Bags of charity at KeepMe

KeepMe Bags, the company famous for its reinvention of the re-useable bag, recently

came to the rescue of a charity day for 120 of London’s disadvantaged kids.

A collection of volunteers committed to supporting children’s charities in London had

organised a day out at Jesus College in Cambridge for 120 inner-city children. They had

planned to give them a full day of entertainment, with sports, quizzes, arts, crafts and

circus skills but they needed KeepMe to step in at the last minute with a donation of long-

handled cotton shopping bags for the kids to paint on.

Jocy Williams, one of the event’s organisers, explains what it was all about: “KeepMe

were absolute lifesavers as our original arts and crafts idea fell through, and the

supplier I’d first contacted for the bags ended up being unable to help at quite short

notice. KeepMe took time to seek out bags for us that would be good for both boys and

girls, and with colours that would go beautifully with the craft materials we had.”

But Jocy says it was the speed of delivery that really hit the spot: “The orders came

through the next day, despite the postal strike happening. I couldn’t have dreamt of

better customer service and really valued the contribution that KeepMe made to

making the day such a success.”

KeepMe Bags MD, Steve Anderson, was delighted to be given the chance to help out:

“The whole idea of our re-useable merchandise is good ethics, so we like to follow

those same principles in the way we deal with charitable requests. This was another

chance for us to get involved in something that promotes the positive nature of what we

do here at KeepMe. We were just happy to be in a position to help out.”

KeepMe’s re-useable cotton bags are degradable, non-toxic and printed using only water-

based inks. They are also 100 per cent recyclable and robust enough to be manhandled

indefinitely by kids of any age. But what really makes these bags ideal for events like this

is the fact that they feel like worthwhile gifts in their own right. Certainly, Jocy has been

left in no doubt about the positivity of the reaction on the day: “Despite the range of ages

and abilities, all of the children were really engaged by the event and produced

beautiful bags – which they were very excited to go home and use.”

For further information on KeepMe’s latest range of cotton bags and promotional

accessories, call 01322 381144.

Contact

Keepme Bags

10 Quadrant Court

Crossways Business Park

Greenhithe, Kent DA9 9AY

Tel: 01322 381144

Email: sales@keepmebags.com

Web: www.keepmebags.com

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Editor’s notes

KeepMe Bags is part of the KeepMe Group of companies, providing innovative

promotional merchandise and design services to the corporate sector.

The company has been working to counteract the profligacy of the throwaway culture

ever since its inception in 2004. Steve Anderson, joint MD of the company and one of the

largest bag suppliers in the UK, aims to provide a superior alternative to conventional

plastic bags by offering a re-useable product that is both practical and cost-effective.

The company is fostering a culture of recycling, re-use and regeneration that goes right to

the heart of everything it does. Every single custom-printed bag or box ordered from

Keepme Bags results in a tree being planted in the UK, plus a personalised certificate for

the client, to testify to the sustainability of the purchase.

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