Duneland Resale
will be celebrating "6 Years at 801 Broadway" during regular business hours
on Thursday, September 17, with special sales and surprises. Gift
certificates for adults and small gifts for children will be awarded during
the fun celebration.
Duneland Resale
began March 24, 2001, on Calumet Avenue in Chesterton, as a mission project.
On April 4, 2002, they were incorporated as a community based,
not-for-profit organization, and recognized by the IRS as a charity. They
soon outgrew that location and moved across the street to the corner of
Calumet and Wabash.
Their next move was
to 534 Broadway where they stayed for five years. Then in September, 2009,
after extensive remodeling by hundreds of volunteers, Duneland Resale
celebrated a grand opening at their present location, 801 Broadway.
Duneland Resale is
a God-centered, not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping others.
Quality merchandise, which is donated is recycled and sold. Proceeds are
used to assist service agencies, missions, and community needs. Presently 85
volunteers representing more than 20 area churches, give their time to make
this mission a success. Putting "Faith Into Action" is Duneland Resale's
motto, and that is done on a daily basis through all the missions supported.
However, Duneland
Resale could not be this successful without the help of the very generous
people of Duneland who really contribute to the shop’s success with
donations and also as shoppers.
Not only has
Duneland Resale given money and in-kind donations throughout the years, but
also many of the volunteers join together in other community endeavors.
Resale volunteers had a team to support Duneland's Relay for Life. They also
have recruited teams for Rebuilding Together-Duneland and sponsored the
Alzheimer's Walk in Michigan City. Resale volunteers belong to the "Second
Chance Singers" and participate in the Chesterton Advent Festival every
December.
Close to 1,000
copies of the book, A Miracle In Progress, have been sold. This book is a
celebration of the incredible journey of Duneland Resale as volunteers and
shoppers share their stories.
More than five
years ago, Duneland Resale expanded their mission by sharing the building
with both the Westchester Neighborhood Food Pantry and the Duneland Medical
Equipment Loan Closet. Duneland Resale provides this space free of charge.
Duneland Resale
accepts all donations during regular store hours Tuesday through Friday from
10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until noon.
New volunteer
orientation is always on the last Saturday of each month and anyone
interested in learning more is encouraged to attend.