Cards for Good Causes reopens shop in Exeter

The Cards for Good Causes Shop in Exeter has raised over £250,000 for charities in the past three years. Popping in to Cathedral Close to buy Christmas cards for friends and family has become a local tradition for so many people.  It’s been one of the biggest charity card shops in the UK. This year though has been a challenge with the shop being unable to open.

As lockdown hopefully ends, Cards for Good Causes is to open the doors to a new shop on 3rd December in 6 Paris Street. Strict social distancing and all Covid-19 precautions will be in place to keep everyone safe. There will be lots of space for gifts and a huge array of cards.

The shop will be open seven days a week, 10am-3pm Monday to Saturday and 11am-3pm on Sundays until 23rd December.

Cards for Good Causes supports more than 250 national and local charities, selling the widest choice of Christmas cards. This is normally through over 300 seasonal pop-up shops. In addition to cards, there are advent calendars, Christmas wrapping paper, gift tags and decorations, as well as gifts and toys. This year though half the shops in the country, including Exeter, were unable to safely open, making a huge dent in charities’ valued funds.

In the last 10 years alone, over £40 million has been raised by Cards for Good Causes for UK charities through the generosity of all the loyal customers and the hard work of the volunteers. Everyone wants to keep raising as much money as possible, with at least 70p in every pound from the card sales going to support local and national causes. Charities benefitting include Cancer Research UK, Barnardo’s, British Heart Foundation, Alzheimer’s Society and RNLI, as well as a number of local charities.

Like so many shops, in recent weeks the major charity fundraising shop was faced with closure and the loss of income for all the charities. We all love sending Christmas cards – something that will be even more significant this year. The work of all the charities meanwhile continues with so many people being in need.

Frances Guy, Regional Manager at Cards for Good Causes, said: “Everyone wants to be telling loved ones they are thinking of them. During the Christmas period cards will be even more important. Thanks to all our keen volunteers we are able to run our pop up shop again this year.  It’s in a new location, with a new team and some great new stock. We are looking forward to welcoming our loyal customers back through the doors in Exeter. Buying charity Christmas cards is one of the simplest ways to support good causes this festive season and what better way to spread some festive cheer to family and friends in these difficult times.”

This year there will be some new members of the team. Many of the long serving volunteers having stepped down in view of COVID, so more volunteers are needed. To volunteer contact the Regional Manager, Frances Guy on 07818 441135.

Full details about the full range of cards and gifts can be found at www.cardsforcharity.co.uk where you can also order online with home delivery.