Local thrift store Twice But Nice received a generous donation from the Heartland Ford team earlier this month.

The non-profit second-hand store has been in Fort Saskatchewan since 1985.

The shop has seen a boost in donations recently, as second-hand stores have grown in popularity thanks to sustainability and eco-friendly movements.

Executive Director and Store Manager Terri Ponich noted they make an extra effort to contribute to the community and continue their effort to support sustainability.

“If it’s something that we can’t use we have people down the line that we donate to as well, so someone will always find a use for the item … We’ve been giving away hangers, for example, we’d rather someone take them than buy new,” she explained.

Being a non-profit organization, Twice But Nice struggled to up-keep their truck.

“We do dump runs almost every day and we’ve been in need of new tires for our poor truck for a long time,” explained Ponich.

“We’re run by a volunteer board and one of our volunteers approached businesses in town for a donation and Heartland Ford said yes with no hesitation and gave us an oil change, checked everything out for us, and donated four tires,” Ponich explained.

“We try to give as much as we can to whoever we can and we’re happy to help out Twice But Nice, they’re awesome,” said Kelly O’Connell of Heartland Ford.

O’Connell noted the Heartland Ford team tries to contribute to the community as often as they can.

“We have a great city here,” explained O’Connell.

“We try to do what we can, we do lots of stuff with the Boys and Girls Club, Families First … We do as much as we can and there are so many great people in this city that try and help everybody and do great things for people, and they do it for the right reasons, from the heart,” he added.

The Twice But Nice team are still in search of a desk with a locking drawer.

“We try to participate in the second-hand economy ourselves but we’ve had no luck so far,” Ponich noted.

“I’d encourage people to participate in the second-hand economy and thrift stores … We’re here and we recently underwent a change in management so if you haven’t been here for a while it would be cool to check out!” Ponich added.

Ponich noted the team is incredibly grateful to the community for their ongoing support.

“As a non-profit, we are most grateful. We’d like to express our thanks more publicly and acknowledge the generosity of Kelly O’Connell and the great staff at Heartland Ford.”

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