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Posted 4.17.2008
Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores & Donation Centers named Wells Fargo as the recipient of its Thrift Community Partner Award for 2007. Wells Fargo was honored for its strong support of Arc Greater Twin Cities programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at a recognition event on April 12, 2008.
Posted 4.17.2008
Arc’s Value Village Thrift Store & Donation Center in New Hope named Audrey Stein as its Volunteer of the Year for 2007. Audrey was honored for her tremendous contributions at a recognition event on April 12, 2008.
Posted 4.17.2008
Arc’s Value Village Thrift Store & Donation Center in Richfield named a mother and son team, Deanna and Elliot Miller, as its Volunteers of the Year for 2007. The Millers were honored for their tremendous contributions at a recognition event on April 12, 2008.
Posted 4.17.2008
Arc’s Value Village Thrift Store & Donation Center in Brooklyn Center named Richard Braun, as its Volunteer of the Year for 2007. Richard was honored for his tremendous contributions at a recognition event on April 12, 2008.
Posted 4.17.2008
Have a closet stuffed with handbags you no longer use? Well, pack up those purses and clear your calendar for Thursday, May 15. Arc’s Value Village Thrift Store & Donation Center in Richfield is holding a handbag donation drive with a drawing for a free trip for two to any Sun Country Airlines destination!
Posted 4.3.2008
Arc Greater Twin Cities and Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores & Donation Centers salute 13 exceptional volunteers who have qualified for the 300 Club at Arc’s Value Village by contributing 300 or more hours of service in 2007.
Posted 4.3.2008
Arc Greater Twin Cities and Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores & Donation Centers salute nine exceptional volunteers who have qualified for the 300 Club at Arc’s Value Village by contributing 300 or more hours of service in 2007.
Posted 4.25.2007
Arc's Value Village Thrift Store & Donation Center in Brooklyn Center named Alexandria resident Irene Pratt as its Volunteer of the Year for 2006.
Posted 4.25.2007
Arc's Value Village Thrift Store & Donation Center in Richfield named local resident Jan Farley as its Volunteer of the Year for 2006.
Posted 4.25.2007
Arc's Value Village Thrift Store & Donation Center in New Hope named Jean and Richard Schultz of Golden Valley as its Volunteers of the Year for 2006.
Posted 3.14.2007
Savage residents have been asking when Arc’s Used Goods Pickup Service would arrive in their community. Their wish is coming true! For the first time, Arc’s blue trucks will drive through Savage neighborhoods looking for donations that will help fund Arc Greater Twin Cities’ programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Posted 3.14.2007
Lakeville residents have been asking when Arc’s Used Goods Pickup Service would arrive in their community. Their wish is coming true! For the first time, Arc’s blue trucks will drive through Lakeville neighborhoods looking for donations that will help fund Arc Greater Twin Cities’ programs for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Posted 1.25.2007
Harmonious Home Design Tips - Learn how to create a more harmonious home at this workshop featuring professional organizer Stacey Brown and feng shui interior redesigner Shauna Piscatello.
Posted 1.22.2007
Pick up terrific bargains throughout the store at the Winter Clearance Sale at Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores & Donation Centers on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 19, when prices on all merchandise will be cut in half.
Posted 11.20.2006
Shoppers and donors at Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores and Donation Centers are invited to give an extra dollar each time they shop now through Dec. 31, 2006 to help children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Posted 10.13.2006
As a noted author, newspaper columnist and expert in adventure travel, Jim Klobuchar has captured the hearts and minds of Twin Cities readers for more than three decades. The public is invited to meet Klobuchar at a book-signing event at Arc’s Value Village Thrift Store in Richfield on November 18 from 10:00 -11:00 a.m.
Posted 10.4.2006
Whether your holiday style is elegant, nostalgic, romantic or retro, you’ll find everything you need for holiday entertaining, decorating and giving at Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores and Donation Centers, where the Merry Thriftmas Holiday Shop opens November 3.
Posted 9.29.2006
If you’ve been longing for some new motorized “toys” but your garage is too full, make room by donating your old vehicles to Autos for Arc October 14 & 15 at Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores and participating MarineMax boat dealers. You’ll be helping out a worthy cause, and you might just win a free trip!
Posted 8.30.2006
Getting ready for Halloween is easy and affordable at Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores, where the Halloween Boo-tiquesm is packed to the rafters with costume items, décor and other Halloween goodies Sept. 22 – Oct. 31.
Posted 8.30.2006
Hundreds of volunteers from across the Twin Cities metro will gather at Arc’s Value Village Thrift Store in Brooklyn Center on September 21 for a frightfully good time at the third annual “A Celebration of Sorts,” a partnership between Arc Greater Twin Cites and Greater Twin Cities United Way.
Posted 8.3.2006
Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores will cut prices by 50% on all merchandise during the big Labor Day Sale September 4, so shoppers can get great bargains while helping to build a stronger community.
Posted 5.19.2006
Kick off a great summer season with the Memorial Day Sale at Arc's Value Village Thrift Stores, where all merchandise will be 50% off for one day only on Monday, May 29, with special holiday hours of 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Posted 3.28.2006
If you’ve been cleaning out closets and cupboards to get ready for spring, don’t throw away your unwanted clothing and household goods. Bring them to Arc’s Value Villagesm Thrift Stores, where donations are urgently needed to keep the shelves full!
Posted 3.22.2006
Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores have good things for the garden (and the porch and the patio) at the Dig It! Garden Shop, open April 21-23 at all three stores.
Posted 3.15.2006
Arc Greater Twin Cities and Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores salute six exceptional volunteers who have qualified for the 300 Club at Arc’s Value Village by contributing 300 or more hours of service at the Brooklyn Center store in 2005.
Posted 3.15.2006
Arc Greater Twin Cities and Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores salute five exceptional volunteers who have qualified for the 300 Club at Arc’s Value Village by contributing 300 or more hours of service at the New Hope store in 2005.
Posted 3.15.2006
Arc Greater Twin Cities and Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores salute 17 exceptional volunteers who have qualified for the 300 Club at Arc’s Value Village by contributing 300 or more hours of service at the Richfield store in 2005.
Posted 3.3.2006
Greet spring in style with a little help from at Arc’s Value Village Thrift Stores, where March 5 - April 9 is the Spring Fling!


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