Caring for people and planet: a donation of hundreds of eye masks and lip balms helps three charities deliver community projects
Since joining A Good Thing in 2024, the team at Bio Laboratories has donated hundreds of brilliant items via our platform. In this blog we hear from Sue at Bio Laboratories on the impact joining A Good Thing has had on the businesses and how the donation of eye masks and lip balms has helped three charities.
Sustainable supporter
Our mission at A Good Thing is to reduce the number of items that are sent to landfill by diverting them to good causes. We connect charities right across the UK with businesses that have items to give away. Bio Laboratories is one of the fantastic businesses signed up to our platform as a paying supporter, and it is also a BPMA (British Promotional Merchandise Association) member.
Sue from Bio Laboratories told us that since joining A Good Thing:
“We have donated a wide range of products including toiletry bags, lip balms, eye masks, bubble bath, hand sanitisers and toothpaste – to name just a few items. We find the process through A Good Thing very easy.”
By listing the firm’s excess products on the A Good Thing platform, Sue explained that they “avoid them going into landfill while supporting several charities. We endeavour to spread the donations across a wide range of charities including those tackling homelessness and poverty; hospices; and cancer and mental health charities.”
We asked Sue about the impact of joining A Good Thing on Bio Laboratories:
“It has had a great impact on the business: our customers appreciate what we do and the whole team here are involved and enjoy hearing what we do.”
Restful night’s sleep
The team at Bio Laboratories has recently donated 150 sleep eye masks and 720 lip balms, which were matched with three grateful charities.
The sleep eye masks were matched with Waythrough, a charity providing free, confidential support for people experiencing issues with their mental health, with alcohol and drugs, and with housing and related areas. Waythrough offers a range of services – from help with employment and training, to support with mental health and supported housing. The sleep eye masks will be given to residents to ensure they can get a restful night’s sleep.
Care for the community
The lip balms listed by Bio Laboratories were donated to Step Up MCR. Step Up MCR is a charity based in North Manchester which supports community health and wellbeing projects through the power of local giving. Step Up MCR will be using the lip balms to put inside 'care kits'. These are small kits given to those undergoing cancer treatment or those who may be immunocompromised in North Manchester. The kits contain mini first aid kits, tea bags, lip balms, hand creams and other wellbeing products.
A gift for everyone
For over 150 years, the Together Trust has been championing and caring for people with disabilities, autism and complex health needs, as well as providing life-changing support for care-experienced people. The lip balms were added to gift parcels for the young people supported by the charity. As part of the Trust’s Christmas Appeal, it made sure every young person in its services received a gift over the festive period.
Calling other businesses!
These three matches show the impact that donations can have on charities and the people they support. As Bio Laboratories has shown, a business committed to reducing its environmental impact can have a positive impact on people – as well as the planet. If you’re ready to take a positive step towards being a more sustainable business, sign up to A Good Thing today for free.