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MOOSE LAKE, MN (November 17, 2006) \u2013 The Sonshine Closet Thrift Store and Ministry Center is becoming known as much for the quality of its merchandise as its service to the needy.
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\nWord of mouth has led to customers routinely driving from more than half an hour away, says Pastor Todd Van Zee. \u201cIt\u2019s going very, very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Business is booming. The store initially was open only three days, but now has hours five days a week. The store is open during the day on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and in the evenings on Wednesdays and Fridays.<\/p>\n

The customers come for the nearly new quality of the items as well as the low prices, which are pennies on the dollar. \u201cNone of our clothes have stains,\u201d says Diane Haupt, the chair of Sonshine Community Services (SCS). \u201cWe look over all of our things very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nearly five years ago, Moose Lake Covenant Church started Sonshine Ministries in a building the size of a two-car garage to provide clothing, household goods, and larger home furnishings to people in need. In August \u2013 on the same day the congregation celebrated its 110th anniversary \u2013 the church dedicated the new store with 2,900 square feet of retail space.<\/p>\n

Fifty percent of the profits are distributed within the community to help with clothing, utilities and other needs. The other 50 percent is being used to pay off a $20,000 loan from the church, which Haupt says should be done by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

After the loan is paid, the money will be directed to some other form of ministry. One possibility is a safe house for abused women, Haupt says.<\/p>\n

The building cost under $100,000. About $80,000 was raised through donations from people in the church as well as the community. The rest was funded through the church loan.<\/p>\n

Much of the labor was donated. \u201cThat helped a lot,\u201d Haupt says. The people around Moose Lake are saying the same about the ministry.<\/p>\n

For more information, Haupt can be reached at the store by calling 218-485-5758.<\/p>\n

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