28/12/2024
This is Joe Mitty “the grandfather of charity shops”. His motto was “If you donate it, we can sell it” and he turned a single Oxfam shop into a nationwide network, powered by thousands of incredible volunteers. Joe received an MBE, and a Pride of Britain award, which he dedicated to Oxfam shop volunteers – of whom he said:
"Volunteers were the bedrock of the organisation and still are the most important ingredient in the fabric of Oxfam. They offer diversity of opinion, of talent and goodwill. They truly are ambassadors in the best possible way"
Joe died on 30 September 2007, but his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for fighting inequality and injustice in the world live on through his legacy in every one of Oxfam's high street shops. 💚