posted by Alex Dearborn
I ran into Kittery Land Trust supporter Anne Bryer the other day, and she gave me a kind of mischievous look and said I should get over to The Fabulous Find on October 7th.
What is this? I don’t really need any new clothes, even though this new thrift shop does have great stuff, I discovered.
Turns out that Anne had sold some Fabulous Find wares at the Kittery Land Trust (KLT) annual clambake, and the Fabulous folks wanted to present the KLT with a check.
So, on that Thursday eve KLT President Ken Fellows accepted a check for $1200! Wine and cheese, smiles all around, and an aura of success was noticeable.
Kittery Land Trust is a land preservation organization which cares for 400 acres of land in Kittery on a very slim budget, so this gift will be quite noticeable on our balance sheet. On that same evening Kittery’s Fuel & More charity was presented with a check as well.
I asked Muriel Durgin, one of the Fabulous folks, how a three-month-old startup can give away sums like this. The Fabulous Find is a non-profit thrift store located on Rte 1 in Kittery. They take gifts of quality clothing and household goods, sell them, and turn over the profits to charity. They intend to do this monthly, each time to a different charity. Due to a generous local citizenry and to volunteer staffers, they have been in the black since they opened. Roll on, TFF!
I know there’s a great pair of corduroys in the closet somewhere that somehow shrunk during the summer…
