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Treasure City Thrift Store is having a free workshop on Saturday SEPT 29th from 1-3pm for kids of all ages to make/decorate/re-fashion used t-shirts into anything they want. We will provide all materials necessary as well as snacks and refreshments. And as an added bonus, all participants are invited to display their final creations at our 1st Annual Fashion Show coming up on OCT 13th. FUNTIMES!!!

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Thanks to everyone who showed up to the Fire Sale and Workday on Saturday, and/or gave donations. We sold or gave away most of our smoky clothes, chatted with our regular customers and met lots of new customers who only heard about Treasure City because of the fire.

The best news is that we will re-open on Monday morning at 11am. We expect to spend most of the week sorting new donations and getting the store re-organized, so if it looks a little haphazard, that's why.

UP IN SMOKE BENEFIT - Saturday 9/15

To help raise money for the store and to celebrate the wonderful community that supports us, we are having a Benefit Show & Party on Saturday, September 15th, 9pm to 2am at the Rhizome Collective Warehouse, 300 Allen Street in East Austin.

Food, Drink, Fire Dancing and Music featuring Many Birthdays, Benko and DJ Bullet. View/download the flyer here

Read the blog entry "Treasure City Thrift Catches Fire" - Fire pic 1 - Fire pic 2 - Fire pic 3

FASHION SHOW - Saturday 10/13

Come by and get free material from our racks to re-fashion into your own designs to be unveiled at a Fashion Show to be held on OCT 13th. Call 524-2820 or email info@treasurecitythrift.org for more info.

Early on the morning of Thursday, August 16, 2007, Treasure City Thrift caught fire. The fire started in the Free Box in front of the store, where donated items that we could not sell were available for free to anyone. The fire damaged the front or the store, and smoke from the fire has possibly ruined much of the clothing department. Also, in their effort to extinguish the fire and stop its spread, the fire department had to punch numerous holes in the wall, as well as break open the gate and door on the east side of the building. The fire exposed a lot of wiring so the store is without electricity until we can get an electrician to repair it. It appears that the fire was set deliberately.

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We are all saddened and disappointed by this loss, but are determined to get the project up and running again, so we can return to our work of providing support and material resources for the local grassroots community. We do not yet have an estimate for how much repairs will cost us, but given the extent of the damage and the loss of business due to the fire, we are asking for donations to help us get back on our feet. Free or discounted electrician services are needed. Other repair services may be needed. Money in whatever amount you can afford is definitely needed. You can send us money through PayPal, or contact us via email for other offers.

Send PayPal money to:
booty@treasurecitythrift.org
or Donate Here

Contact email:
info@treasurecitythrift.org

website:
www.treasurecitythrift.org

indymedia article with picture:
http://austin.indymedia.org/newswire/display/36194/index.php

corporate news article:
www.kvue.com/news/local/stories/081607kvueEastAustinfire-cb.3d3af9c9.htm...

In solidarity
The Treasure City Collective

A lot actually. We rearranged the bay area to make it less cluttered and more inviting. We have set up a free box outside to give stuff away. We have discounted our blue tag merchandise (see previous post). J Muzacz has gotten youth from the community to start the first mural on the exterior of Treasure City. And a lot more! Come by and check out all the happenings and see what new and wonderful merchandise is for sale.

Mural

Bay Area Reconfiguration

Come to Treasure City during the month of February and get 50% off all merchandise with a blue tag!