OUTREACH

In the year 2022 the Matric Thrift movement started from a Youth group wanting to give back to the community. Cultivating a culture of serving amongst the youth, where one is to get the youth involved in setting up and volunteer on the night.

Thus, the Matric Thrift outreach started to assist matriculates who cannot afford their matric ball outfit and for them to celebrate the closing chapter of their 12-year journey of schooling. Heart is for the matriculant to experience shopping for their own outfit, therefore it is emphasising that the event is for matriculates, and parents can not come on behalf of their children.

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"Going to your matric ball is a celebration of the last 12 years that you have been at school and this thrift store takes a lot of pressure off single parents, grandparents, aunts or anyone who lives with a matriculant,” said organiser Kelly Morkel.

Shoppers can choose from dresses, suits, shoes, ties, jewellery, clutch bags and shirts. The bonus is, you get to keep the clothes.

“It is purely matrics who can choose their outfits, nobody can come and buy clothes,” cautions Morkel.

Who is to run this initiative?

This is a great place to add a tagline.

Dynamic community groups, with the original champion group being a youth groups. Where there are various stakeholders required, to assist with the process to bring about interaction of youth and the elder generation for communities to grow and develop.

Your Team and Responsibilities

Adult Volunteer: Collecting garments, assisting with Drop off point, Donations of clothes from the community.

Seamstress: Quality checks, sowing of garments
Adult & Youth Volunteers: Set-up of the venue
Collecting entrance fee: Adult/ someone who is good with money.
Adult & Youth: allocation of station- dresses, shoes, jewellery, suits
Marketing: Making flyers for advertising

Opportunity for parents to do outreach with their teenagers.
Check out: recording data of matriculant: Name, Surname, School, DOB and contact number
Donor’s: Possible hair, nail and beauty to sponsor voucher for a student. Use it for a competition
(e.g. Check is important if you decide to run the competition)

Events details:

Selection of date: Your youth night days
(i.e. Friday evenings)
2 to 3 hours is the event
Food and drinks can be on sale

WHAT YOU NEED

Clothing railing - Changing Rooms - Dresses
Suits - Jewellery - Shoes - Bags - Décor
Words of affirmation

Costing:

Entry fee per person is R10
R10 get them to choose 1 outfit meaning: 1 dress, 1 pair of schools, 1 set of jewellery etc.

Money raised must go to a good cause

Marketing:

Send on community groups
Share on facebook

Word of mouth

OTHER OUTREACheS

Over the past years, we have been privileged to be a part of these organisations, which are striving to uplift and empower communities through inspiring, interacting and just loving their communities in need.