The SAINTs charity shop is hosting an online book auction in an effort to raise major funds for animal welfare organisations.
South Africa (08 August 2024) – Hundreds of really good reads are up for auction on the SAINTs Buy the Book Facebook page. The funds will help the animal welfare organisations regularly supported by the award-winning charity shop.
SAINTs raises funds for various charities by selling second-hand and preloved (sometimes even new) goods in its charity shop. The book auction is an exciting one, especially for collectors and bookworms.
The team’s work not only gives a second life to unwanted or unused items, such as clothing, furniture, books, and more; the funds raised by selling these items are then used as additional income for animal welfare organisations that are listed as beneficiaries with SAINTs.
SAINTs beneficiaries:
- Animal Allies
- Border Collie Rescue SA
- CLAW
- CO-SANC
- Dogtown South Africa
- The Dogs Trust
- Friend of the Rottweiler
- Rescue & Re-home South Africa
- Greyhound Welfare SA
- Pawesome Wacky Whiskers Rescue and Rehoming
- Spaniel Welfare Sa
How SAINTs Saves Animals
While the acronym means “Supporting Animals In Needy Times”, anyone who knows the organisation agrees that SAINTs is run and supported by people who save, shelter and sterilise animals out of a deep love for them and their ongoing well-being at all times.
SAINTs was founded in 2008 by Vivienne Elliott and her son Jordan. They started small and hosted a book sale to help well-known animal shelter FORA to purchase food for their many shelter animals. They were able to handover over R5,000 to FORA.
They started selling donated goods and using the funds to support animal welfare organisations. It was heartwarming seeing the money raised, go directly towards the animals they loved so dearly.
SAINTs was formalised as a non-profit company (NPC) in 2012 with two co-directors; the SAINTs journey grew from book sales to clothing, ornaments and oddment sales – and much more. In 2012, the SAINTs Charity Shop was opened at North Riding Square, Bellairs Drive, Northriding.
You can check out the online charity shop here or visit them between 10 am and 3 pm at shop 19a, Northriding Square, Cnr Bellairs and Blandford Dr, North Riding.
You can find all the books on auction here. Happy reading x
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