Monday, August 31, 2015

   Largest collection of clothes for donations: OMO and Comfort Break Guinness World Records record

   ABU DHABI, UAE -- OMO and Comfort, Unilever's leading fabric cleaning and fabric conditioning brands, have set theworld record title again for the largest collection of clothes for donations through their 'Share A Touch Of Love This Ramadan' campaign in UAE in partnership with Emirates Red Crescent; last year the record was set at 146,411 items and this time over 153,240 clothes were collected, washed with OMO and Comfort and donated to the less fortunate with the help of Emirates Red Crescent, according to the World Record Academy.

  Photo: The Emirates Red Crescent, in collaboration with the OMO and Comfort, Unilever's leading fabric cleaning and fabric conditioning brands, has set the Guinness World Records title again for the largest collection of clothes for donation to the poor. Last year the record was set at 146,411 items and this time over 153,240 clothes were collected, washed with OMO and Comfort and donated to the less fortunate with the help of Emirates Red Crescent. (enlarge photo)

  The Guinness World Records' record for the largest collection of clothes for donation consists of 153,240 items, and was achieved by Comfort and OMO (Unilever Gulf FZE) (UAE) which was verified in Dubai, UAE, on 16 August 2015. The donation was accepted by UAE Red Crescent.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest donation of school supplies in 24 hours; it is 4,571 kg (10,077 lb 5.28 oz) and was achieved by Alanoud Alzaid and Nama Charity (both Saudi Arabia), in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on 5 March 2015.

    The collection drive started at the beginning of Ramadan, June 14th and continued till July 25th, 2015. The donations were collected through in-mall stands where people could drop off their clothes as well as through a direct line where consumers could call to have a representative pick up the apparel from their homes.

    Last year the Guinness World Records world record was set at 146,411 items and this time over 153,240 clothes were collected, washed with OMO and Comfort and donated to the less fortunate with the help of Emirates Red Crescent.

    The donations were collected through in-mall stands where people could drop off their clothes as well as through a direct line where consumers could call to have a representative pick up the apparel from their homes.

    "This is the sixth year we run the campaign 'Share a touch of love' in the UAE and every year we witness a remarkable increase in the number of people giving back. It has become a household Ramadan charitable act that consumers await and love to take part in.
     We would like to thank the people of the UAE who have supported the campaign passionately and helped us break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title two years in a row" said Ageel Angawi, Vice President Marketing, Foods, Refreshments, Homecare, Unilever North Africa and Middle East.

     "The Share A Touch of Love campaign is in line with the spirit of Ramadan and Unilever's Sustainable Living Plan initiatives through which we try to improve the societies/communities we live in." added Angawi.

   "We are extremely happy with the response received from the people of the UAE this year. This campaign truly embodies the spirit of giving in Ramadan and is another proof of the great values rooted in the people living in this country.
    Those donations will help several people in need and we will continue with the help of our partners to support the nations that require our attention and focus on reaching to as many people as we can.
     We look forward to another successful partnership with Unilever next year and to promote the different aspects of humanitarian work that we do." said Mr. Mohammad Abdullah Alhaj Al Zarouni, General Manager of the Dubai branch of the UAE Red Crescent.
   
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