Vinnies Crown Street is now open, marking St Vincent de Paul Society’s first shop in inner-Sydney in 10 years.
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Vinnies Crown Street, which officially opened on Monday, 9 January 2023, is set to be a thrifter’s paradise with a large collection of vintage clothing. The recently opened store will also specialise in selling furniture and books.
To celebrate the opening of Vinnies Crown Street, the St Vincent de Paul Society hosted a pre-launch shopping event where more than 200 people came along.
Like any Vinnies shop, profit from the sale of goods from the Centres goes directly towards providing resources and support to people in need.
Vincent de Paul Society NSW Acting CEO, Yolanda Saiz revealed many of their shoppers are big supporters of reuse and slow fashion. As part of the hunt for treasure, customers engage every time they come to a Vinnies store.
“As always, customers making purchases in Vinnies Shops will be raising money to help people experiencing disadvantage and re-using items that would likely otherwise end up in landfill,” Ms Saiz said.
“And every day our logistics team transports more than 14 tonnes of goods, mostly clothing, from donation points to our sorting facilities and on to our shops and services,” Ms Saiz said.
The shops are one of the most effective ways the charity raises money to help people experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, people experiencing domestic and family violence, and a range of other forms of disadvantage.
In fact, around 40 per cent of their revenue comes from their shops, which goes to emergency accommodation, long term accommodation, domestic violence services and drug and alcohol services.
St Vincent de Paul Society welcomes donations at the new Surry Hills shop. If you have quality items, you can drop them off to the store, located at 547 Crown St, Surry Hills.
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The new Vinnies Shop is open daily, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. every Sunday.
