Alpha & Omega Thrift Shop

OUR PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED!

We found a location to operate the Alpha & Omega Thrift Shop. We officially opened on Tuesday May 1st, 2007 on the lower level of the Norway/Paris Solid Waste facility at 39 Brown Street in Norway, Maine, (across from Amato’s and on the corner of the Oxford Networks Office and the Cafe Corner). It is just a little over 2 1/2 miles from the teen center that is located on 254 Webber Brook Road in Oxford. We had been considering the thrift shop idea for over 5 years and was seriously searching for a location all over the Oxford Hills and surrounding area until we found it. We would like to thank Norway/Paris Solid Waste Committee members: Roy Garnett, Bruce Hansen, John Morgan, and Dundee Pratt for helping us make this happen. The Alpha & Omega Thrift Shop is managed by Bert Rugg.  We are open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM.

The Norway/Paris Solid Waste facility is closed on Mondays and Thursdays, so we are not able to operate and are closed on Sundays to honor the Lord.  We started out with a 16’ x 24’ building that was formerly called Ruby's Goldmine and operated for 2 or 3 years up until we took it over May 1st of 2007.  We quickly outgrew the little building and began looking into the idea of getting a 24' x 60' double wide from Schiavi Leasing.  After debating back and forth with the town of Norway and Paris we purchased a double wide from Schiavi Leasing, had it moved on location, got it put together by Christmas of 2007 and put in the electric service and got the heat going and started operating in the our new building with 1000 square feet of merchandisable space Jan. 17, 2008.   We also put in 2 big 48’ storage trailers to store items for our yard sales and for the thrift shop. We do all we can to get the word out about this new venture through the media and word of mouth and proper signage. The Alpha & Omega Thrift Shop is used to help us raise funds but it is also used to give the youth an opportunity to volunteer and learn about a good work ethic and to help them attend various activities we do during the year, like the big bike trips, our fall bike trip to Gorham NH, the winter retreat in February, and other outreaches coming up.

Yard Sale Schedule for 2010

We are presently collecting yard sale and thrift shop items for these sales. If you would like to contribute good saleable items household and kitchen items (we especially look for furniture including bureaus and dressers, cabinets, good working appliances. If you would like to volunteer to help us with the Alpha & Omega Thrift Shop or our yard sales please contact me at the office 743-9503 or my cell phone (515-3000).

Due to dump regulations some items have to be approved before leaving. All items at the Alpha & Omega Thrift Shop have to be approved by Bert Rugg (by calling his cell phone at 515-3000) before leaving at the location. We appreciate your help and look forward to this new venture.

Here is a list to help you know what we take:

We take these items that are in good shape:

Household items.

Kitchen items: Toasters, blenders, mixers, cookware sets etc.

Microwaves (with turn tables in good working condition).

Appliances: Stoves (Electric and Gas), are in great demand.

Refrigerators, Freezers, Washers, Dryers, etc.

Furniture in good condition: (Big demand for bureaus and dressers), couches, chairs, rockers, recliners, beds, box springs and mattresses in good condition. Big demand for Twin beds, Bunk beds, Kitchen Tables and chairs, bookcases etc.

Nic Knacks.

Toys, Stuffed animals, dolls and related items etc. Outside yard toys

Bikes. 3 Wheel trikes and bikes with training wheels on them.

Tools.

Clothes: We do accept good clean clothes, shoes, sneakers, athletic footwear, boots etc. Blue Jeans are in big demand. Coats, sweaters, hats, gloves, mittens, etc.

Books: Good clean, Paper backs, hardcovers, (Encyclopedias only full sets in good condition), Childrens books and cookbooks in big demand!

This gives you a good idea about what we take if any questions please contact Bert Rugg at 743-9503 or Cell 515-3000.

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