Clarendon merchants and their customers raised $2,500 for the Donley County Senior Citizens last Friday, December 16.
- Clarendon Merchants present a $2,500 check to Mary Shields (fifth from the left) of the Donley County Senior Citizens Center Tuesday morning, January 2, from sales at their stores on Friday, December 16. Shown here are Paul Bivens of Clarendon Outpost, Buddy James of Lowe’s Family Center, Roger Estlack of The Clarendon Enterprise, Elmonette Bivens of Clarendon Outpost, Mary Shields, Terri Floyd of Every Nook & Cranny, Terry Askew of Saye’s, Courtney Newhouse of Country Bloomers, and Bill Stavenhagen of Stavenhagen Video. Other merchants contributing to the fundraiser were Mike’s Pharmacy and J&W Lumber. Enterprise Photo / Ashlee Estlack
Local shoppers were encouraged to visit ten local businesses that day, and the merchants in turn made donations to the senior citizens center based on that day’s sale. The combined money was presented to the center Tuesday.
“The result was phenomenal,” said Terri Floyd of Every Nook & Cranny. “We had several people come in the store who were specifically there to support the senior citizens. My first customer of the day, it was the reason he came in.”
DCSC Director Mary Shields was taken aback when she heard the total that merchants were giving to the center.
“Oh, my goodness!” she said. “That is unbelievable!”
Shields said the money will come at an important time for the senior citizens center and said she appreciated the support of all the businesses and their customers.
“Our little community has such loving people,” she said. “The center will use this wisely. It will help us so much.”
Bill Stavenhagen of Stavenhagen Video said the donation represented what can happen through team work and shopping at home.
“It just goes to show what the people of Donley County can do when they pull together – merchants and customers,” he said. “It’s a great benefit to the senior citizens.”
Clarendon Merchants appreciate everyone who has shopped with them during this holiday season and especially those who supported the effort to help the senior citizens.
Merchants participating in last Friday’s project were: Every Nook & Cranny, Stavenhagen Video, Mike’s Pharmacy, the Clarendon Outpost, J&W Lumber, Lowe’s Family Center, Country Bloomers, Saye’s, Henson’s, and The Clarendon Enterprise.
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