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1/. "If you're cold, take one. If you can help, leave one"

#TakeOneLeaveOne isn't a charity or an organisation - it's an idea

Why not set up a #TOLO rail wherever you are, offering warm clothes to those in need?

We'll send you a free banner

See interview with @AlStewartOBE👇
2/. Over the last 5 years, #TakeOneLeaveOne has grown from a single rail - set up during the 2018 freeze dubbed the Beast From The East - to 150+ rails across the UK & beyond

This year @Take1_Leave1 was given a Local Heroes Award & ÂŁ250 by @belVita owned by multinational
@MDLZ
3/. Our ambition - a #TakeOneLeaveOne rail on every high street

It would be great if @Shelter @crisis_uk @SalvArmyIHQ @save_children @oxfamgb etc could put #TOLO rails outside their charity shops or supermarkets @sainsburys @tesco @asda @coopuk
etc could put one in their foyer
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1/. “If you're cold, take one. If you can help, leave one"

5 years ago, #TakeOneLeaveOne launched our first rail

Since then, 150+ have sprouted across the UK

On Friday, with temperatures plummeting, we’re having our press launch 1-2pm, at @ToloVauxhall
2/. Intended originally for homeless people & rough sleepers, #TakeOneLeaveOne now provides warm clothes for anyone facing winter hardship

Why not set up a #TOLO rail where you are?

We can send you a banner & help find local volunteers

See TakeOneLeaveOne.org for info👇
3/. Last year, almost 1,000 people in Britain died while experiencing homelessness

The #CostOfLivingCrisis is impacting almost everyone

@Take1_Leave1 is a sticky plaster NOT a solution but with temperatures set up hit -6 degrees, why not get involved?👇
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1/. For too long, homelessness has been explained as the failure of the individual to cope with the stresses & strains of life

We see it for what it is: a failure of the state to guarantee equality of opportunity, equal access to essential services to all amnesty.org.uk/resources/amne…
2/. "England’s housing and homelessness system is effectively a gruelling obstacle course

Many fail to get past the first barrier because they are not considered eligible for homelessness support

Others fall through trap doors along the way"
@AmnestyUK
amnesty.org.uk/files/2022-06/…
3/. Three in 10 fear homelessness within five years due to housing costs, according to an @AmnestyUK survey.

Unless housing is rightfully recognised as a basic legal human right, there is no way to hold the Government to account for its woeful failings.
standard.co.uk/news/uk/englan…
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“If you’re cold, take one
If you can help, leave one.”

Brighton’s #TakeOneLeaveOne rail is on the corner of Ship St & North Rd

If you’re in need of warm clothes, come down & help yourself

If you can help, drop off some warm clothes

They also need volunteers

See #TOLOBrighton
“This is a brilliant thing!”

Music legend @guypratt who had played with the likes of @pinkfloyd @davidgilmour @Madonna @IggyPop @bryanferry @Icehouseband @nickmasondrums etc, came down to the Brighton #TakeOneLeaveOne rail today to drop off some warm clothes for those in need.
To set up a #TakeOneLeaveOne rail where you are:

1. Get a rail

2. Find good location (ideally covered)

3. Get permission of locals/shopkeepers

4. Make a sign, ask us for a free one or order one 4 ÂŁ30

5. Hang up warm clothes @BoyGeorge @MassiveAttackUK
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1/. In 2018, when freezing temperatures hit, we put a clothes rail outside a church with a sign:

IF YOU'RE COLD, TAKE ONE

IF YOU CAN HELP, LEAVE ONE

What happened next was miraculous

Four years on, this simple, sticky idea is still going & is spreading #TakeOneLeaveOne #TOLO
2/. If you’re feeling the cold tonight, image what’s like to be homeless, sleeping rough or struggling to heat your home

Why not drop off some warm clothes at your nearest #TakeOneLeaveOne rail or set up a #TOLO rail where you are?

See @Take1_Leave1👇
Insta @take_one_leaveOne
3/. To set up a #TakeOneLeaveOne rails

1 Get a rail
2 Find good location
3 Getđź‘Ť/help from locals
4 Make a sign or order one from print@adelphigraphics.com ÂŁ30+p&p
5 Hang clothes
6 Make it COVID safe
7 Contact local media
8 Post on social media #TOLO+
See TakeOneLeaveOne.org
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1/. In 2018, inspired by this tweet👇from the Taco Stop, Texas, I put out a call for space to set up a #TakeOneLeaveOne rail to provide warm clothes for anyone who needs them in winter

A London church - & local shop keepers - agreed to house it for a week
2/. I got a #TakeOneLeaveOne sign printed & attached it to a rail outside the church near my office & filled a rail with warm clothes

What happened next was miraculous

Instead of staying a week, it stayed 3 months & came every winter

& the idea spread
3/. The concept is so simple

As freezing temperatures hit, anyone anywhere can put out a rail & either make their own sign or order one for ÂŁ20 from alan@adelphigraphics.com

And - thanks to media & SM coverage - #TakeOneLeaveOne rails started popping up around the UK...& beyond
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IF YOU'RE COLD, TAKE ONE

