Magpie Charity

Magpie is a social enterprise-based project being delivered by Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action with two distinct social purposes:To support families in crisis by donating goods which will enable them to set up a new home. This might include families facing financial crisis, or women and children fleeing from domestic violence. To support the Net Zero agenda, by diverting goods from landfill and selling them through our shop, whilst promoting the importance of a reduce, reuse, recycle culture. In the last 6 months, we have donated good ranging from sofas, beds and wardrobes to cutlery, crockery, and small electrical goods (PAT tested) to 17 families who have found themselves in crisis situations across the south of Aberdeenshire. During the last 12 months, we estimate that c.10,000 people have visited the Magpie shops at the Tillybrake Industrial Estate in Banchory, with 20,507 items being sold which might otherwise have been sent to landfill. Additionally, all items that we sell are donated to us by the general public, and any money raised from the sale of goods supports the Magpie operation, allowing us to gift more items to those who are in need. We also work in partnership with a foodbank to deliver parcels to families in need. Magpie (Previously The Box Room) has be around for over 20 years, helping reduce items from landfill, reuse and gifting. We are hoping to continue reducing our  caron footprint through potential community projects. Magpie covers Aberdeenhire South, although we do occasionally cover City and North.