Long Beach Free Store- Grand Opening Info...

Well, in case you missed it the Grand Opening of the Long Beach Free Store was Saturday Aug. 13th and what a turn out there was! Our community and even passers by came out in support and were extremely generous...Thank You to all of you for making it such a huge success! We were visited by news crews and people who were curious to see if things really were FREE and even if they had nothing to give at the moment...they were so excited some people went home to get items to bring back, all though they didn't need to. I choose to believe that we are making a change in our community and in peoples lives. With the difficult times that most everyone is facing right now, I believe that they now have a place where they can bring items that are no longer useful to them but that will be helpful and useful to someone else. Whether it's clothes, shoes, toys or household items, you can find just about anything at the Free Store and it's always changing! It was a joy to see the bright but sometimes confused faces that night, however with all the volunteers the confusion always turned to smiles and it was happy shopping to all! For more information on the Free Store, please check their link here and remember that although it is located in the Catalyst Space the hours and drop off times are posted on their website and on the Catalyst calendar.