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Create a Community Hub and "Free" Thrift Shop

My name is Heidi and I used to own a vintage/antique shop but it's now been closed down. It was an absolute labor of love and I enjoyed every minute of it but every once in a while I'd have a customer that I could tell couldn't afford an item they really wanted. I felt bad but my prices were always fair and I had bills to pay too. But the worse our economy gets, the more this kind of thing will happen.

So I'm on a mission. I've actually been thinking about this concept for years but I'm finally going to jump off the cliff, so to speak. I'm going to re-open my shop but with a twist...there will be no prices!
My motto will be "Take what you need, Pay what you can." And of course I will need a ton of donations to keep it going so..."Give what you will!"

I need a pretty big space, 2000 square feet at least. And I plan on having furniture, home goods, clothing, etc. Basically what every thrift store has. But I also want it to be a community hub for everyone in every station of life to feel welcome and needed.

So we're going to have a 'community fridge' with non-perishable food available and also a weekly Sunday Dinner for folks to get acquainted.

I'll have a huge lending library and would love to have some sort of book club weekly or monthly.
And for the kids, they'll be a designated play area filled with toys, games, and books, and even storytime.

I also want to have a small classroom area and will need volunteers to teach whatever they want to whoever wants to learn. Art, sewing, knitting, woodworking, scrapbooking, yoga, tai chi...you name it...
Or even more professional classes like resume writing and 'How to get a job'

Of course all of this will be provided by and funded by volunteers and donations. And me!
So all I can promise you who help is a great sense of purpose and pride and love for helping our less fortunate neighbors.
And I can promise those in need a community center filled with hope and love and respect with no judgements or shame and lots of helping hands.

So that's it...my mission. And my ask.
Please do what you can to help make this dream a reality!
We need start up funds, a great location, and lots of donations.
Thanks for reading and God Bless!


Organizer

Heidi Daniels
Organizer
Tallahassee, FL

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