COMMUNITY THRIFT SHOPPE OPENING - NEED DONATIONS!!
The Community Thrift Shoppe will open Monday, June 9 and will be located at 106 East 3rd Avenue (old Hearts and Hands Hospice Thrift Store location - across from City Hall). This is a temporary location until another building can be secured. Collections of donations will be start Wednesday, June 4 from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m. Items needed are spring and summer clothing, household items, books, children’s toys; please no appliances and furniture at this time. Once another location is secured, appliances and furniture will be considered depending on condition.
Store hours for the present will be:
Monday 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Friday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Starting in July we will also be open on Saturday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Please contact one of the following if you have questions, need donations picked up or arrangements made to leave donations: Sandy Carroll, 932-6457; Grayce Sivigny, 932-4739 or 930-1645; or Jan Counter, 932-4159. If you would like to volunteer to work in the store, or if you would like to make a monetary donation, please call Jan Counter. The store is non-profit. Proceeds about and beyond the store’s operational costs will go to the Food Bank.
It is the intention of a group of concerned citizens, spearheaded by the Community Development Action Group, to open and operate the Community Thrift Shoppe, Food Bank, and Commodities program all under one roof. If you know of any available buildings that would house all three, please contact one of the above or Suzanne Wilson 932-5185 or Dale Garrett 932-3090.