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stoiiffvttesuntribimem saturday nov 18 2006 19 m i 1 eighty volunteers keep thrift shop caring and sharing from page 1 care share under the ten thousand villages banner the two residents found success because they pre sented the thrift shop as being for everyone not just those looking to econo mize ms reesor said and it was a way for people to recycle their used items the store rapidly became a success growing in its operations every year we were amazed and so gratified by how the com munity would come to us ms reesor said both she and ms steiner retired from the daytoday operations of the store in 1992 ms reesor has been on the stores board of directors for the past six years while her sister was thrift shop coordinator for ontario for three years in the late 1990s now the stores opera tions have grown to where about 80 volunteers mostly from stouffville and some from markham and unionville are needed to keep things humming nine volunteers have been there since the store first opened 25 years ago longtime volunteer luella lewis who was busy in the quilt room at the back of the store tuesday morn- staff photomike barrett ron pajot looks after checking all mechanical and electron ic devices donated to the care share he is one of 80 vol unteers that help make the shop run check out your free listing on yorkregioncom in order to maintain york regions best online business directory pleigse let us know the details of your new business of if you ve moved spiijscom itclickshaine ing also leads school chil drens workshops which are open to all the grade 5 stu dents in the community bettyanne pajot who was also working on a quilt noted that in addition to the volunteers coming to the store there are many people in the community who help out by sewing repairing items and doing other jobs she volunteers at the care share along with her husband ron who checks out the small electrical appliances that come into the store and the donations just keep on coming in giving the store has received items such as designer mens suits 60 ties from one person collector dolls fine china store employees a good glimpse into when its clos etcleaningout time in whitchurchstouffville we will never have enough room store man ager elna cbetsee observed because it is always growing we have fur coats to strollers she added with a chuckle the store has received items such as designer mens suits 60 ties from one person collector dolls fine china and some baf fling objects if too much clothing or other items come into the store they are donated to other charities such as the canadian diabetes society or the jennifer ashieigh foundation twice a year the store holds a silent auction to raise extra money quilts made at the store are sold during the annual quilt sale at black creek pioneer vil lage in toronto this year about 5500 was raised the care share thrift is open from 930 amto 5 pm monday to saturday and is open on friday until 8 pm the store can be reached at 9056401410