Frequently Asked Questions:
What Does the Nearly New Shop sell?
The shop does not specialize -- it takes in just about anything that is saleable. Women's clothing is the biggest item: men’s, and children’s clothing is taken as donation. All kinds of household goods can be found in the shop: kitchen items, tools, games, lamps, pictures, valuable crystal and china, linens of most kinds. The shop has very high standards of cleanliness and suitability for what is taken in. Clothing changes with the season, and if it does not sell within a reasonable amount of time, it is sent to other organizations which benefit from it.
How does the Shop get the things it sells?
Items are given as donations outright by people who prefer to deduct the sale value from their income tax, or items are taken in on consignment, whereby the consignor receives 50% of the sale price and the Shop receives 50%. The Shop has records of approximately 100 donors and it has received items from over 1,000 consignors who come from many towns in the state, and from several other states as well.
What is the Nearly New Shop?
It is Saint Ann’s major outreach program, a consignment shop which raises funds to support the work of our church and to contribute to local community and national mission programs. It also serves as a place for fellowship and support for a dedicated group of volunteers.
Who runs the Nearly New Shop?
In addition to the Manager and two assistant managers, who run the Shop on a day-to-day basis, the business is overseen by a Board of Directors consisting of five parish members: the President, the Treasurer, the Public Relations Coordinator, the WSA representative (appointed by the WSA), and a Member-at-Large (elected by a nominating committee appointed by the Board). The President serves on Saint Ann’s Vestry as a liaison for the Shop. By means of this system, the Shop is accountable to the Vestry of Saint Ann’s and its parishioners.
