%PDF-1.7 1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Outlines 2 0 R /Pages 3 0 R >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Type /Outlines /Count 0 >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Kids [6 0 R 20 0 R ] /Count 2 /Resources << /ProcSet 4 0 R /Font << /F1 8 0 R /F2 9 0 R /F3 10 0 R /F4 11 0 R /F5 12 0 R /F6 14 0 R >> /ExtGState << /GS1 15 0 R /GS2 16 0 R /GS3 17 0 R /GS4 18 0 R >> >> /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] >> endobj 4 0 obj [/PDF /Text ] endobj 5 0 obj << /Producer (dompdf 3.1.0 + CPDF) /CreationDate (D:20251102221921+00'00') /ModDate (D:20251102221921+00'00') >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Type /Page /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] /Parent 3 0 R /Contents 7 0 R >> endobj 7 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 1242 >> stream xWMs6W!dF-17qg$TF$SR5A=ԱMv< X4~ŒMٌ霖%]J(k_kiNrݑdx- U'!5j_i&0.|+qxPΫRoz @'8bp~~x= Y:Ce3Ūd1ydnE5cj&ifbߛ CV,p,ތ~ic ,}S ǂxIzëZhq1#]/m'b,F ;cPۛś p>>3yxI/TJ^rݑZU\We{BAϲ@zMJQrDIrfͮ(1'/c)atgi 2ᘥKlo࠲^q}to6ZxQIh;Z+Mvӂ{YRdKg Rs'Sm0{iGn >JOZEc1mBΜz@EyY@F} AY0) K[YAڪq鸬Z1rv4_:xNxH/YEhК-UY7_nj_'9_ -$hKpGAQ 5#U<1sbkx7H?Xpia DeIKp:[n_`%q=olGx9ȧծ-GCͻ]v@ym)(a/qЄy Җpj$QZ7J´RtB{fS/ `1a(*?Bnw 1nj[4:Ks&m1\j-jee-mK3f:JAwͅ}\Ro\ջԐ{|RK(by6FM x`;c. ʼn`T jaepk p/) h?} 9|k!KôWZb,PQ-mSoo|4,u4f| X*tz0q%8pI8r<3](_f endstream endobj 8 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F1 /BaseFont /Helvetica /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 9 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F2 /BaseFont /Times-Bold /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 10 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F3 /BaseFont /Times-Roman /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 11 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F4 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 12 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F5 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Oblique /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 13 0 obj [6 0 R /Fit] endobj 14 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F6 /BaseFont /Times-Roman /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 15 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /CA 1 >> endobj 16 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /ca 1 >> endobj 17 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /CA 0.3 >> endobj 18 0 obj << /Type /ExtGState /BM /Normal /ca 0.3 >> endobj 19 0 obj [6 0 R /Fit] endobj 20 0 obj << /Type /Page /MediaBox [0.000 0.000 612.000 792.000] /Parent 3 0 R /Contents 21 0 R >> endobj 21 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 629 >> stream xuTr0+΀b˵p+ -á(^Y2>`VJbʌX^}oַ9nE+kƲ,Oۯ^(cPv-or9`|p9 :EY)lB = v\)XūD wxC#,x4C'J !_&+[á3I6 {=eK6l[_%"ɽ8 Fb"BMvኳDkh8nm B=xxm8H5;53HΚ1׬J Vv7S';}B&AZ,˓{g&1?HH& G-RfE.-.p'D!TR%vnXQ~ ;O߲ܲ:OZds&7֢ĘNJh hP= $@e ҵ.9˿f 7†RE/~HLoRdE~y?x?Wu4~mE3gK}ISf– m84cYiv]uuG,#N^*[xn|<5e790065e47ad1ff78e25b538a9505f4>] >> startxref 3758 %%EOF Kalispell, Mont. thrift store sales hit $1 million mark | Caring Magazine
Read Caring Magazine Volume 29

Vol. #29

Hope in Action

Read Issue

Latest Impact StoriesView All

Popular Topics

PopularView All

Kalispell, Mont. thrift store sales hit $1 million mark

February 28, 2005
2 minute read
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0
Listen to this article

by Shanti Hahler – 



CASHIERS REBECCA (L) AND Bonnie (r) are part of the hard-working staff who contributed to the success of the thrift store.

The month of February marked a great achievement for The Salvation Army thrift store in Kalispell, Mont., and for the Northwest Division as a whole: the store broke the million dollar mark in gross sales over the past 12 months.

According to Neal Shay, retail director for the division, this is the first time any store in the division has accomplished this. He added that all of the store’s financial trends for 2005 are also “considerably up.”
Store manager Norma Anderson said she was overjoyed when she heard the news.

“I screamed and yelled and ran around the store congratulating all the employees,” Anderson said. “This really is a morale booster.”

Anderson said she had set the goal of breaking the million-dollar mark recently when she realized that the store was fairly close. In previous years, the store has grossed an average of $900,000 to $950,000. She attributes part of the success to having moved the store to a more lucrative location several years ago, but mostly to the hard-working staff.

“I certainly didn’t do this alone … it was done by everyone in the whole corps,” she said.
Captain Daniel Freeman agreed.

“The employees have really pulled together as a team and it shows.

(They) don’t just care about the dollar but take pride in their customer service and are willing to go out of ther way to help the donors and the customers,” Freeman said.

A portion of the funding for Salvation Army social service programs in the community comes from proceeds of the thrift store sales after store expenses are taken out.

“Hopefully this is something that will continue to grow and help us expand services outside the Greater Kalispell community,” Shay said.

Anderson said she currently is planning a celebration for the 23 store employees in Kalispell.

Download this page as a PDF

You May Also Like