The Knights Helping Knights pantry opened up an on-campus thrift store on Wednesday.
The Knight’s Pantry is located in its own suite in the Ferrell Commons attached to the All Knight Study II facility and is open Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Students in need can take up to five food items a day and now as many clothes as they need to live a sustainable life free of charge.
The idea for an on-campus thrift store came from SGA President Melissa Westbrook’s campaign platform and SGA Community Outreach Specialist Jamie Corey took on the project of making it a reality.
“She took on this project and it’s so amazing, I always tell her she’s done a great job with it,” Westbrook said.
If you would like to donate clothes, you can simply go to the Knights Pantry and drop off any clothes you would like to donate.
“So basically donations come in, we process them, we mark them down, we weigh the items and we take them to the back. We sort them by type and see if we can accept it. We can accept all clothes now, before it was only business casual, now we can accept absolutely everything except for personal items like undergarments or swimsuits,” Knights Pantry volunteer Alyson Ayers said.
