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City Pages recently announced their annual "Best of the Twin Cities" winners and Arc's Value Village Richfield received kudos in the "Best Used Clothing for Kids" category.

Erin Geiser, General Manager of Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores was honored as one of 25 Women to Watch by Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal in July. Erin helped build the business from one store with $80,000 in sales in 1982 to 3 stores and $5.5 million in sales in 2007. Since Erin has worked for Arc, over $13 million in proceeds has been raised to support Congratulations Erin for a job well done!

Shop for great stuff and great values at Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores in Richfield, New Hope and Brooklyn Center. [locations]

Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores carry gently used and new clothing and household items: clothing for every season, shoes, jewelry & handbags, housewares, small appliances, linens & crafts, kids clothing & toys, books, music & movies, home décor & accessories, art & collectibles. Great stuff, good lighting, clean stores, and attractive displays make Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores and Donations Centers a must see!

Stop by often for the best selection and fantastic treasures. Every week is a sale week at Arc’s Value Village – every Friday through Thursday, a price-tag color is 50% off! [tag sale calendar]

Enjoy our seasonal shops such as Spring Fling, Halloween Boo-tique and Merry Thriftmas [events calendar] Mark your calendar and be sure to join us!

Donate

Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores and Donation Centers are open 7 days a week. Drive up and drop off at Richfield, New Hope and Brooklyn Center Monday - Friday 9am–9 pm, Saturday - Sunday 9am–7pm. Think of Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores every time you donate clothing and household items in the Minneapolis metro area. How convenient! An Arc’s Value Village donation receiver carries your donation from your car and provides a tax receipt each time you drive up and drop off. [locations]

Items to donate: saleable items including clean clothing, accessories, housewares & small appliances, linens & crafts, kids clothing & toys, books, music & movies, home décor & accessories, art & collectibles and vehicles too! [more about donating] [Donate a vehicle]

Volunteer

The annual volunteer banquet took place on Saturday, April 12 at the Marriott Minneapolis West. Fun was had by all attending. [Photos] A great lunch and program was centered around the theme "Chicken Soup for the Soul". Author Susan McMullan was the guest speaker. Susan talked about the lessons we can learn from people with disabilities in a poignant story that she wrote about her son Ryan who has Downs syndrome. The story is published in the book, Chicken Soup for the Soul – Children with Special Needs.

What's New?

Labor Day Sale – Monday, September 1st.
The last 50% off sale of the year is one-day only, Monday September 1st. Stock up on great fall clothing, household items, books and loads of other treasures throughout the store. [Locations]

Fall Fashions Start August 1. Inspire change, make a fresh start with fashions, décor and more! A stop into Arc’s Value Village can save you hundreds of dollars when buying clothing for you and your family.

NEW! Thrifty Thursdays – 25% off every Thursday in June and July AND AUGUST
High prices? Not at Arc’s Value Village. Counter the high prices of gas and food and make Arc’s Value Village a stop on your circuit every Thursday. All stores will feature 25% off all merchandise. Bargains are to be had in every department - you’ll be surprised how far your dollar will go! One discount per item. No discounts on white tagged items.

Arc's Value Village Goes E-Bay!
Visit Arc's E-Bay store at Arc's Value Village Online A limited selection of items are available weekly for your bidding pleasure.

Join our mailing list!
Get in on the great stuff and great values at Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores by signing up for our mailing list. We’ll send postcards and emails notifying you of store sales and events throughout the year – along with occasional coupon and special merchandise offers. [Join us today!]

In the Green Corner
Hennepin County is sponsoring a neighborhood hazardous waste collection event on August 7-9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Pillsbury/Bottineau School parking lot at 2231 Garfield St NE in Minneapolis. Those who live in Hennepin County can take advantage of this event and bring their mercury items, pesticides, electronics, automotive wastes, aerosol cans, paint, pool chemicals and other items that require safe disposal. [Waste List Details] For the health and wellbeing of the environment and the community, do NOT dispose any of these items or others on the list in the garbage – it’s the law.

There are permanent hazardous waste sites in six metro area counties. Get familiar with yours: [Green Guardian list of Hazardous Waste Collection Sites]