IF YOU CAN HELP, LEAVE ONE

This winter, #TakeOneLeaveOne rails offer warm clothes to anyone who needs them

This is #TOLOFinchleyRd today

Rails launched this weekend:
#TOLOBrixton
#TOLOFinsburyPark
#TOLOBristol
#TOLOBexleyHeath

See @Take1_Leave1
Big thanks to #BernieSanders for donating his mittens to the #TakeOneLeaveOne rail🤣

To set up a rail where you are:

1 Get a rail
2 Find a location
3 Getđź‘Ťfrom locals
4 Make/order a sign (ÂŁ20)
5 Hang clothes
6 Make it #COVID safe
7 Set up a Twitter/Insta (@TOLO + your location)
When #TakeOneLeaveOne launched three winters ago, it was to share an idea to show how everyone could help rough sleepers & homeless people in their communities

With #COVID19 greater hardship, #TOLO is now providing warm clothes to ANYONE who needs them👇
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1/. As freezing temperatures hit, we put a clothes rail outside a church with a sign:

IF YOU'RE COLD, TAKE ONE

IF YOU CAN HELP, LEAVE ONE

What happened next was miraculous

The rail filled with warm clothes

Rough sleepers helped themselves

The rail was replenished every day
2/. We'd asked the church & surrounding shops permission to keep the rail there for 2 weeks to see how it went

It ended up staying for 4 months & returned each winter...& the idea spread

#TakeOneLeaveOne rails popped up around the UK, US, Canada & beyond
metro.co.uk/2019/02/07/kin…
3/. The idea for a #TakeOneLeaveOne in the UK came in 2018 from a Tweet by a woman who'd set up a rail outside her taco store in Texas

She'd got the idea after seeing a similar concept in Mexico

It shows the power of an idea

A simple idea that is both needed & "sticky". #TOLO
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As freezing temperatures grip the UK, #TakeOneLeaveOne rails are popping up around the country

It’s big on Insta but some are even on Twitter
@PeckhamTolo
@ToloVauxhall
@ToloNewcastle

Rails are manned by #COVID19 monitors to ensure distancing & sanitizing measures are followed
#TakeOneLeaveOne - now in its fourth year - is a simple way for you to help #homeless people, rough sleepers & anyone in need

Why not drop off a coat/gloves/hat at your nearest #TOLO rail

You could also set up a rail where you are

Order a banner for £20 or make your own👇
⚠️ @Take1_Leave1 operate a strictly #COVID19 secure environment

🦠 • Only donate clean/washed items

• Wear a mask when visiting

• Use Sanitiser provide on arrival

• Help yourself to Mask/Disposable Gloves on arrival

• Respect social distance of others
#TakeOneLeaveOne
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As freezing temperatures grip the UK, Europe & US, why not set-up a #TakeOneLeaveOne rail where you are?

In London, the Peckham #TOLO rail is back tmw & also rails in Vauxhall, Finchley Rd & several coming soon

In UK: Manchester, Newcastle, Prestwich etc
timeout.com/london/news/do…
If you’re by Peckham library tmw why not drop off some warm clothes at the #TakeOneLeaveOne rail, 11-3pm

Or why not set up a rail where you are?

We can send you a banner!
@BigIssue
@itvlondon
@BBCTimDonovan
@LBCNews
@TimesRadio
@southlondonpres
@peckhampeculiar @EveningStandard ImageImage
Apparently we’re “big on Instagram”

Check out @PeckhamTolo

See #TakeOneLeaveOne
#VauxhallTOLO
#PeckhamTOLO
#NewcastleTOLO
#PortsmouthTOLO
#ManchesterTOLO

If there isn’t one near you, they may be coming OR why not set up your own where you are?

We can call out volunteers... Image
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1/. As freezing temperatures hit, we put a clothes rail outside a church with a sign:

IF YOU'RE COLD, TAKE ONE

IF YOU CAN HELP, LEAVE ONE

What happened next was miraculous

The rail filled with warm clothes

Rough sleepers helped themselves

The rail was replenished every day
2/. We'd asked the church & surrounding shops permission to keep the rail there for 2 weeks to see how it went

It ended up staying for 4 months & returned each winter...& the idea spread

#TakeOneLeaveOne rails popped up around the UK, US, Canada & beyond
metro.co.uk/2019/02/07/kin…
3/. The idea came from a Tweet I'd seen in 2017 from a woman who'd set up a rail outside her taco store in Texas

She'd got the idea after seeing a similar concept in Mexico

It shows the power of an idea

A simple idea that is necessary & "sticky" #TOLO
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"If you're cold, take one. If you can help, leave one"

With freezing temperatures hitting the UK, & forecasters predicting this could be the coldest winter in eight years, why not help #TakeOneLeaveOne?

Drop off warm clothes to your local #TOLO rail or set one up where you are.
To set up a #TakeOneLeaveOne rail where you are, all you need to do is:

1 Get a rail

2 Find good location (ideally covered) outside a church/town hall/shop/underpass

3 Get permission of locals/shopkeepers

4 Make a sign/order one for ÂŁ30 or DM me

5 Hang up warm clothes #TOLO
Thanks for spreading the word & helping homeless people & rough sleepers to stay warm this winter

We got the idea for #TakeOneLeaveOne from a woman in the US who got the idea from Mexico

#TOLO is not a solution to homelessness. But it is sadly needed.
voanews.com/europe/mexican…
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