Thunderclouds have silver lining for Highland Hospice as storm-damaged Tesco Extra store at Inshes in Inverness donates almost £20,000 of water-tainted clothing to the charity
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They say every storm cloud has a silver lining – and staff at Highland Hospice would surely agree.
The much-loved charity has been gifted close to £20,000 worth of clothing after a huge thunderstorm wreaked havoc for an Inverness supermarket.
Tesco Extra at Inshes had to close on Sunday after a massive downpour and high winds damaged its roof and sent water cascading through the damaged ceiling.
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Rather than throw out water-damaged goods, kind-hearted staff and management at the store decided to give the items to the local cancer care charity
The deluge of donations is estimated to be worth between £18,000 and £20,000.
All items will be washed and dried before being resold.
Shirlee Lumsden who runs the hospice’s warehouse said: “We are absolutely delighted and so touched to receive such a valuable donation from Tesco.
“The store representatives who handed them over to us said that they chose the hospice as we provide a service that is close to everyone’s hearts.
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“This is such a valuable donation and we can’t express our gratitude enough.
“The crates filled our van twice – incredible. Thank-you Tesco.”
The items donated included women’s clothes such as leggings, jeggings, dresses, tops, jeans, bras, pants, swimsuits and shorts.
There were also kids hoodies, shorts, track suits, t-shirts, baby bibs and sleep suits and a few pairs of men's jeans, sets of towels and bedding.
Tesco was contacted for comment
