More than Just a
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e opened this issue talking about the community giving that is done through the grants issued to local non-profits from proceeds raised by the annual Tour of Homes presented by the Episcopal Church Women of Christ Church Frederica. Now we’d like to shine a light on another local outreach founded by the community for the community. Many people think of Hello Goodbuy, the little resale shop on the corner of Highway 17 and Gloucester Street, as simply another thrift store, but it is so much more than that! In the 1950s, the St. Mark’s Thrift Store was started as an outreach ministry of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Brunswick by a small group of people with big hearts. Their giant leap of faith gained modest success in the store’s early years and a model for giving back to those in need in the community was developed. In 2011, the store was relocated and reborn as Hello Goodbuy, the Golden Isles’ Non-Profit Resale Store, and is run by a paid and volunteer staff. The thrift store is run completely on community
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