Ridgefield Thrift Shop Accepting Grant Applications, Submit by January 31, 2021

The Ridgefield Thrift Shop is now accepting applications for 2021 grants. If your organization is interested in receiving a grant from the Ridgefield Thrift Shop, please visit our web site at www.ridgefieldthriftshop.com to download our 2021 grant application form.

Please complete the application form and either email it to rtsgrants@yahoo.com (note: this is a different email address than previous years) or send it to us at Ridgefield Thrift Shop, c/o Allan Welby, Finance Chair, 21B Governor Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877. All 2021 grant applications must be submitted by January 31. 2021.

Our Finance Committee will review all applications and recommend to our Executive Board the approved organizations and appropriate grant amounts. All applicants will be notified by March 15, 2021. Our Success in 2019 enabled the Ridgefield Thrift Shop to give grants to 94 local non-profit organizations in 2020.

We appreciate very much the community support we receive through donated merchandise and increases to our daily sales. Our 100% volunteers work very hard to carry out our mission to support local non-profit organizations through recycling, repurposing and reselling generously donated goods and to provide the opportunity to purchase affordable merchandise at our shop.

Of course, 2020 has been incredibly challenging. Covid-19 forced us to close our store for nearly half of the year, and we are just now slowly re-opening with business hours limited to only two days per week. Like everyone, we hope to be back to normal soon.

Covid-19 has adversely affected the amount of money we have taken in, but we feel it our duty to continue to award grants, particularly to those non-profit organizations struggling because of Covid-19.

If you have any questions about the 2021 grant application process, please contact us at rtsgrants@yahoo.com. We send our very best to your organization, and we appreciate the help you provide to our community.

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Submitted by Ridgefield, CT

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