It will be open for sales only on the following select Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: March 2, April 6, May 11 and June 1. Dates are subject to change.
The Base Thrift Shop also takes consignments as long as the person has a valid Department of Defense identification card. Consignment hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. After establishing an account, consignors can complete a contract to sell 16 items per week and receive 70 percent of the sold items’ sale price. The length of time of each contract is five weeks.
Cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are acceptable methods of payment.
A wide variety of merchandise, such as clothing, household appliances and furniture, is available; the inventory changes frequently.
The shop is mostly run by volunteer staff members who donate hundreds of hours per month. All net profits are donated to the Officers' Spouses' Club welfare fund which helps support different programs in the military, including scholarships to active-duty or retired military members' spouses and dependents, and Miami Valley communities. Scholarship applications are being accepted and can be found on the club's website at www.wrightpattersonosc.org.
Organizations that have benefited include the Air Force Sergeants Association Thanksgiving baskets, Honor Flight, local high school after-prom committees and more.
More information on consigning, shopping or volunteering can be found online at www.wrightpattersonosc.org, by calling the shop during business hours at 937-879-5630, or by visiting the club's Facebook page at WPOSC THRIFT SHOP.
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