The Diamond Fanatic: Oxfam Celebrates Diamond Anniversary

To celebrate its diamond anniversary, Oxfam is calling for diamond and jewellery donations, as well as more 'diamond' volunteers to join the organisation.

60 years have passed since Oxfam opened its first charity shop in 1948. The well known charity now boasts a network of 730 shops, staffed by more than 20,000 volunteers. It has raised more than £500 million during that time.

The Oxfam shop founder, Joe Mitty, was an incredible entrepreneur, and it was his plan to ask the public for diamonds to celebrate the milestone anniversary.

Joe Mitty also recognised that the charity's real 'diamonds' were the volunteers, so an annual event was launched, known as 'Volunteer Week', which this year is being held 1st - 7th June. This is a great opportunity to raise awareness about the great work done by the volunteers, and call for more volunteers to donate their time and energy to the cause.

Model and Oxfam supporter Yasmin Le Bon said: “This is a great opportunity to donate your unwanted jewellery and make a real difference to so many lives.”

Watch a video starring the late Joe Mitty, telling the story of how it all started.

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