Times Advocate, 1999-12-22, Page 19Wednesday, December 22. 1999
Exeter Times -Advocate
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Dove's Nest doing God's work over the holidays
Thrifty. Elizabeth Davis shows off one of the multi-
tude of used items for sale at her Dove's Nest thrift
store. Profits from the store go towards each of
Exeter's eight churches. (photo/Craig Bradford)
By Craig Bradford
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER — In the spirit
of Christmas, here's a giv-
ing success story.
The Dove's Nest thrift
store opened its doors in
June 1998 and since that
time it has established
itself as a leader in help-
ing the less fortunate.
A not for profit, regis-
tered charity organiza-
tion, Dove's Nest is locat-
ed in the former Exeter
Police building at 20
Sanders St. E. It's run by
Elizabeth `Liz' Davis and
her "Geriatric Brigade" of
nine volunteers that
include some non -senior
citizens as well.
Dove's Nest sells donat-
ed used clothes, house-
hold items, furniture and
toys at less than discount
prices. Davis said cus-
tomers range from the
needy to bargain hunters:
The items in store are
geared towards those two
main groups, Davis said:
basic clothes are priced to
sell for a couple of bucks
while party dresses, luxu-
rious coats and expensive
business suits are more
expensive since the less
fortunate wouldn't be in
the market for such
items.
Customers also include
"good Samaritans" that
give what they buy to
needy people they know,
grandparents wanting
something for their
grandchildren when they
visit, sewers who might
buy a sweater just for its
buttons and those looking
for costumes for theatre
companies or school
plays.
Proceeds from sales
goes to operating expens-
es such as rent (paid to
the town) with what's left
over going to Exeter's
eight churches. Davis said
she urges churches to
give the money Dove's
Nest donates to them to
their benevolent fund or
mission work.
Davis has the back-
ground to be a success at
the thrift store business:
she grew up helping in
the stores her father
managed, she ran Noah's
Ark (another Exeter thrift
store) for four years and
helped get Exeter's
.Samaritan thrift store off
the ground.
"I needed to do both of,
those to do this," she said.
"I look at that as educa-
tion."
Davis sensed the need
for Dove's Nest before she
even started work on set-
ting up the store in March
1998 -- she ran a sort of
thrift store out of her
home's basement
between the time she left
Samaritan and started
Dove's Nest.
Davis said business was
slow last week due to the
Christmas Bureau but
anticipates it to get busier
after the new year.
Davis obviously loves
what she does.
"I really enjoy it," she
said. "I wouldn't put in
the effort and the hours if
I didn't enjoy it."
She noted everyone
involved with Dove's Nest
does so as a volunteer.
"This is all done for the
Lord," she said.
The creation of the store
seems to have had some
divine intervention. The
day Davis took a look at
the vacant former police
station was the same day
she received the charita-
ble registered number for
the business. There was
even a bird's nest above
the main entrance to the
building.
"The pieces of the puz-
zle just came together,"
Davis said.
Dove's Nest is open
Tuesday -Friday, 10 a.m.-
4 p.m., and Saturday 10
a.m.-2 p.m. The store is
also open' Friday 7 p.m. -9
p.m.
Right now there is a half
price sale on winter coats.
Donations are accepted at
the door and bags of
items can be left at the
door after hours. Dove's
Nest 'accepts almost
everything except appli-
ances and books. Call
235-2411 for more infor-
mation.
As mentioned above,
there are two other thrift
stores in Exeter. ETM
(Emmanuel Television
Ministries) operates the
Samaritan store at 41
Main St. S. that's open
Tuesday -Saturday, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. It sells used
clothing, household items,
appliances, furniture,
books and other items.
Samaritan accepts
donations at its drop off
depot behind the building.
Money generated
through used item sales
goes towards ETM's
evangelical goals which
includes rallies, church
services and its television
shows that can be seen on
local cable channel 12
every first and third
weekend of the month.
Air time is Saturday at 7
p.m. and Sunday at 2
p.m.
For more information,
call 235-3344.
Noah's Ark thrift store
and food bank is located
at 293-A Main St. It's
open Monday -Thursday,
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday 10
it.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday
10 a.m.-2 p.m. It sells
used clothing, household
items, small appliances
and almost everything
except furniture.
A branch of Exeter`
Pentecostal Church,
money generated by
Noah's Ark goes toward
the food bank.
Donations can be
dropped off at the depot
beside the store or at the
zone title winners crowned
By Ron
Dann
ZURICH -
Moles -
worth's
Lindsey
Matheson
and Meaford's Dave
Brown won the Bluewater
5 Pin Bowlers' Association
ladies and men's Zone title
Sunday in the 20 game
qualifying round of the
Ontario Five Pin Bowlers'
Association (O.F.P.B.A.)
Provincial Open rolloffs
completed at Owen Sound
and Meaford.
Forty-six bowlers from
across the Zone vied for
the title.
Matheson won her first
title ever with a 4,936 pin -
fall and will be joined by
Seaforth's Gayle
Schellenberger at 4.815
and Molesworth's Leslie
Groot with 4,768 in the
ladies Open singles cham-
pionships. All three will
also combine with fourth,
fifth and sixth place finish-
ers, Port Elgin's Dianne
Trask (4,723) and Ruth
Poulsen (4,636) along with
Molesworth's Kim Cupsky
(4,492) to form the
Bluewater ladies team.
Bluewater's men's sin-
gles will include Brown at
5,278, Listowel's Chad
Ward (5,137) and Mount
Forest's . Claus Rave
(5,119). They will also
compete in the men's
team category along with
Port Elgin's Dave
Hamather (4,800),
Molesworth's Cor Groot
(4,768) and Owen Sound's
Brad MacArthur.
Bluewater's mixed team
will include Owen Sound's
Rob McArthur (4,574) and
Jason Cranny •(4,553),
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Owen Sound's Nina
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The Bluewater singles,
men's, ladies and mixed
teams now advance to the
Provincial Open April 19-
22 at Hamilton. They will
be assisted by national
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Bluewater coaches Betty
Jones, Port Elgin for the
men's team, Goderich's
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ladies and mixed teams
respectively in an effort to
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