2280 S. Industrial Hwy. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 996-9155
Donate to the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop Transportation Fund!
Supporting enrichment transportation for AAPS students at every school.
Taking students above and beyond.
All monetary donations are itemized as Donation Income by the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop. Applicable PayPal fees ONLY are deducted from donor contributions on a per transaction basis.
Donations are 100% tax deductible.
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Weekly Sales Information
Memorial Day sale, Monday the 27th. Everything in the store will be 50% off!!! Open from 9-5 and closed for donations that day. Also store closed Sunday the 26th in observance of Memorial Day.
The sales color of the week is Blue
Blue tagged clothes are 50 cents.
Blue tagged furniture is 25% off.
Blue tagged linens, rugs, pillows, fabric, and yarn are half-off.
10% off Senior discount offered every day of the week, (60 years or over). Please have ID handy for cashier.
25% off purchase on your Birthday with a valid I.D.
25% off Student Discount every Saturday. Must have current student ID.
JUST EXTENDED... 25% off to AAPS Staff with valid ID every Sunday! Must show valid AAPS ID to cashier to receive discount. We want to show OUR support as best we can to Ann Arbor Public School staff!
SUPPORT AAPS AND ITS STUDENTS WHEN YOU DONATE GENTLY-USED AND NEW ITEMS TO OUR SHOP!
We've added Sunday Donation Hours!
Take advantage of our expanded Donation Hours on the weekends -- in effect now until further notice. Donations accepted on Sundays from 12noon to 4pm (weather permitting).
Please donate your gently-used furniture.
Free Furniture Pickups -- rain, snow or shine!
Call us for details.
SORRY! We no longer take donations in the shop when it's raining or
snowing.
Need HELP accessing our shop to donate? Please ask for assitance from a member of our staff.
OUR ELECTRONICS RETURN POLICY
We now have a return policy for electronic items only!
Item MUST be returned within 7 days.
Item MUST not work properly.
Item MUST be accompanied with receipt and
original stickers must be on the product:
price sticker as well as,
"we have tested item it works,
all sales final" sticker.
Without these no refund will be given.
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About Us
Mission Statement
To obtain, acquire, and possess by gift or other method new and used articles of personal property, materials and goods of all kinds and descriptions; to repair, and sell or dispose of such items; and to pay over the net proceeds from the sale and disposition of such merchandise to the Ann Arbor Public Schools, Parent Teacher Organizations of the Ann Arbor Public Schools, and other 501c3 organizations exclusively benefitting the Ann Arbor Public Schools, in order to further the charitable purposes of those organizations; and all other activities in connection with the foregoing purposes allowed under this act.
How profits support school
groups
In support of the PTO Thrift Shop mission, profits from sales are distributed to participating AAPS school PTOs, PTSOs, and 501c3s which sponsor clubs, organizations, teams, and activities in their schools. Fundraising support from the PTO Thrift Shop is based on participation -- we rely on the support of school PTOs and their communities for our inventory and promotion. The more they participate with us, the more they earn. Fundraising proceeds based on events, sponsorships and promotions in support of the PTO Thrift Shop are distributed to member PTOs three times a year, in mid-September, mid-January, and mid-May.
History
The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) Michigan Non-Profit Corporation on December 7, 1993. Modeled after the PTA Thrift Shop of Chapel Hill, NC, this business was established as an alternative fundraising option to merchandise sales used by parent groups to raise money.
In 1994, a group of parents held the first sale in the cafeteria of Tappan Middle School. This start-up sale netted $5,000 which provided the seed money for the organization, as well as the first donations to participating school PTOs.
Since its' inception, the PTO Thrift Shop has rented space in several locations in Ann Arbor, and today occupies over 12,000 sqf at 2280 S. Industrial, in an area fast becoming known as "Re-Sale Row."
Today, the shop employs 4 full-time and several part-time employees, including a Manager and Assistant Manager. The operation of the store also relies on the dedicated work of volunteers from the schools who provide year-round promotional support. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
Got FEEDBACK? Contact our Community Relations Director: a2ptothrift@gmail.com
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