Oxfam calls for unwanted diamonds

By Emma Maier, Third Sector Online, 30 May 2008

Oxfam is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its charity shop chain by asking the public to donate unwanted diamond jewellery for sale in its shops.

Oxfam ’s first shop , opened in Oxford on 31 May 1948, was among the UK’s first charity shops. The diamond campaign to celebrate the diamond anniversary was the brainchild of Oxfam shop founder Joe Mitty , who died last year. The charity has launched the Joe Mitty Award for...

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