Welcome to Gifts For Our Community!

Gifts For Our Community is a nonprofit organization that provides resources to our community in the areas of human services, education and the arts. 

In 1997, a group of executive directors came together to create the Holiday Shop, a seasonal holiday gift and décor retail store run by community volunteers. In the Holiday Shop’s 10 years, Gifts For Our Community returned $575,000 back to our community in the area of human services, education and the arts.

In 2005, the board made the decision to open Divine Consign, a year round consignment store operated by volunteers where the community could consign or donate gently used furniture. When the donated furniture is sold a share of the proceeds is sent to the charity of the donor’s choice.  In two years, Gifts For Our Community has donated $67,800 to the community.

The Hope Chest project, created in 2006, distributes new household goods to the ill, needy and youth of our community. We offer a large variety of household items available to us through retail company donations. We have distributed $43,000 worth of goods through local charities.    
 
In 2007, Divine Friends was formed. These women, a group of committed fundraiser for Gifts For Our Community, were excited to add home and garden tours to our list of projects.   Each year they sponsor the Divine Holiday Tour and the Divine Home and Garden Tour.  $45,000 has been granted to charities that provide services to at-risk youth through the proceeds of these tours.

We have recently established Divine Again, an upholstery shop, that will train apprentice upholsterers from WorkSource  and Goodwill Training. Pieces that customers purchase from Divine Consign or those brought can be upholstered by our master upholsterer.   

Become a Volunteer with Gifts For Our Community!

There are many unique opportunities to volunteer with Divine Consign.
If you would like to help with the Hope Chest in organizing and inventorying new donated items for distribution to local charity efforts, call Linda Glover at 360-695-6443

If you would like to help with Divine Consign, in merchandising, operations, promotion please contact Cheryl Effinger at 360-695-6443.

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