St. Vincent De Paul of Broadus is moving
August 9, 2018
After much discussion over many months, the St. Vincent Board faced two options: move the store or shut its doors. We have decided to move, although the vote was not unanimous. The new location will be in the Wool Building, next to the library. HOWEVER, we will not be able to stay open without more volunteers AND customers.
Regarding volunteers, we are not asking for a rigid commitment of your time. We are willing and able to work with anyone’s schedule and desires. A couple hours once a week? A couple hours once a month? If the jobs are parceled out among many, we can keep the store clean, organized, attractive, and full of treasures.
If trained as a sorter of incoming donations, one can work for however long, whenever the store is open. If you are willing to run the till and visit with customers, one could take a regular shift of 3-4 hours (or less) OR sign up as a substitute. (Bring a friend to keep you company if you wish. It’s a great opportunity to visit while lending us a hand.)
If you like to work with fabric, we really need someone to price and keep our supply organized. It would be a great job for a quilter!
Are you willing to refold our shelves of pants now and then? That would be great as folks seldom put them back the way they found them.
If we make room for books, we need a bookworm to organize and monitor that area. Whatever your interest, I’m sure we could use your help.
A lot of people have said that they got really bored last winter, so give us a try and get out of the house now and then! We think you’ll look forward to your outings!
Since our target date for a completed move is October 1, we would really appreciate receiving NO NEW DONATIONS until we are in the new store at the Wool Building. Thanks for helping us out in that department.
To facilitate the move, we will be running specials and sales between now and October 1 on our summer inventory, as we’ll hope to reopen with fall/winter clothing.
Stop by with ideas for the new store and let us know if you might like to join the St. V’s Crew!
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