After years and years of collecting cookbooks, I still love finding new cookbooks to add to my 1,500-cookbook collection. Over the years, I have collected just about every type of cookbook you can imagine: from the Time Life series that was popular in the 60’s to hilariously-titled books like Cooking in the Nude (I kid […]
Just a Few Words About How Much We Waste: Wrapping Paper: From Thanksgiving to New Years Day, household waste increases by more than 25%. Added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons – it all adds up to an additional 1 million tons a week to our landfills. (EPA and Use Less Stuff). […]
Occasionally donated items arrive that make staff and volunteers look at each other and wonder, “What in the world?” We’ve assembled our favorite holiday head scratching finds in a top 10 Arc’s Value Village White Elephant gift list just in time for the holiday season! Do you give gag gifts or exchange white elephant gifts with friends […]
Meet Karen Bendtsen, The Arc Minnesota Awards 2012 Teacher of the Year Seeing her students progress, develop new interests and tackle new challenges – this is what Karen Bendtsen, The Arc Minnesota Awards 2012 Teacher of the Year, finds most rewarding about her job. The Arc Minnesota Awards recognize individuals and organizations whose work creates […]
Mindee is a regular VV shopper, bopping in whenever she has a few moments to spare. She rarely leaves without a treasure or two – maybe she’ll snag a fab pair of heels, a cool toy for her young boys or some other unique find. As a lover of all things Value Village, Mindee was […]
You can find everything you need at our Merry Thriftmas Shops November 3 through December 23. Create a very festive event with a spectacular holiday table. Everything on this feature table (minus cookies and flowers) is from Arc’s Value Village. It took a little time and some creativity but all that paid off with a really lovely […]
About 150,000 holiday ornaments and decorations are currently in storage awaiting an army of elves to sort, unpack and put them out on the sales floor at Arc’s Value Village. In a week’s time, down goes Halloween and up goes Merry Thriftmas, looking festive and jolly by the time the doors open on Saturday, November […]
Now is a great time to start planning what you are going to do for all those kids on your Christmas list. It’s also a great time to shop for costumes. Last year I decided to do something different for Christmas gifts. I gave my nephew and two nieces dress up bins full of costume […]
From subdued, earth tones to bold pops of electric color, this fall’s palette is diverse. With a broad range of fall-friendly hues, you can add accent pieces in any of these shades to easily & inexpensively update your look. Select a color or two that works with your pre-existing wardrobe and compliments your coloring. Then […]
October is Disabilities Employment Awareness Month, and Arc’s Value Village is proud to employ several people with disabilties at its stores and to have many others who volunteer with us on a regular basis. One outstanding volunteer is Alex Lindblad, who volunteers every Monday, accepting donations at the donor door at Arc’s Value Village Richfield. […]