{"id":17569,"date":"2017-02-21T15:43:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=17569"},"modified":"2017-02-21T15:43:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:43:59","slug":"popworld-runs-night-collect-clothes-cardiff-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/02\/21\/popworld-runs-night-collect-clothes-cardiff-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"Popworld runs night to collect clothes for Cardiff homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A CITY centre nightclub held a Help the Homeless night this week, encouraging clubbers to donate clothes, food and money for a local charity.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Popworld Cardiff, on St Mary Street, offered free entry to anybody who donated a clean pair of socks and pants or a tin of food. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The event raised \u00a3200 and saw more than 100 items of clothing being donated.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All proceeds will be donated to the Huggard Centre, a homeless shelter in Cardiff.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ralph Walker-Smith, spokesman\u00a0for the Huggard Centre, was grateful.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said: \u201cThe support of the Cardiff community is extremely important to achieving our long-term goals in helping the homeless. A huge thank-you to Popworld and all its clients for supporting Huggard.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A similar event was held in Popworld in December. Th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">e club asked people to bring tins of food for the homeless in exchange for free entry. They received 230 tins and Jason Russell, Popworld\u2019s marketing manager, said it was this success that inspired the club to do more throughout the year. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen we first set out to do a charity night in aid of the homeless we just did not want it to be a one-trick pony,\u201d he said.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Popworld plans to hold the next event in the summer.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt would be a great opportunity if we could get students involved as well,\u201d said Mr Russell.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs a venue we want to help as much as we can and make a difference to a homeless person\u2019s life. The only way we can achieve this is with the support of our customers and also the media spreading the word not to ignore a homeless person. Everyone has a story to tell about how they became homeless. We should not judge a book by its cover.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Russell said: \u201cEverything helps and it gives satisfaction to know you have helped a homeless person survive another day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CITY centre nightclub held a Help the Homeless night this week, encouraging clubbers to donate clothes, food and money for a local charity. Popworld Cardiff, on St Mary Street, offered free entry to anybody who donated a clean pair of socks and pants or a tin of food. The event raised \u00a3200 and saw more than 100 items of clothing being donated.\u00a0All proceeds will be donated to the Huggard Centre, a homeless shelter in Cardiff. 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