Turnout may have been small at Oakdale Win on Waste on Saturday 18 November at Oakdale Library, but four carrier bags of milk bottle tops will be helping to raise funds for Gift of Sight. Five other good causes are also benefitting from donations.
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Thirty three donate at Creekmoor Win on Waste
We received donations from 33 people at November’s Win on Waste session in Creekmoor Library on Saturday 11th. Top donation this month was 21 bags of newspapers/magazines and junk mail. All donations have helped 8 good causes.

Canford Heath Win on Waste help 9 Good Causes in November
We received donations from 66 people at our Win on Waste session held at Canford Heath Library on 11 November. In addition, 10 Poole Hospital Departments donated items such a milk bottle tops. Donations of newspapers topped the list with 29 bags going to support the Dorset Community Foundation.
Our bin is full and ready to send off for recycling!
Over the past few weeks we have been saving aerosol deodorant cans and these have been kindly stored for us at Rossmore Leisure Centre. The good news is the oil drum is now full, so a big thanks to all our Win on Waste donors and users of the Leisure Centre for all their used cans. Photo shows the dedication of three Leisure Centre staff as they stand in the rain in the dark to show off the full drum for our photo!

72 donate at Broadstone Win on Waste
Broadstone had another great session on 4 November at Broadstone Library with donations received from 72 people. 12 good causes have benefited from the items which included 42 carrier bags of milk bottle tops!
November Win on Waste Sessions
Win on Waste sessions take place during November on the following Saturdays:
Broadstone 4th Broadstone Library 10-11am
Canford Heath 11th Canford Heath Library 10-11amm
Creekmoor 11th Creekmoor Library 11.30am-12.30pm
Oakdale 18th Oakdale Library 10.30am-12noon
Southbourne tbc
Westbourne 25th Westbourne Library 10-11am
West Howe 25th Henry Brown Youth Centre 2-4pm
Seven good causes helped at Westbourne Win on Waste
31 people donated items at Westbourne Win on Waste at Westbourne Library on Saturday 28 October and their donations have helped 7 good causes.
Nick and Janet show off some of them. 
Oakdale Win on Waste donors help 7 good causes
Donations were received from 27 people at the second Oakdale Win on Waste session on 21 October at Oakdale Library. Items included milk bottle tops, ring pulls and biscuit wrappers. All items will go to help 7 good causes.

Bournemouth Win on Waste 18 October
We ran our first Bournemouth Win on Waste on Wednesday 18 October at Bournemouth Library. Together with donations from library staff and four donors at the session the donated items will now be helping 6 good causes.
Quiz night at the Sweet Home Inn
We raised £92 at our literary/culture quiz night on 16 October at the Sweet Home Inn. And the winners were….. Black Pug Books. Thanks to two of our trustees, Nick for being the quiz master and Jo for keeping score and to Brittany Ferries for donating a £100 voucher as a raffle prize. Here are the winners holding up their prizes.