Palm Beach's popular resale shop Church Mouse reopens for the season
The Church Mouse was back in business Monday morning following its annual summer hiatus.
The popular resale store at 376 S. County Road reopened to an enthusiastic group of shoppers at 10 a.m.
The business, which is run by The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, had been closed since June.
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Daisy Alvarez, general manager of retail operations for the Church Mouse, welcomed back her clientele and her volunteers on Monday.
She noted that while some volunteers spend their summers on vacation, others remain with the store assisting in research, cleaning, sorting and unpackaging donated goods.
"We are so grateful for their dedication and support," Alvarez said of the store's volunteers. "Additionally, I am excited to see the clientele return. I love to show them the beautiful items we have received over the spring and summer months. We are beyond grateful to our donors as well as our clientele."
The Church Mouse features a variety of items including women’s and men’s designer clothing, antiques, artwork and furniture.
Items vary from season to season, Alvarez said, with the current season expected to include vintage and antique fine china; crystal chandeliers from Baccarat, Steuben and Tiffany; and decorative porcelain.
Additionally, Alvarez said, the store will carry Maitland-Smith coffee tables and wall hangings, affordable home goods and decor, silk draperies, fabric, fine linens and an extensive furniture gallery with extra stock to replenish as needed.
The Church Mouse relies on a wide network of donors to supply items for the store, Alvarez said.
Support comes from residents and those living out of state as well as from realtors, contractors, antique auction houses and designers.
The Church Mouse accepts gently-used donations of clothing, purses, accessories, electronics, shoes, kitchenware, china, crystal, furniture, clothing, books, costume jewelry and more. The store's “donor door” is located on the south side of the building nearest to the TD Bank.
Store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
To schedule a pickup, call 561-659-2154 or email furniture donation photos to churchmouse@bbts.org.
Since it opened more than a half-century ago, the Church Mouse has donated more than $10 million from its sales to charities through The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea Outreach Ministry, including The Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County, Feed the Hungry Pantry, The Lord's Place, Quantum House Inc., and Center for Creative Education.
Grant recipients for 2023 include Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches, Inc.; Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc.; American Association of Caregiving Youth, Inc.; aZul Fashion, Art & Design, Inc.; Cancer Alliance for Help & Hope, Inc.; Center for Creative Education; CROS Ministries; Faith-Hope-Love-Charity, Inc.; Family Promise of South Palm Beach County; Feed the Hungry; Good Shepherd Sustainable Learning Foundation; HACER Ministry, Corp.; Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County, Inc.; Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches; Opportunity Inc. of Palm Beach County; Palanca Food Pantry; Palm Beach County Food Bank; Quantum House, Inc.; Riviera Beach Cares Homeless Coalition for Families; St. Ann Place Outreach Center; St. George Center; St. George Table; Sweet Dream Makers Inc.; Take Stock in Children; The Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County; The Lord's Place; and TrueFast Ministries.
For information, visit https://bbts.org/church-mouse/.
Jodie Wagner is a journalist at the Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach her at jwagner@pbdailynews.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.
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