HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-04-15, Page 21• Goderich's newest gift shop, 'Discoveries', opened its doors for
• husint•ss at 35 / West Street last Friday afternotitcw ith the help of
Goderich Mayor Eileen Palmer and JacIt. Riddel (NIP!! for Huron).
The store features crafts made by disanded persons from across
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Canada. Here, Frank Moore, operations managerof Suncoast
Enterprises and Discoveries, shows off gome of the vast range of
articles the store has for sale. (photo 1.):4,1 Lou -Ann Hope)
f disabled persons
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The talents of handicapped people frion.
across. Ontario are featured in. a new
Goderich• business ‘vhbse doors were of-
ficially opened Friday. afterhoon. - •
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(.'ailed 'Discoveries', the store, located at •
35.A West Street.• features gift -type items
ranging , from toys and hobby:horses to
hantimalle rugs and furniture.
idea for the • • (alne 1ltvhen
management at Suncoast 'Enterprises
decided (hey. needed a 'retail. outlet ti)
market ,their own • products,. namely soap
a.d ceramic goods: • ••
After studying businesses siMiliar to that
.•Discoveries', Community. Living Central
• litiron formerIN the Goderich Association
.for the 'Mentally Handicapped and a
volunteer association that.,gives direction to•
both Suncoast Enterprises and 1 )iscovenrs.1
decided to open a business in Goderich.•ex:'
plained Frank NIoore, (iperation manager at
Suncoast Enterprises and Discoveries.
-Disctiveries is a non-profit organization
operated by a non-profit .icy. It is an af-
firmative type business:4.
• •;The business' [pain objective is to
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.1' is to sell and market products•made by•han-
. dicapped people:: Moore sait.L adding that '
two. persons ilave been hired to \A dr% at the
store.
Items in the store come froth over 20 dif-
ferent - suppliers from across Canada,
•although,the majOri y of ..iuPplier are based
in Ontario. For emu rple, there are candles
from the K -W Habirtation• Services in Kit-
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in flalcfax, rugs froi ) Hutton House in Lon -
dm, • and .Raggedy. Ann dolls from Goose
(;reen in Chatham, Ontario. All items in the
• Mot e are
. unique, hancici-afted iterris.
'Everything ,..ou an See in th^ stout is for
Hale -- even. the dilsplay shelves,'" Moore
Isaid. noting the . nyentory will 'Change
regularly due to space limitations within the
store. He added there are presently two of
every item on display but that items can be
ordered with about a. four-week waiting
period. An. order book made by a non-profit
marketing agency called CanCraft Crea-
tions provides a wider selection of articles
made by disabled persons.
Taking part in Friday's ribbon -cutting
ceremony were Goderich Mayor Eileen
Palmer and MPP Jack Riddell. •
Dram. Club prepares
The GDCI Drama Clrib is busy preparing
their major production • of 'Death' of a
Salesman', the Arthnr Miller classic.
The production, which opens Thursday,
April 30, is a hard show for a high school
cast, The dialogues demanding not to Men-
tion the range of ages portrayed throughput.
Students are rehearsing .three to four
nights a week in.preparation. Tickets are $3
. and are now available at the school or at the
door on April '30, May 1 or May 2 at 8 p.rn.
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