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FROM A BELOVED THRIFT STORE, TO HOLIDAY MEALS, TO NONPROFIT AID — WABISABI SERVES MOAB Written by Sharon Sullivan | Photos by Murice D. Miller
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HEN TEMPERATURES DROPPED IN OCTOBER, YULI GEORGE WENT SHOPPING FOR WARM PANTS, LONGSLEEVED SHIRTS, AND SWEATERS. GEORGE VISITS WABISABI THRIFT STORE ABOUT ONCE A MONTH TO STOCK UP ON CLOTHING FOR STUDENTS AT MOAB CHARTER SCHOOL, WHERE SHE WORKS AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT. SHE LAUNDERS AND STOCKPILES THE CLOTHING FOR WHEN KIDS HAVE ACCIDENTS, THEIR CLOTHES NO LONGER FIT, OR THEY’RE IN NEED OF A WARM COAT.
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WabiSabi Executive Director Liz Dana Han packages meals to be delivered to families on Thanksgiving Day. [Courtesy WabiSabi] MOAB AREA REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE November–December 2021
She collects all sizes – even the big kids sometimes spill food or get tears in their clothing, she says. When students come to her in need of a change of clothes, she goes to the laundry room and chooses an item. “I’m able to find cute clothes,” she says. “WabiSabi is always helping us out.” When the pandemic prompted the school to shut down its drinking fountains, George went to WabiSabi to find water bottles. Paper cups were getting expensive, plus they’re wasteful and can make a mess, she says. George washes and disinfects the water bottles and then distributes them to students who forget to bring their own. “WabiSabi has donated hundreds of water bottles,” she says. After the school’s microwave oven went on the blink, the thrift store had a replacement. When the vacuum cleaner broke, the school found a “new” one at WabiSabi.
