Exeter’s super slimmers support Clothes Throw

Exeter’s Slimmers have joined together to spring-clean their wardrobes and donate their clothes to Cancer Research UK in support of the national fundraising campaign ‘The Big Slimming World Clothes Throw’.

Members of all the Exeter and Crediton Slimming World groups are collecting all their unwanted clothes, shoes and accessories to donate to their local Cancer Research UK shop to support the campaign which runs from May 5th for two weeks. Each single bag collected could raise around £25 for the charity.

The campaign is a nationwide fundraising drive that sees Slimming World members across the UK donating clothes to Cancer Research UK, Slimming World’s charity partner in 2014. Last year slimmers donated £888,586 worth of stock across the UK. All profits go to support the charity’s life-saving work to help beat cancer sooner.

The Exeter Team, who run the groups in Exeter and Crediton say their members are more than willing to donate their unwanted clothes to help such a worthwhile cause, and are jumping at the chance to recycle the clothes they’ve slimmed out of to help raise money.

Penni Ball, the Exeter Team Manager says: “Members of our Slimming World groups have really embraced this fabulous fundraising campaign and they have been more than happy to donate their ‘big’ clothes because they know that they’re never going to need them again! Between them members of the group s running in Exeter and Crediton have lost an amazing 355stone in April alone and now they’re looking and feeling fantastic -- I’m very proud!

“One in three of us are affected by cancer and being overweight increases the risk of developing the disease, so we’re determined to do anything we can do to help fight cancer and help people lead healthier lives.

“At group each week we support members to make healthy changes to the way they shop, cook and eat that they can keep up for life. We are delighted that our members are always so keen to pull together and support local good causes. Cancer touches so many people’s lives so most people are keen to contribute. The money raised will support Cancer Research UK’s research that helps to find new treatments and, in the long term a cure for cancer.”

We have many members in group who have lost life changing amounts of weight like Jo Pollard who joined in March 2013 and has lost 8 stone and was the winner of our Greatest Loser competition in the Pinhoe group, Jo says: “I found it really liberating to get rid of all my old clothes and I’m not worried about ever needing them again because this is the new me now, I feel great!

It’s easy to take your health for granted and I think it’s so important to support causes that help others that aren’t in good health. Thanks to Slimming World I feel fitter and healthier than ever and it’s great to know that the money raised from my donated items will go towards research to find better ways to treat cancer.

Tiffany who runs the Cancer Research UK shop in Exeter, says: “We welcome clothes and items of all shapes, sizes and styles and were absolutely thrilled to receive such a huge donation of clothing from the the Exeter Team Slimming World groups. It’s wonderful to be able to help celebrate the amazing weight losses and the improvements to health that Slimming World members achieve. We’re delighted that they’ve chosen to use their slimming success to raise money for Cancer Research UK – it makes a real difference to our fundraising efforts and it’s good to raise awareness that being overweight increases cancer risk too. ”

Anyone who’d like to lose weight and join Slimming World’s Big Clothes Throw is welcome at the groups, which meets on various days throughout the week. To find out more visit www.slimmingworld.com, visit the Exeter Slimming World page on Facebook or call Penni Ball, Exeter Team Manager on 07792 358231.