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Jul 28, 2021 · Good Neighbour opened its doors on July 24, 2021 and is Calgary’s first pay-what-you-can market. Offering clothing, non-perishable foods and even household items like house plants, this market doesn’t rely on price tags, but on what you personally can pay for that item instead. The market is a pilot project that hopes to bring together the ...
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Gabriella Wong Ken's love of volunteering and community building began at a young age. Born to immigrant parents, she says her family was always looking for a community to belong to, which often lead to volunteering in those spaces. "When I was younger, I was often just kind of tagging along as part of it, and now I feel really proud that I get to ...
In addition to building a community, Good Neighbour's co-founder says the store has grown a following of young people looking to give back in a direct way. "It's run by youth, too. Like the average age of the co-founders is 25 to 30 years old. So it's really cool to kind of see something that's led by this younger generation of Calgarians and they ...
While Lam and her team have always had access to the extra space, she says they took time to consider how the expansion could make the biggest impact. As 2022 came to a close, they made their plans a reality during a three-day volunteering blitz to get the new store ready to open on Jan. 7. It's a reality Wong Ken didn't necessarily see coming, but...
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Good Neighbour Community Market is being touted as a “pay what you want” thrift store, run completely by volunteers. Good Neighbour is a new project from Tigerstedt Flea, a pop-up market in Calgary that also helps connect those who want to volunteer with opportunities at local organizations.
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A new market is coming to Calgary’s downtown core, bringing with it a cost-friendly option for shoppers. Good Neighbour Community Market is being touted as a “pay what you want” thrift, run completely by volunteers. The market opens July 24 and is located at 149 5th Avenue SE. “Take what you need, leave what you can,” states the ...
Welcome to Good Neighbour! Calgary's first pay what you want thrift store. "Take what you need, leave what you can, and pay what you want" STORE IS CLOSING, LAST DAY SEP 21 2024.
Mar 5, 2023 · Emma Duke, Staff Writer “A barrier-free shopping experience, regardless of a person’s inability to pay.” This is how co-founder Alice Lam describes Calgary’s new thrift spot Good Thrift. A sister store to Good Neighbour, Calgary’s pay-what-you-can thrift store, Good Thrift works a little differently — unlike Good Neighbour, Good Thrift has priced items. Lam says
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Jul 14, 2021 · They call it the Good Neighbour Community Market. “(It’s) Calgary’s first pay-what-you-want thrift store and community pantry,” project organizer Alice Lam said.
