There’s a hidden gem in Huron. It’s on Illinois Avenue right across from the west parking lot of the Huron Municipal Building. It’s the Salvation Army Thrift Store…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/02/salarmythirft1.mp3|titles=salarmythirft1]Jona Hokanson is one of many volunteers who give their time to the Thrift Store operation. She says many don’t realize the shop is set up similar to large chain stores, with virtual “departments” for items from clothes to electronics to antiques. Hokanson says there is a misconception that only low income individuals and families are allowed to shop the Thrift Store
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/02/salarmythirft2.mp3|titles=salarmythirft2]Hokanson says shoppers like that are important to their cause…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/02/salarmythirft3.mp3|titles=salarmythirft3]Volunteers are always in demand…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/02/salarmythirft4.mp3|titles=salarmythirft4]The nearly 20-thousand dollars generated by Thrift Store sales allowed The Salvation Army aided 239 families last month and GAVE away 486 pieces of clothing to families in need. 667 people also received a meal because of Thrift Store sales through the Genesis Feeding Program.