18th December 2024
By Holly Turner
As we near the end of 2024, we’ve taken a look back at the year.
In particular, our charity commitment.
In 2024, LOOS FOR DOs have donated £1,692.78 to charity. We feel immensely proud to be serving our local community and beyond in this way.
Here’s a couple of ways we’re supporting charities, both local and loo related!!
Raising awareness for Bowel Cancer:
In October 2023, we learnt that one of our customers had lost her husband to Bowel Cancer and from this, we learnt that Bowel Cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the UK. If caught early enough, it is often curable. Early diagnosis can save your life.
In 2024, LOOS FOR DOs introduced a sticker inside each of our portable plastic toilets that has a QR code that takes you direct to the NHS website for the symptoms of Bowel Cancer.
We broke it down and worked out that in one year, our Eco loos are hired out over 7500 times across Surrey & Hampshire. This means, that if each loo is used to capacity, these stickers could potentially be seen by over half a million people each year!
Local Food Bank support:
Bordon Food Bank operates independently, is run entirely by volunteers and all the donations are made by local businesses, and the public. We learnt that this food bank supports an average of 130 families in need of a helping hand on a weekly basis! That’s an average of 520 packs per week and 6240 a year! That is a lot of supplies needed for a lot of people in need!
When most people think about Food Bank support, hygiene essentials are usually forgotten about, which is where LOOS FOR DOs comes in. LOOS FOR DOs have been making monthly deliveries for the duration of 2024. In total we have supplied 1,728 loo rolls so far and we’ll be continuing to do so for the foreseeable future.
Looking ahead, LOOS FOR DOs are excited to continue our charitable efforts and forge relationships within our community.
Thanks to all our customers for being part of the journey! Stay tuned for our future updates.
🚽 To learn more about the symptoms of Bowel Cancer, visit these helpful links: NHS Bowel Cancer Symptoms or Bowel Cancer UK
🚽 Read our Bowel Cancer Awareness Month’s blog from April 2024
🚽Email the #LOOCREW today to discuss your upcoming loo hire.