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Grey Bears Thrift Store

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ORGANIZATION: Grey Bears

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Amazing items, terrific values! Gain retail experience by volunteering as a cashier in the Grey Bears Thift Store! All proceeds from sales go to support the Brown Bag Program, providing healthy groceries to 4,200 seniors each week.

Volunteer shifts everyday from 8:00am to 4:30pm (most shifts are 4-hours)

Our volunteers sort through a treasure trove of donated items, including clothing, furniture, housewares, jewelry, plants and garden gifts, books, music, fabrics, medical equipment, games, puzzles, sporting goods, bikes, exercise equipment, and much more. They find treasures others might see as trash and help our thrift store here at Grey Bears thrive.

Thrift Store volunteers fill one of the following roles:

1) Receiving Donations, sorting, organizing and greeting public

2) Testing Electronics

3) Stock, Merchandise and Customer Service, keeping the thrift store organized, creating displays and putting items out in the store.

4) Book Shelving

5) Book Research, use a computer to look up book titles for pricing and prepping valuable books to be sold online.

Most volunteers commit to one shift a week and keep a regular schedule.

If you are social person who can work independently and with a group you will be a great fit! Volunteers are on their feet a lot, picking up donations and may be inside or outside, depending on the position.

Volunteer orientations are on Wednesdays at 10 AM and volunteers get more training when they start.

All volunteers receive a free lunch and coffee every day they volunteer with us.

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About Grey Bears

Location:

2710 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95065, US

Mission Statement

Grey Bears improves the health and well-being of seniors and our community through food distribution, volunteerism, resource conservation and recycling. Our vision is that seniors live healthy, meaningful lives.

Description

We offer more than 20 ways to volunteer at Grey Bears. - Healthy Food program - quality control, assembling and delivering weekly brown bags - Glean Team - help us pick fruit and other produce for the program. - Thrift Store - sorting donations, prepping/pricing, merchandising and cashiering. - Books - shelve books, cashier, or evaluate and list books on Amazon.com - Computer/ Electronics - We need your tech skills to test and repair donated electronics, audio-video gear, appliances, and to run a register and assist shoppers to find the right component, or disassemble computers in our e-waste center. - Cooks - Help us prepare and serve healthy meals for seniors and volunteers. - Office/Administrative - Help us provide excellent customer service for, and tracking/surveying of Grey Bears program participants. - Facilities Maintenance - Projects abound at our 3-acre Chanticleer campus. Your carpentry, electrical and handyman experience are most appreciated. - Events and classes - we offer weekly and monthly classes, senior support groups and luncheon events that could use your help.

CAUSE AREAS

Environment
Seniors
Environment, Seniors

WHEN

Tue Mar 15, 2022 - Thu Oct 02, 2025
12:01 AM - 11:59 PM

WHERE

Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(37.035397,-121.98712)
 

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