From the Thrift Shop

Store displays receiving many positive comments

Published:  Monday, June 29, 2009 (8 months, 2 weeks ago)
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How on earth did we go from “just celebrating Christmas” to getting all the sparklers and the fireworks ready for the Fourth of July? Me? Well, heck, I’m still trying to get the spring cleaning done — (from last year, mind you)! I think I get further behind each year and time is going faster and faster!
But anyhow, when I took down the things from the walls in the den this year to do some of that spring cleaning, I actually did not put them back up, even though I really still liked them, as the family talked me into re-doing the den in a new theme of their choice. So, of course, the Thrift Shop became the beneficiary of my “old favorites”—even the curtains on the walls and the pillows on the couch made the trip because I knew they would become someone else’s treasures!
Getting back to the Fourth of July, I’ve heard lots of people comment on how nice the front window looks. It’s all decked out in red, white, and blue and looks just great—very American, and proudly so! At a celebration I attended recently, someone made a comment that “whoever does the window display at the Thrift Store should be commended.”  She said, “Someone really puts in a lot of work on it because it always looks so nice.” She exclaimed that it was especially beautiful at Christmas with all the lights and the Easter window was so cheery and colorful.” She said she was pleasantly surprised with the prom window earlier this spring, too, and didn’t know that there were so many elegant fashions available at the store.
I’m told by the ladies that do the scenes for the windows that sometimes the mannequins there in the front window fully cooperate and other times those “silly people” seem to have a mind of their own (kind of like an ornery kid can be) and often times those stubborn things want no part of being re-created into a new scene and fight it every step of the way! Great big kudos go out to the decorators for their creative, fun window dressings from all the faithful admirers, as well as to the housekeeper who keeps everything spotlessly clean.
The floor is “always shining” and “everything is neat and tidy and so clean” are some of the remarks I’ve personally heard or were passed along to me. There isn’t a week goes by that a remark of that kind isn’t heard—and appreciated. The Delphos store is very proud of this reputation, and thanks to Donna for her hard work in keeping it that way. Donna is rebounding nicely from some recent surgery and we wish her a speedy recovery.
Be sure to check out the Thrift Shop soon, as the new shelving and trellis work has been completed and gives the shop some much-needed display area. Many thanks to Gary Sroufe for his craftsmanship — many remarks have been heard about how nice it is!
Several nice, large donations have come into the Thrift Shop for the Food Pantry and are very much appreciated. A “thank you” goes to the Lutheran Church who held their vacation bible school just recently with the theme “Love to Serve” as their project. They collected assorted pasta meals, which were then donated. The kids and their councilors were invited to tour the Thrift Shop to hear an explanation about how their donations go to help those in need, and the importance of helping the needy in our community either through donations or by volunteering or both.
Speaking of volunteering, another “thank you” goes to the high school students (and their teacher/coordinator that organized the list) who have put their name and phone number down to volunteer their time at the Thrift Shop this summer. Summer is a busy time even for the students, and volunteering their time to help out is much appreciated. Any adult or high school student wishing to help at the Thrift Shop in any capacity can contact the manager, Becky Jones, at 419-692-2942, Alice Heidenescher at 419-692-5362, Lorene Jettinghoff at 419-692-7331, Betty Brenneman at 419-692-9144 or Catharine Gerdemann at 419-695-8440. Sorters as well as cashiers and baggers are always welcome and sincerely appreciated!  The Thrift Shop couldn’t run so efficiently without all of these volunteers.
Shoppers were asking recently when the school clothing will be put out on the racks. “Be sure to start checking the weekend after the Fourth of July” was the answer to that question. The biggest selection should be available at that time, with more being added all summer long — especially when parents start checking to see what their kids have grown out of and can no longer wear by the time the new school year starts to roll around. (Now that’s a nasty word to some kid’s ears — summer has just started to get into full swing for crying out loud, and I have the audacity to mention school!) At any rate, keep checking the racks—the selection changes constantly.
And, as always, the Thrift Shop greatly appreciates all of your donations. Without them, people in need of help would go without it. The drop-off window for donations is on the First Street side, near the rear of the building.

Until the next time, that’s this month’s report.

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