The charity consignment shop recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary with over $22 million in sales donated to charity.
For many years, Patricia Johnson owned a vintage furniture and décor store in upstate New York, but relocated to the area at the height of the coronavirus pandemic assisting her family in Glencoe.
Johnson is part of the Exchange’s tapestry that recently celebrated the tenth anniversary of the first store in downtown Glencoe which began when representatives of the local Woman’s Library Club wanted to update its existing thrift shop on Hazel Avenue. “It was a great concept where there would be supply and demand for resale of upscale luxury items,” recalled store founder Wendy Serrino.
On Sept. 18, the Exchange is scheduled to host its annual grant program at the nearby Writers Theatre. Over the last 10 years, $3.2 million in donations have been made to local charities with another $500,000 set to be distributed this year, Serrino said.There have also been approximately in $600,000 in in-kind donations going to their charitable partners.
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