A Harrogate clothing store has raised thousands of pounds to help homeless people by selling charity jumpers.
Sara Shaw, who owns womenswear shop Violet on Cheltenham Mount, created the “HGTE” brand and regularly updates the range with new colours and styles.
The shop donates £10 from each sale to the Harrogate Homeless Project, which has benefited to the tune of more than £10,000 so far.
The local charity uses the money for accommodation costs and to help homeless people get back on their feet.
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Not only has the clothing range raised funds but it has also sparked other charitable activities, such as bike rides.
It all started as a one-off for Christmas in 2016 but Sara told the Stray Ferret that sales have recently started to ramp up:
“We are now selling lots of the jumpers. It is just word of mouth really because people like the quality of the product.
“I also genuinely love it if I am driving into work and I let some people cross the road and they have got one of these jumpers on.
“We also give £10 from the sale of each sweatshirt which is a lot of money to give to charity, so people really feel they are making a difference.”
The sweatshirts cost £60 and the hoodies cost £75. They are unisex and only available to purchase from the Violet store in Harrogate.
