“Paws
& Claws”
THRIFT SHOP,
officially opened in the Spring of 1998. It is by far the
most important fundraiser for the all-volunteer organization and
is the source by which Desert Haven Animal Refuge covers a major
part of its operating expenses. The organization would not
survive as it is Today without the monthly income from the shop.
The modest but very busy thrift shop, located in a prime
shopping area of the small town of Truth or Consequences,
operates entirely with a dedicated and hard-working crew of
volunteers which keeps it open from Wednesday through Saturday
year ’round, except on Fiesta Day, the Fourth of July,
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year‘s Days.
Thrift Shop Highlights
We
offer a great variety of good used and new items to
thrifty shoppers, from one-of-a-kind items to vintage clothing,
rare and first edition books, furniture and even valuable
antiques. Because we receive donations on a regular basis and
our display space being limited, we hold great sales each month
of the year.
1. We make available vouchers to nurses who gather items of
clothing for indigents
to wear after a hospital stay.
2. We save bibles and religious books for several
non-profit organizations state wide.
3. We distribute clothing, blankets and household items to
local victims of disasters
and in times of crisis.
4. We save new toys and stuffed animals all year long to
donate at Christmas time to the Toys
for Tots program.
5. We donate children coats to the
Coats for Kids program in
Sierra County.
6. Children books, craft items and quilt material are made
available, free of charge, to local non-profit educational
facilities working with Sierra
County children.
7. Complimentary coloring books, small toys and children
newspapers about animals are handed out to
well-behaved youngsters who
visit the shop with an adult.
We save new gift items year-round, to donate to the local
Women of the Moose for their
Children’s Christmas Store.
9. We donate boxes of new baseball caps to the residents of
the NM Veterans Home.
10. Vouchers from the thrift shop are made available to
people in need who come to us with a referral from specific
community agencies.
For more
information about Paws & Claws, contact:
Eliana
Aubin at 505-894-2639 or e-mail her at
aubin29@zianet.com
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