Starting today, The Well in Fairfield is accepting donations of items to be sold at their thrift store.

The first Well opened in Pella 10 years ago followed by a center in Knoxville to offer help and hope to people struggling with issues such as financial troubles, adequate work skills, or just having a place to belong. Last August they purchased the former Foursquare Church building to establish The Well Fairfield.  And, while the Pella and Knoxville locations opened with a resource center first, Director of Advancement and Marketing Eden Youngberg says in Fairfield they’ll start with the thrift store, “This time we’re going to try a thrift store first and then the resource center. The idea behind getting the thrift store up and going is that so we can start to generate revenue for the organization so that we can continue to hire local Fairfield people to run all the operations.”

Items that can be donated include gently used clothing, shoes, housewares, books, DVDs, toys, baby items, sporting goods, tools, working electric appliances and furniture. Donations are accepted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 1700 South Main Street.

Director of Retail Nancy Henry says they hope to open the store later this month or early March. She says they are hiring for thrift store and resource center positions. You can find a link to apply here.