With a Fair Friday weekend in November 2021 and a Christmas fundraiser, the leather goods manufacturer PICARD collected a total of 6,500 euros. The money goes to the Subarna Bhumi Foundation (SBF) in Bangladesh.
Among other things, 20% of the sales that PICARD was able to generate in its online shop on the Fair Friday weekend (26 to 29 November 2021) flowed into the donation sum. The company also donated 1 euro for each participant in its four advent competitions on Instagram and Facebook. In December, bookmarks for five euros were also available in the online shop, in the retail stores and in the factory outlet, with 50% of the proceeds going to the donation pot. The bookmarks are lovingly made by hand in Germany and are made from 100% leather leftovers.
The leather goods manufacturer from Obertshausen opened a factory in Bangladesh back in the 1990s and has maintained close ties with the local people ever since. “With the proceeds to the SBF organization, children are supported who have not previously had the opportunity for education. With this we want to give as many children as possible the chance to go to school and develop further”, says Georg Picard, Managing Director of PICARD Lederwaren GmbH & Co. KG.
About PICARD
The family company PICARD was founded in 1928 and is currently in its fourth generation. The naturalness of the materials, the tradition of craftsmanship and creativity in design are particularly important to PICARD. The bags are made in the company’s own production facilities in the best tradition of fine bag making. The brand image stands for a sense of style, curiosity and the joy of living in the here and now and enjoying life with all the challenges it offers.