SHELTERS SCRAMBLE Groups Use Creative Ways to Raise Cash
Posted: December 31, 2011 at 5:47 a.m.
Glenda Nunn moves new donations off a temporary rack Dec. 20 and integrates the items with current merchandise at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Fayetteville. Items are priced based on the condition the items are in when received, but are always lower than the price the item was purchased at new. The thrift store accepts donations of clothes, electronics, furniture, household items, books, blankets, movies and more, which are then sold to the public, one of the major sources of funding for the Salvation Army, or used as a bank of items in need for people with valid vouchers.
Maj. Tim Williford recognizes some of the faces showing up at Salvation Army thrift stores, free meals and shelters around Northwest Arkansas. Just a few years ago, those faces stopped by with checks and donations or to volunteer time and services to help the homeless.
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Lucas Hinch, left, shows Greg Bodenstein which pants he would like to purchase Dec. 20 at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in ...
Rick Carnell tests a donated television Dec. 20 at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Fayetteville. Electronics that come thr...
Tressie, left, and Larry Fultz browse through shoes Dec. 20 at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Fayetteville.
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