Thank you for your support of SOS Thrift Shop, you are supporting vital SOS community programs! Thrift Shop Donation Drop-Off Schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 am - 2 pm. Shopping Hours: Monday - Saturday, 9 am - 4 pm.
What steps are you taking toward your own personal growth? Life is busy, and we can forget about the importance of our own personal journey. The feedback we have received about SOS Personal Growth Groups reveal how important they are to community members. One male participant wrote, “I would recommend this group to anyone who is looking for tools and a sense of communion around the journey of being a man.” A participant shared this insight on the Women’s group: “We can join together and be that shoulder to lean on. I’ve grown a lot and I always leave there feeling really good.”
SOS Personal Growth Groups start at the SOS Community Services Centre in Parksville in September. Check the poster below for details, and call 250-248-2093 ext. 225 to register.
SOS is excited to announce our parking lot expansion at the Thrift Shop will begin very shortly, and should be completed in a couple of months. The parking lot improvements will result in an increase in the number of parking spaces from 31 to 53. The expansion will take place on the vacant grassy lot to the East of the Thrift Shop.
We would like to thank donors for their continued support at the Thrift Shop, and remind people to please drop off donations between the hours of 8:30 am- 4:00 pm seven days a week to ensure that your donations are received by staff. Items dropped off outside these hours may be stolen or vandalized, and may attract people who continue to vandalize our locked garbage dumpsters, looking for more items. We appreciate your support at the Thrift Shop, as it keeps all of our community programs and services running!
It was a beautiful day to celebrate 50 years of SOS at our location at Qualicum Commons on Saturday, July 14. Event-goers enjoyed hula hooping, ballon animals, live music, bracelet making, bubbles, a vintage clothing race and a wonderfull spread of snacks and cupcakes provided by Qualicum Foods. SOS Executive Director Susanna Newton welcomed people to the event, and founding member Edith Chamberlayne said a few words about reaching such an amazing milestone in the community, and how proud she was of what SOS has become.
Thank you for those who joined us to celebrate 50 years of SOS on Sunday, July 8 in Parksville. If you missed it, please join us at SOS at Qualicum Commons on Saturday, July 14 from noon to 2 p.m. This will be a ’60s themed event with hula hoops, a vintage clothing race, live music, balloon animals, food and more. Come join us for a cupcake! Aerial photo by Tim Allix of Sky-Camera.ca
We won Best Community Entry and had a wonderful time at the Canada Day Parade in Parksville! We amped up our parade entry this year in honour of our 50th Anniversary. Thank you to our Amazing volunteers and staff who outdid themselves with preparations and decorations. A big shout out to Ray and Lyle at Kingsley Trucking in Coombs for an awesome flatdeck and driver, and Kim at Arrowsmith Golf & Micky J’s Bar & Grill and Kevin at Paradise Seashell Motel for getting us a sweet golf cart! What a fantastic community we have!
