NORWAY – The Pawsibilities Thrift Shoppe will open its doors Saturday, offering everything from linens and artwork to kitchen goods, to benefit the Responsible Pet Care shelter in Norway.
The store is right next to the shelter on Route 117. Since January, Jeannie Federico and her friend Lori Akerberg have worked with numerous volunteers to sort through old yard sale goods and repair and repaint the building.
“When we started,” Akerberg said as the two continued their cleanup efforts Wednesday, “no heat, no water, no lights.”
Federico said it has taken months, at least 1,000 volunteer hours and lots of free or cheap paint to get the thrift shop ready.
Now the building’s newly painted, themed rooms are ready for shoppers.
Federico said she will manage the thrift shop for a modest fee, and all the proceeds will go directly toward Responsible Pet Care. The animal shelter was full Wednesday, with 85 cats waiting for homes.
“We can take anything for donations, except for large appliances,” Federico said. Appliances need to be checked before they will be accepted.
The shop will not take clothing either, it turns out, because Federico does not want to compete with the thrift shop on Danforth Street benefiting Stephens Memorial Hospital.
Pawsibilities will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and from 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday. If the weather is nice, Federico said, there will be a 10-cent sale outdoors.
After the weekend, the shop’s hours will coincide with those of Responsible Pet Care. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and from 12 to 4 p.m. on Sundays.
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