
The event was organised by Agents4Change, a project coordinated by volunteering charity CSV, with support from Tesco and youth volunteering charity v Photograph: PR
Charity shop windows
Agents4Change was launched in May this year with the aim of giving young people the chance to volunteer Photograph: PR
Charity shop windows
Roger Wright, of Cancer Research, said: "Eye-catching windows bring in different customers. And younger volunteers atract younger clientele. We are chronically short of young volunteers and hope this project will help us attract more." Photograph: PR
Charity shop windows
Helen Clare, volunteer coordinator for Agents4Change, added: "The volunteers thoroughly enjoyed the day, and put in so much effort. Many of them are going to return to their shop to regularly work on the shop's windows." Photograph: PR
Charity shop windows
A Harvey Nichols hamper was awarded to young volunteers Anees Malik and Zahid Akhtar, whose display at the Shirley Cancer Research shop was judged the most stylish Photograph: PR
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