ANNA MARIA – After months of renovations, the doors of the Roser Guild Thrift Store are open to the public and quite a lot has changed on the inside.
Members of the Guild and some of the volunteers who worked on the building renovations met Nov. 9 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the store followed by a tour of the newly refurbished interior.
Rev. Dirk Rogers gave a blessing of the store before Guild members and thrift store volunteers Peggy Nash and Margaret Atwood joined hands to cut the ribbon. They were then joined by church Trustee Alan Ward to unlock the door, officially reopening the shop for the first time in more than a year.
The store, 511 Pine Ave., is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Staffed by volunteers, the proceeds generated by the store help the Roser Guild provide scholarships, community programs and support to Roser Church and other local organizations.
For more information on the thrift shop, visit www.roserchurch.com/thrift-shop.
The Roser Guild would like to thank the following people and organizations, among others, who helped with the renovations at the thrift shop:
Alan Ward
Mike Oney
Moss Construction
Miller Electric
Gator Plumbing
Specialty Air
Wentzel Insulation
Charlie’s Stucco
Primecraft Flooring
Do It All Handyman Service
Charles Wade
Matt Meehan
Jay Calhoun
Randy Swain
Dale Dohner
Bruce Birkman
David Cheshire
Dan and Ruth Luckenberg
Edna Bomar
Brian Spellissy
Jack Brennan
Danny Demarco
Rick Maddox
Pam Ladd
Dan Devine
All of the donors and volunteers who made this project possible
