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Jul 28, 2021 · Since opening weekend, Good Neighbour has raised about $3,000 for the community fridge and will continue to put its profits towards supporting the community. Lam hopes that Good Neighbour will continue to bridge the gap for folks downtown who don’t have the ability to go to second-hand stores, or for those who don’t feel comfortable going to certain non-profits for clothing or food.
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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 is open for shopping and donation drop-offs each week from 11 am to 6 pm, Thursday to Saturday. The market accepts freshly cleaned clothing, plastic or reusable bags, non-perishable food items, shoes, books, and plants. The market launched on July 24 and is located at 149 5th Avenue SE. View this post on Instagram.
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If you have questions about their work or want to verify if your canvasser is a legitimate partner of Good Neighbours Canada, please call 1-855-674-0050 Mon-Fri 3pm - 8pm. Support social enterprises and artisans worldwide by shopping their handmade items. Under the Birch Tree initiative, or Good Neighbours & Friends, you can also apply to ...
Jan 18, 2023 · Walcott praises the new thrift shop for filling a gap within the community. “The work that Alice Lam is doing, and her partners at Good Thrift and Good Neighbor, that’s a model that I hope someone else can recreate over and over again repeatedly in every neighborhood across the city,” Walcott says. Good Thrift and Good Neighbour are ...
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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Jan 4, 2023 · Good Neighbour Community Market is expanding, thanks in no small part to its team of volunteers. The pay-what-you-can thrift store is opening an upper level as a regular thrift store with marked prices, meant to supplement the store below that serves customers with lower incomes. WATCH ABOVE | Good Neighbour grows a following of young adults giving back: "There's a lot of folks who want to ...
