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Discovering the Heart of Portage Avenue Thrift Shop: Supporting Our Community

The Portage Avenue Thrift Shop, opened on May 6th, 2005, was initiated by Carol Cribs and her fellow nurses from Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg. This community-driven store enables volunteers to raise funds to support various organizations, including Habitat for Humanity and the Children’s Hospital. With a wide range of donations from clothing to household items, the shop not only helps those in need, such as patients and new immigrants, but also allows donors to see the impact of their contributions. Join us in making a difference!

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Discovering the Heart of Portage Avenue Thrift Shop: Supporting Our Community

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  1. 635 Portage Avenue Just Like New to You 204-786-1653 Open Tuesday to Saturday 10 am-4pm Thrift Shop

  2. How did the store open? • Carol Cribs and two other nurses working at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg wanted to choose where the extra money they made went to at the hospital • They decided to open the thrift store to make money that they could choose what to donate it to at the hospital • opened May 6th, 2005

  3. Volunteering • Volunteers are mainly from the White Cross Guild • About 5 volunteers every day • Have to clean the store, organize the shelves and clothing, sort through items from donators, run the cash register

  4. What gets donated? • children and adult clothing and shoes • toys and games • household items • jewelry • books

  5. Organizations the store donates to • Habitat for Humanity • St. Andrews Street Mission • Children’s Hospital • Hands of Hope International • Sage House • sends gowns, stretcher covers, bedding to Africa for their hospitals • Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg • Winnipeg Humane Society

  6. Who benefits? • Patients at the Health Sciences Centre • People on welfare • New immigrants • People with limited budgets • The other organizations that get donations

  7. How my opinion changed My opinion on the thrift store changed because I didn’t know that the store helped so many people, whether directly or indirectly. I learned a lot more about where the donations to and from the thrift store go.

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