TIME FOR A CHANGE
Clothing depot gets a makeover
The 50-year old clothing depot at Town House has undergone a makeover.
“We wanted to make it more appealing to the public,” said Lori Young, program manager at Town House.
Young said the focus is on making it more like a thrift shop.
“We want to have newer things, things people want and need,” she said.
“We get some great things here. We want people to hear about it and come by.”
Young said due to a need in the community Town House started a clothing drive in 1965 and opened the clothing depot in 1967.
She believes this would mark the first renovation.
“I think it stayed pretty much the same since it opened,” she said.
The depot was temporarily closed for a period while work was done. Young said. The walls were painted and the area was cleared out.
“There was a lot of clothing and other things down there that wasn’t moving, was outdated,” she said.
Anything that had been in the
depot for a long time was taken out.
It’s hoped with a new look and new items more people will come to check it out, she added.
“It’s basically the same people every week because a lot of people just don’t know about it. It has been doing better since the makeover.”
The depot originally charged $1 for a bag of clothes but this has been changed to 25 cents per item.
The depot is open Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays from 9:30-11 a.m. and 1:30-3 p.m.
The depot includes women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, as well as blankets, towels, dishes, cutlery, pots and pans and odds and ends including pictures.
Due to an overwhelming amount of recent donations the depot isn’t accepting any more donations until Aug. 8.
Young said their two storage rooms were full as well as other areas of Town House.
“We have a wonderful volunteer who has been doing an amazing job sorting stuff,” she
said.
People are also reminded not to leave donations outside.
“We appreciate all donations but if something is left outside then it goes in the Dumpster because we don’t know how long it has been outside or what’s in the bag.”
Town House executive director Ed Beaton said the clothing depot was in need of time and attention.
“It’s just needed a facelift and that’s what we did,” he said.
“It also needed some changes to how we handle things. Overall it has been a very positive change.”
“We have a wonderful volunteer who has been doing an amazing job sorting stuff.” Lori Young, program manager at Town House.