Buhl thrift store aims to help families

Buhl thrift store aims to help families

NOW."WHEN A BELOVEDTHRIFT STORE INBUHL SHUT DOWNTWO YEARS AGOAFTER 20 YEARS INBUSINESS ONERESIDENT DECIDEDTO MAKE IT HERMISSION TO OPEN ATHRIFT STORE IN THEEXACT SAMELOCATION...IDAHO NEWS 6STEPHANIE GARIBAYTELLS US HOW SHE'SUSING THAT THRIFTSTORE TO HELPFAMILIES IN BUHL.WHEN PRISCILLARETIRED A YEAR AGOSHE KNEW SHEWANTED TO DOSOMETHING TO HELPTHE COMMUNITY BUTDIDN'T KNOWHOW...SO SHEDECIDED TO REACHOUT TO PEOPLE INTHE COMMUNITY TOGET SECONDOPINIONS"I BEGAN TO TALK TOPEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY ABOUTWHAT THEY WANTEDAND REGARDLESSWHETHER THEYWERE RICH, POOR,RACE, AGE, INCOME,EVERY ONE OF THEMSAID THEY WANTEDTO SEE THE THRIFTSTORE REOPEN."SHE DECIDED TO NOTONLY OPEN THEDOORS ONCEAGAIN...BUT ALSOUSE 100 PERCENT OFTHE PROFITS MADETO HELP FAMILIES INBUHL."I BELIEVE IT WASSOMETHING THATDREW OURCOMMUNITYTOGETHER ANDTHAT'S OUR PLAN TOUSE THE THRIFTSTORE TO BRING THECOMMUNITYTOGETHER AND TOHELP FAMILIES."THE THRIFT STOREWILL ALSO GIVE ACHANCE AT WORKEXPERIENCE TOPEOPLE WITHDISABILITIES...TEENSAND OTHERS WHOHAVE LIMITED WORKOPPORTUNITIES"WE RECEIVED ASMALL GRANT FROMTHE IDAHO STATEOFFICE OF DRUGPOLICY AND WE AREGOING TO HAVE FOURTEENAGERS GETTINGWORK EXPERIENCEIN THE SUMMERMONTHS AND WE'RELOOKING FOR TEENSWHOSE FAMILIESHAVE BEEN INVOLVEDWITH SUBSTANCEUSE.

WE WANT TOCREATE A POSITIVEENVIRONMENT FORTHEM AND PREVENTTHEM FROM GOINGINTO SUBSTANCEUSE."ALTHOUGH SHEDIDN'T ANTICIPATEOPENING UP HERSTORE IN MIDDLE OFAPANDEMIC...PRISCILLA TELLS IDAHO NEWS6 SHE'S HAPPY TO BEABLE TO SERVE THECOMMUNITY"OUR MOTTO IS FAITH,FAMILY ANDFRIENDSHIP.

THAT ISWHAT WE WANT TOBE KNOWN FOR ANDTHAT IS WHAT WEWANT TO REPRESENTIN THIS COMMUNITY."IN THE MAGIC VALLEYI'M STEHANIEGARIBAY IDAHONEWS 6