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Eleventh Hour Rescue’s Dog Eared Thrift Shop in Succasunna

Coup in Andover. Items are also used to make up Tricky Trays for fundraisers.

Donations can be brought to the shop on the days it is open. On the shop’s Facebook page, it lists the items the shop can and can’t take. It also features, from time to time, items for sale at the shop. That page is https:// www.facebook.com/11thhourrescuethriftshoppe/ teachers.

In reflecting on why they volunteer for Eleventh Hour Rescue by leading the shop, Jenny and Trotte also shared they each have a special tie to it.

By Elsie Walker

The Eleventh Hour Rescue’s Dog Eared Thrift

Shop is a win-win for those looking for a bargain on treasures and for homeless pets waiting for a forever home. As people walk through the thrift shop at the Roxbury Mall, they’ll see a variety of lovely items on sale. There are items such as wooden cabinets, artwork, tables lamps, dishes, jewelry, toys for children and pets, and much more. There’s even a display of items for the person who wants to shop early and save on Christmas decorations. Proceeds from the sales at the shop, plus items sold through a variety of other avenues, go to Eleventh Hour Rescue, which works to find forever homes for homeless pets. The leaders of the thrift shop are Janet Trotte of Budd Lake and Rosalie Jenny of Mt. Arlington. Adrian Ciccone of Dover is their back-up. The shop is open Tuesday 4-8 pm and Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday 11am-4pm and located at 275 State Route 10 East in Succasunna.

Although the store doesn’t sell clothing, it sells just about everything else.

Trotte noted that among the items the shop sells are small and large pieces of furniture, household items, artwork, dog and cat toys and accessories, pocketbooks, suitcases, sports equipment, candles, books, dvds, cds, small electronics, craft items, kids’ toys, games and puzzles.

“It's amazing what donations we receive….many unique items, paintings, etc. lots of very nice different items,” noted Jenny.

Besides the shop, donated items are also sold through other avenues as well. After looking at donations, it is decided whether to have them at the shop, put on Posh Mark or Amazon, or put on sale in the Rescue Corner at Scranberry

Jenny also noted that “we occasionally go to someone’s house, depending on our availability and if we can use our SUV's to transport.”

The proceeds of the items sold are used by the rescue to help animals in a variety of ways. As Jenny explained, ‘Our proceeds are for veterinarian bills, kennel costs for the dogs at our kennel in Flanders where some dogs are housed, and dogs and cats in foster care who need to be vetted, for vaccinations, and surgeries that may be needed. [There’s] a large variety of expenses to care for our fur babies.”

There’s also an area in the front of the store where people can leave off donations of cat and dog food and towels, top sheets and blankets for dogs.

Not everything the shop puts on display sells but such items are donated to the Salvation Army, Roxbury Social Services, and Habitat for Humanity and others. Also, the thrift shop donates school items to a number of area