Gift shop boasts $66k for charity

Editor’s note: An article relating to the work being done by volunteers in the gift shop at Friendship Village Tempe contained an incorrect description of how the shop’s proceeds are distributed. The error occurred during the editing process.

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The following correctly describes how the money is dispersed, based on a press release from Friendship Village’s public-relations firm. “This unconventional gift shop makes donations to the Salvation Army on a regular basis, due to the overstock of items they receive. In terms of the dollars and cents, those are donated to the Friendship Village Tempe Foundation, which benefits residents and associates, including in the way of team member scholarships to provide help for college educations.”

Wrangler News apologizes for the error.

By Jeff Bell

For the past three years, Tempe residents Joanne Crawford and Barbara Hall have been busy doing good. The residents of Friendship Village Tempe, an area retirement community, run the gift shop, which has turned into quite a thriving operation.

The 153-square-foot space is so popular, say officials, that its staff uses an entire apartment and two storage rooms to accumulate the “back stock” of items they sell—all donated by fellow residents.

Last year alone the effort made $66,600 in profit, all of which goes to a good cause, the Salvation Army.

Joan Crawford, Barbara Hal manage Friendship village’s gift shop

Due to the overstock of items its staff receive, the unconventional gift shop also makes regular monetary donations to the Friendship Village Tempe Foundation, which benefits residents and associates, including team member scholarships to provide help for college educations.

“When you think about a gift shop at a retirement community, what you picture isn’t what you’ll see here at Friendship Village,” said executive director Cole Marvin.

“Joanne and Barbara have something pretty special here that you’ve got to see to believe. It illustrates the bonds between residents and staff, and the family here at Friendship Village

Comments

  1. I agree that Jo Anne (not Joanne per the text nor Joan per the caption), Barbara and the Shop’s two dozen other volunteers are doing an amazing job, but it should be noted that the profits do NOT go to the Salvation Army. Instead, they are earmarked for improving patient comforts at Friendship Village’s full-service Health Care Center. The 2017 donation was used to buy 18 additional high-tech beds. The Friendship Village Shop is a classic example of neighbor helping neighbor.

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