ACTS Thrift Store Grand Opening

by Jerry Nielsen on July 20, 2010

Customers gather at ACTS Thrift Store for its grand opening ribbon-cutting on July 17. ACTS Thrift Store, located at 1382 Locust Street (Hill and the 210 Freeway) in Pasadena, is open 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.  Sales benefit at-risk kids, disadvantaged families and the homeless.

Ribbon Cutting at the ACTS Thrift Store

Ribbon Cutting at the ACTS Thrift Store

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ACTS Thrift Store Brochure

by bgwaybright on July 15, 2010

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High Schoolers Volunteer at ACTS Thrift Store

July 14, 2010

Volunteers from the youth group of Lake Avenue Church (www.lakeave.org) in Pasadena pitched in July 1 to prepare for the grand opening of ACTS Thrift Store (www.actsthrift.org) slated for July 17. Among helpful tasks students performed were landscaping flower beds, cleaning the parking lot, preparing donation bags and flyers, canvassing a local neighborhood and tagging [...]

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Pastors Get Into the ACTS . . . Thrift Store That Is.

July 13, 2010

Twenty ministers from Lake Avenue Church gathered June 16 to prepare ACTS Thrift Store for its July 17 opening. Spiffing up inventory are (left) Intergenerational Pastor Albert Tate, Associate Director of Worship and the Arts John Stothers (at right), and worship leader Jeremy Rose (in back). ACTS Thrift Store (www.actsthrift.org) is a non-profit business created [...]

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The Kinds of Donations That We Don’t Accept

June 20, 2010

The donations have been rolling in, which is wonderful! The store is filling up and we’re going to have plenty o’ goods for the grand opening in July… BUT We have not been able to accept all the donations. There are certain items that, based on hazards or sanitation or insurance issues we can’t accept. [...]

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The Grand Opening of the ACTS Thrift Store is Coming!

May 5, 2010

We are excited to announce that the Grand Opening date of the ACTS Thrift Store has been finalized. Now we could use some help getting ready for this momentous event. Following are the details. WHAT: ACTS Thrift Store Grand Opening WHEN:  Saturday, July 17, 2010 TIME:    Dedication and Ribbon Cutting starts at 9:30 a.m. Store [...]

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We Need Some Help

May 3, 2010

Well, things are moving right along. This is such an exciting time in the development of the ACTS Thrift Store. As the box to the right makes very clear, we are accepting donations of merchandise at the store from  11:00 AM to 3:00 PM every day from Monday through Saturday. This is an effort for [...]

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Work Has Begun! We Are On Our Way!

April 21, 2010

Here a few pictures of the men who have started preparing the ACTS Thrift Store for its grand opening. We will soon be at a point where we can begin using our volunteers. Have you filled out the Volunteer Information Form? All our workers need your prayer and support during this initial phase. You can [...]

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Welcome, Dominique Franklin

April 18, 2010

The ACTS Thrift Store community is pleased to welcome Dominique Franklin as the new co-chair of Volunteers. Dominique is already active in the LACF, as well as Morning Break and Alpha. Her email is new_dominique@yahoo.com and she and Judy Bruinsma are ready to help you with all your volunteer needs. We also want to take [...]

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Volunteer Update and New Donation Hours

April 17, 2010

Hooray!! Things are moving right along. We are now in the pre-opening stages for the ACTS Thrift Store. For those of you who have stepped up to volunteer, Judy Bruinsma, our volunteers coordinator,  wants you to reserve the following two dates. VOLUNTEER UPDATE A new Volunteer Orientation Meeting will be held: DATE: Saturday, May 1, [...]

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