I was invited by Ballyholme PTA to join in with their end of year uniform sale.

The sale was well placed in the outdoor classroom in the playground and as a result caught the passing parents picking up children.

The sale raised about £70 for the PTA in about 1 ½ hours.

It raised some interesting conversations.

Parent don’t pick up the older kids, they walk home. The majority of items sold were for the younger children.

The embroidered items where more popular than the basic shirts, skirts and blouses.

I was really pleased that the parents that used it didn’t question the idea of buying or using second hand items. The convenience and price was the winning combination that brought the parents in. The support to the PTA was also  important.

The advertising for this event was minimal. A few banners and posters could be a good resource that the school could borrow from my project to  highlight the event.

This was a great opportunity to see school uniform reuse in action and  who  engages with it.

Thanks to Lisa and Sam for eating me gatecrash!