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Store expands hours, selection |
About the store |
How to volunteer |
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Current hours: Monday through Friday, 9 AM - 3
PM
We're also open from 9 AM - 12 Noon on the first and third
Saturday of each month
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The Opportunity Knocks Thrift Store would not be possible
without the generosity of community donors,
who donate pre-owned goods and/or their time to help operate the store. |
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Thrift Store celebrates first year anniversary with
expanded hours and retail space
In October, 2011
when we first opened the Opportunity Knocks Thrift Store, we honestly
didnt know what to expect. Over the course of the past year, we have been
overwhelmed with the level of support from the community, both with donated
items and with customer patronage. Within six months of opening, we
expanded our retail space to the second floor, with an expanded assortment
of clothing for customers of all varieties. We also listened to your suggestions
for expanded hours of operation, which now included hours on every other
Saturday. So stop in
shop
and walk
away with some great bargains, while knowing you did something good for your community!
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About the Opportunity Knocks Thrift Store |
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Opportunity
Knocks features a variety of new or pre-owned clothing,
appliances, furniture, kitchenware, decorations, and a whole lot more at
very affordable prices. Be sure to stop by often, as new inventory is
added daily. |
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We've recently expanded our retail space to the second
level, which now houses clothing for a variety of ages from infants to
adults. |
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Books for all ages arrive on a regular
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We offer a selection of stuffed
animals for children, all clean and gently used. |
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Handbags are offered at attractive prices. |
Housewares are priced to move quickly,
with inventory changing daily. We also offer an assortment of
furniture and electronics, including televisions. |
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The store officially opened its doors to the
public in the autumn of 2011, and features a variety of new and pre-owned
furniture, household appliances, kitchenware, clothing, toys, books,
decorations and
electronics. The store is
located in the historic Crystal View Building at the corner of State Route
812 and Artz Road in the hamlet of New Bremen. A generous donation
from the Northern New
York Community Foundation made the start up of the store possible. According to Beverly Howlett, Family Services Program
Manager, the idea for a thrift store originated from the former Furniture Barn
program at Opportunities, in which the agency accepted donations of pre-owned
furniture from the public and distributed it to residents who were in need.
However, some donors also donated pots, pans, wall hangings and other items
with their furniture, leaving the agency with a growing inventory of
perfectly usable items for redistribution. The economy is tough, and
everyone is looking for ways to make ends meet; we thought this was a
natural progression for the program. Plus, it's all about recycling
and reusing things and keeping them out of landfills, said Ms. Howlett.
While there are other thrift stores in the area,
the intent of the store is to simply provide another place for people to purchase low-priced
goods as a service to our community, and not to compete with anyone else. Why throw anything away when
there is someone out there that could use these products? said Ms. Howlett.
Donor generosity is key in the store's success, both
in terms of donated items and volunteer time. "The goal is to ultimately
to run the store with volunteers", said Ms. Howlett. New
inventory is arriving each day, with items aggressively priced to move
quickly. Net proceeds from the store help support current or
future services for low-income residents of Lewis County.
Anyone interested in donating items or volunteering at the
store is asked to call Shauna Farney at 376-2981.
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Opportunity Knocks Loves Its Volunteers! |
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The store relies on the generosity of
volunteers, who donate their time to process incoming donations and operate
the store, all for the worthy cause of providing a resource for folks in the
community to obtain used items affordably. There's always plenty to
do, so if you'd like to become a volunteer for the store, give us a call at
376-2981 or
email us!
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"I enjoy helping people, and you can
volunteer whatever hours you want. We have a great bunch, so come join
us and have some fun!" |
"I wanted to volunteer
and saw this in the local paper.
I enjoy it, and I don't have to drive far." |
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- Ann |
- Peg |
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