Treasures' Charity Thrift Store

Treasures' Charity Thrift Store
Store Front

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Passing of Volunteers

Jessie K. recently passed away. The Liberal obituary stated that;

She managed the office of Slazenger's Sporting Boods until the outbreak of WWII. Promoted to Lieutenant at the Driver Training School in Kitchener, she met and married a young B.C. recruit, Leonard. After she settled in Richmond Hill. After Len's retirement in 1972, they summered in Haliburton and wintered in Guadalajara until his death in 1982. Back in Richmond Hill,Jessie took up the volunteer life, eventually spending 16 years with Treasure, the non-profit thrift store. In 1996 at age 77, she was Richmond Hill's Volunteer of the Year.

Enid F., another volunteer, also had passed away recently at the age of 96. Volunteers remembered her fondly as the 'ballerina' volunteer.

The twenty-five years of Treasures' operation has seen many volunteers. It is always sad when one has passed away. We cherish the many memories these two volunteers have left us.