2007
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Date photo taken
07 May 2007
Country of origin
Canada
Photo credit
Gladys Terichow
Themes
Constituency Activities
Description
In 2007, founders of MCC's network of thrift stores (from left) Linie Friesen, Selma Loewen, Susan Giesbrecht and Sara Stoesz, gathered at a celebration in Winnipeg, Manitoba to recognize their contributions to MCC.
In March of 1972, they opened the first MCC Thrift Shop in Altona, Manitoba with an expectation the project might last “three to six months.” The shop began to thrive and produced about $1,000 for MCC during the first six months of operation. Since then, their vision for creative use of local clothing and household surpluses has grown to be a North American network of over 100 shops, producing income for MCC programs.
MCC photo/Gladys Terichow
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Public: Thrift Shop history
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