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Necklaces and Earrings: Terry Havens Gone Wild

More from the Pender ReGift Thrift Store…

Uh, if you don’t know, Terry Havens is our associate pastor’s wife, so when we’re talking about going wild, it ain’t That Wild. On the other hand, if you saw the earring and necklace boards that she has created and filled with her handiwork, you would understand that she has certainly outdone herself this time!

Like Saundra Sandrock, Terry has volunteered her time, talent, and materials to us for free, to benefit our mission and the thrift store. She has suggested more-than-reasonable prices, with necklaces for $5 and $6 and earrings going for $2 and $3 a pair.

You better come quick! Terry’s ideas on display and marketing have already been effective. I wasn’t even able to take pictures before holes developed in the board by pieces being sold.

Thank you, Terry!

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Posted by MaryO on June 27, 2013 in Get Involved!, Missions, Pender UMC

Tags: Charity shop, crafts, Earring, Jewellery, jewelry, Necklace, Pender Regift Thrift Store, Rev. Kevin Havens, RevKev, shopping, Terry Havens, volunteer, wedding

WFCM and the Pender ReGift Thrift Store

26 Jun

One partnership that we are particularly proud of is that with Western Fairfax Christian Ministries. When evaluating the relationship as an entrepreneur, it is very unusual that WCFM and Pender ReGift Thrift Store should be partners. We essentially have the same business, in the same location, occupying the same marketplace. We are clearly competitors! PRTS’ competitive advantages are that we sanitize more upholstered furniture than WCFM, and we have a stronger recycling stream for our discarded goods. WCFM has a better location.

But both ministries attribute their service to God, and in this relationship our partnership becomes not only possible, but flourishes. Clients they cannot serve are referred to us, and vice versa. We’ll trade a couch for a bed. In an recent pickup, Martin (PRTS) provided the truck and Tom (WCFM) provided the labor: The orgs split the booty.

Forced out of their location because the landlord could get more money from a different tenant, WCFM has recently split and relocated both their food pantry and their thrift store. The thrift store is now located at 13939 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151. Some of their donors still have not found them at their new location, but because we’re partners, we are happy to tell them how to get there.

Pender ReGift Thrift Store Helping Others (pendernews.org)
Pender ReGift Thrift Shop Volunteers (pendernews.org)
News from the Pender ReGift Thrift Store (pendernews.org)

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Posted by MaryO on June 26, 2013 in Get Involved!, Missions, Pender UMC

Tags: Business, Chantilly Virginia, Charity shop, clothing, Flea Market, God, Pender Regift Thrift Store, recycle, United Methodist Church, Western Fairfax Christian Ministries, WFCM

From the Pender ReGift Thrift Store: More Gifts, WCFM

25 Jun

Our current special of giving six free children’s books to kids between 3 and 16 has been a wonderful promotion, making kids and their parents very happy, and encouraging collateral purchasing.

This special, and our other current specials ($5 of off $25, BOGO Shorts) will all run out this Saturday, on June 29, 2013. Act by Saturday to get your child his or her deserving fair share of our free books.

Starting in July, and continuing throughout the month, we will be having a huge clothing sale. Any clothing tag marked prior to April, 2013, will only be one dollar!

Pender ReGift Thrift Store Helping Others (pendernews.org)
Pender ReGift Thrift Shop Volunteers (pendernews.org)
News from the Pender ReGift Thrift Store (pendernews.org)

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Posted by MaryO on June 25, 2013 in Get Involved!, Missions, Pender UMC

Tags: books, Charity shop, children, Children's literature, clothing, James 2:14-17, Jesu, Pender Regift Thrift Store, Saturday, shopping, United Methodist Church

This Week At Pender ~ June 20, 2013

21 Jun

Read the entire newsletter here: http://www.penderumc.org/newsletter

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Posted by MaryO on June 21, 2013 in Get Involved!, Missions, Music, Pender UMC, Sermon

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YES! This IS Pender’s Youth Pastor!

15 Jun

Why does Pender’s Youth Pastor look like this?

Once again, Tim Lyberger challenged our youth to raise $5,000 for World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine. If they did, Tim agreed to let them choose an outfit for him to wear every day for one week. (Who remembers last year’s pink outfit?!)

We are proud to announce that our Pender youth raised $6,381 which will feed 17 children for an entire year!

More exciting news: Mack Parrish, one of our Youth Leaders, was also a part of this challenge and after his wedding he will have to do something as well! So, stay tuned!