Union Gospel Mission Summit Thrift to Open May 1
It s called Summit Thrift. It s the new Yakima Union Gospel Mission thrift store opening May 1 at 56th and Summitview in the former Rite Aid building next to Safeway. Union Gospel Mission Executive Director Mike Johnson says work is underway to refurbish and clean up the store to give it new life after the building sat vacant for years. He says they re reworking the inside of the building to create a clean inviting atmosphere.Work is also happening outside the store to clean up the property.
Summit Thrift is in addition to two other thrift stores that are owned and operated by the Yakima Union Gospel Mission. Johnson says they ve seen a lot of success at the original Lighthouse Thrift Store on South Front Street and the Lincoln Mission Thrift store located on Lincoln Avenue. Johnson says those two stores currently generate enough money to fully fund all administrative costs at the mission meaning no salaries or other costs come from
Union Gospel Mission Summit Thrift to Open May 1
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Yakima Mission 207 Day Campaign Deadline Approaching
Hundreds of people every day get help from the Yakima Union Gospel Mission. The mission offers a warm place and a hot meal to some and others it offers a place to change lives through various programs and services.Trying to raise the money to fund those operations is always a challenge according to the Mission Director Mike Johnson. Each year Johnson and his staff think of creative ways to convince people in Yakima to reach out to the homeless and give what they can. With recent stimulus checks Johnson is hoping some people who don t need the cash will reach out and remember the homeless through a new campaign at the mission called 207 Day.
New Mission Campaign Hoping For Your Donations
Yakima Union Gospel Mission Director Mike Johnson says the months of January and February are the toughest times of the year to raise funding for to feed homeless people so they ve started a campaign called 207 Day 2021.
Johnson says if 207 people were to give $207.00 by February 7 the mission would have enough funding to cover all meals for the months of January and February. Johnson says those are the toughest months to raise money because people gave during the holidays. Johnson is hoping some people will donate part of their stimulis check to the campaign. You can find information and donate at YUGM.org/207