Dear Editor,
The Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Store relies on the generosity of the Merritt community and every day we receive donations of items that are then sold in our store.
The store is operated by volunteers and the funds received from Thrift Store sales are used to support health care initiatives in the community and purchase health care related equipment for the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre and for Coquihalla-Gillis House.
A recent reorganization of the Thrift Store basement revealed that we had a large quantity of sports equipment. We contacted the Merritt Centennials to ask for help in identifying which pieces of equipment were suitable for sale and coach Luke Pierce was kind enough to send three players to work with Thrift Store volunteers to sort through the sports equipment.
A big thank you to John Schiavo, Daniel Nachbaur and Matt Foley for their enthusiastic help in identifying the sport the equipment is used for and sorting the good equipment from the outdated or too well-used-to-be-useful-again equipment.
The volunteers at the Thrift Store certainly appreciate the help these players provided and we look forward to cheering on the Merritt Centennials in the coming season.
Catherine Wayne
Thrift Store volunteer
Merritt
