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Salvation Army opens thrift store in Addison; says store revenue supports rehabilitation programs
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The Salvation Army opened a combined thrift shop and donation center at 1020 North Rolling Road in Addison. Major Jerry O'Neil said revenue from the stores funds the organization's Adult Rehabilitation Center and staff and volunteers will help connect people with services.
The Salvation Army on Saturday opened a new thrift store and donation center in Addison, organizers said, completing a ribbon-cutting at the 1020 North Rolling Road location. Major Jerry O'Neil, introduced at the ceremony, said the organization is "excited to be in the village of Addison" and described the new outlet as both a community resource and a fundraising source for recovery programs.
At the opening, O'Neil emphasized the link between store operations and the Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Center. "Every dime to run the adult rehabilitation center is from funds generated from the operation of our stores," he said, adding that the organization does not rely on state, federal or United Way funding for that program.
O'Neil outlined the group's broader mission and services, recounting the Salvation Army's origins and noting its disaster-response work. He said the organization's emergency disaster services canteen would serve coffee and donuts at the opening and hot dogs for lunch. He also described partnerships with other agencies and the Mass Agency Resource Center (MARC) model used to coordinate assistance after local fires.
Store manager Margarita Ramirez gave attendees a brief tour of departments — women's, men's, children's, furniture, linens, books and media, a jewelry counter and a boutique area — and described efforts to keep items neatly displayed and provide dressing rooms so shoppers can try items on. Ramirez provided the store address as 1020 North Rolling Road, Addison, Illinois, and said donations would be accepted Monday through Saturday and eventually on Sundays; the transcript's phrasing of the store's exact opening hours was unclear.
Command leaders for the region, identified in the transcript as Colonel Greg and Colonel Poppy Thompson, attended the ceremony. A short countdown and ribbon-cutting concluded the event, and organizers thanked the crowd for coming.
The store will accept donations under a covered canopy to make drop-offs convenient in inclement weather, and staff and volunteers will also help people who come seeking services by connecting them to the appropriate Salvation Army branch or partner agency, officials said.
The organizers did not announce additional program funding details, exact store hours in a clear numeric format, or a precise numbering of this location among other area stores beyond the statements in the event transcript.
