Forest Finds – Reshapes the thrift store construct
You can imagine my surprise when I learned about a thrift store that takes a different approach—Forest Finds Thrift Shop in the Village of Lyons Falls, New York. Forest Finds sorts all of the clothing received; cleans, fixes, and categorizes the toys by age level; does a great job in displaying all of the available items in an appealing way; supports more than 15 community organizations/efforts; and donates its revenues to support the Forest Presbyterian Church’s Deacons. And what’s really impressive is that they accomplish their work with one part-time store manager and more than 50 volunteers from the area!