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“I’ll give it to the Good Neighbour.” “I’ll look for it at the Good Neighbour.” Those are words commonly uttered by people in the Humboldt region over the past two decades. Since it opened in 1992, the Good Neighbour Store in Humboldt has taken in hundreds of thousands of items that people don’t want or need anymore — everything from lamps to couches, baby clothes to women’s blouses — and resold them to people who do want or need them. Then they have given their profits away to local community and charitable organizations. In 20 years, the store and its dedicated volunteers have raised over $1.3 million to give to local groups for projects ranging from new library shelving to providing hot lunches at schools, and everything in between. The store was the brainchild of the Humboldt Ministerial Association — Rev. Harry Rose and Nancy Rose of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in particular. These two saw a need in the community for recycling goods, as items were being sent out to Saskatoon outlets, which were then reaping the profits. The Roses and the Ministerial Association decided to
set up shop locally. They called it the Good Neighbour Store. The store opened its doors in what remains its location at Main St. and 3rd Ave. When it first opened, the store specialized in women’s and children’s clothes and took up only the back of the present floorspace. When the neighbouring recycling centre moved out of the building, the Good Neighbour Store took over their space, and added a miscellaneous section. Now the store offers furniture, toys, holiday goods, lighting, sporting goods, electronics, books... the list goes on and on. Every inch of the building is being used in some way — mostly for display areas, though there is still room for sorting and storage. Even a loft area was put into use a few years ago. If you need something — a Halloween costume, a warm coat for winter, or a new coffee cup — chances are, you will find it at the Good Neighbour Store. It is truly amazing that items that are sold for five cents, 10 cents, a dollar or two add up to the huge figures that get donated to charities every year. In the Store’s first year of operation, they gave away $500 to the Humboldt Christmas Hampers program.
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But their nickels, dimes and quarters soon started to add up in a big way. By 1995, a total of $48,085 had been raised and donated to various charities; and by 2006, that number had grown to $$593,005. By 2011, the store had disbursed $1,313,611. The store is staffed mainly by volunteers. Of all those who work at the store, only one is paid. Currently, 140 people devote their time to work at the store, and are dedicated to making it a place that is well organized and pleasant for customers. Every day, at least 14 people will be volunteering their time at the Good Neighbour Store — working the cash register or organizing the displays, working in the sorting room or helping haul things around. It’s truly a group effort made to help the entire community. The board of the Good Neighbour Store has changed over the past 20 years. At first, each church had two representatives sitting on the board, with the Humboldt Ministerial Association acting as the umbrella. Then Rev. Harry Rose left Humboldt’s Anglican parish in 1997. Leona Flasko chaired the store’s meetings for approximately one year, until the board saw the need
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for someone to manage the store. They advertised and Flasko was hired as the store’s first employee. The store underwent some growing pains in the early 2000s. They came out from under the umbrella of the Humboldt Ministerial Association, and had to deal with federal and provincial governments, and with businesses in the community to legalize every avenue of the store. Bylaws were drawn up. The board’s initial vision for the store was that profits made and given out would stay in the community of Humboldt and the surrounding area, and that the store would remain a non-profit organization. The bylaws also state that the store was meant to recycle good used goods and clothing at reduced prices, and cut down on materials going to the landfill. These goals have all been fulfilled through the years, and the bylaws continue to work. The Good Neighbour Store remains dependent on the community, however. If it wasn’t for the great communities that keep donating goods and clothing, achieving all that the Good Neighbour Store has in the past 20 years would not have been possible.
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