The Free Market is looking for the right person to manage the Free Market, a bricks-and-mortar shop on North Independence Avenue where donated items are offered free to anyone who can use them. After five months of shutdown, we are now open two afternoons a week with pandemic precautions in place. The Manager will handle[…]
The Free Market is still closed, although Jean, Kathy, and the rest of the crew are exploring ways to safely open back up. In the meantime, Jean has written an article about curbing consumerism and repurposing items that was published in the Declaration, the Gazette, and on the Internet. You may read it here. https://medium.com/@jeanshortallroznik/put-down-the-credit-card-and-slowly-click-away-from-your-shopping-cart-ee4f65b29e56
With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, things are looking green at The Free Market.There have been no leprechaun sightings to date. We’re rather hoping one will leave a pot of gold on our loading dock! Speaking of the dock: we have erected two signs in the loading area informing people what items can[…]
Our Valentine’s Day goodies didn’t last long after one of our volunteers created a colorful display a couple of weeks ago. One lucky person got to take home a chocolate fountain. Hopefully it’ll be put to good use on February 14! Visitor numbers have slowed a little compared to December but that has given us[…]
We had some record attendance days at The Free Market during December as people stopped by to look for all-things-Christmas. Over the course of the month our supply of trees, ornaments, dishes, gift wrap etc. got whittled down to a small stash of festive detritus. Some of the highlights of the holiday season were: Our[…]
The Free Market is busier than ever as the holidays approach! We are putting out Christmas decorations and housewares until they are all gone—lights, ornaments, tree stands, artificial trees (although they go quickly), Christmas-themed mugs, dishes, figurines, and more! Our big holiday bash was a one-day Free Gift Shop in downtown Independence on December 7th. […]
The Free Market is looking festive these days with holiday decorations on display throughout the store. We have a large stock of ornaments, gift bags and wrap, lights, seasonal mugs and glasses along with other holiday items. We will be restocking our shelves until our inventory is depleted. In addition, The Free Market will be[…]