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GARDINER — Imagine a shop that sells women’s tops for $2, pants for $3 and most children’s clothes for $1 apiece. No, it’s not a dream. That shop is on Spring Street in the basement of the Knights of Columbus building.
It’s the Clothes Closet, and it’s open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 3 every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The Clothes Closet, which opened in 2005 and has recently been remodeled and updated, takes in good quality used clothing, some of it with original price tags still attached. Volunteers run the place.
All profits go to local food banks, homeless shelters and also to the fuel funds of area towns. The Clothes Closet also provides free clothing each month to more than 100 families in need. Donations come from areal residents. The clothes are sorted, laundered, if necessary, ironed, tagged and hung for sale.
In fall, summer things are replaced by winter woolens, jackets and boots. The Randolph United Methodist Church sponsors the Clothes Closet as its outreach mission.
The church invites the public to check it out, bring good used clothing to donate and stay to shop.
