A student finds a formal dress at the thrift store. (Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI would come home every day and there would be piles of stuff by my door, including clothing racks and things like that because they knew what we were trying to do,\u201d Priebe said. \u201cThere was one woman who said, \u2018I\u2019d really like to contribute but I don\u2019t have anything to give other than I\u2019m a really good couponer. So tell me what you need as far as things I can coupon for.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
A few days later, the couponer had a box of toiletries, makeup and other items to donate.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can’t even explain the day it started arriving,\u201d Dickens said. \u201cAll of a sudden, Kim and her daughter come in with 11 boxes filled with clothes from the community before class. It was crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boxes of donated items were delivered last November, which turned out to be fortunate timing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe opened the store a couple of days later and some students came in to buy gifts for their families for the holidays,\u201d Dickens said. \u201cAs Winter Formal approached, dresses and suits started arriving. The dresses were beautiful and often had tags still on them for hundreds of dollars. Same for the suits. People were donating really nice things, often brand-new things; clothes that students would wear to a prom, interview or formal. The shoes were amazing. Over $200 was made just in the formal annex.\u201d<\/p>\n
To make sure the students with the greatest need got first picks, the school front office prioritizes them. All donated items, no matter what shape or original cost, are sold for a dollar. And for students who qualify, the items are given at no cost.<\/p>\n
Even as the weather warms, the thrift store remains a popular place for students to browse and buy items. And there are still plenty of items left from the November donations.<\/p>\n
Right now, Dickens said, the thrift store is not accepting any more donations of clothing until the inventory gets down to something more manageable, but there are still ways to help.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want the community to know that we appreciate what they did,\u201d she said. \u201cIf there is anyone out there that still feels like they want to help they can donate money to the Interact Club.\u201d<\/p>\n
And, she said, the store needs hangars.<\/p>\n
Despite the pause in clothing donations, the thrift store is still growing. Some of the ways the program might expand is to include special education students learning \u201creal world math\u201d by helping process deposit slips and organize shelves; a thrift store fashion show with help from the school fashion club; and expanding the store to include changing rooms.<\/p>\n
No matter what new projects or programs are attached or added to the thrift store in the future, it will be the students who manage them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want the students to feel that they are in control of the store again,\u201d Dickens said. \u201cIt blew up so fast, in a great way, that the students had to back off while we figured out how and where to manage everything. They are starting to feel ownership again. I have to even stop myself from suggesting things. It is their store. They started something wonderful and obviously sustainable, that helps the environment and all students.\u201d<\/p>\n
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