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July is over! What's next… |
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- July recap: We raised $1,610 for Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative and $500 for the Prairieland Defendants! 🎊🎟️
- Upcoming in August: Tivoli Day, Bard Engagement Day, & T2F Rack at Cafe Joust!
- Funding Recipients: Hudson Valley Tenants Union! 📣
- Volunteer Day: sign up here to join us on Wednesday August 5th 1-4pm! 💖
- Sales: Student 20% off Fridays, Summer Sale, FREE room on August 30th! 🛍️
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July was such a fun month at T2F! We popped up at the Basilica Farm and Flea summer market, where we introduced lots of people to Thrift 2 Fight, reconnected with vendors we admire, and raised funds for Prairieland Defendants. The rest of the month's donations went to the Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative – you can read more about it below! On Tivoli Yard Sale day we had a full porch of $1 items, and it was a huge hit! Thanks for stopping by and getting your new favorite outfits. Big shout out to our employees and volunteers who held down the fort all week while Masha, Jillian, and Finn were away: Victoria, Emerson, Esmeralda, TT, Jack, Lilly, and Candace 💓💖💗 Scroll down to see the results of our July fundraising, the new donation recipients, and all of the upcoming events! |
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Left to right: an enamel pen in the shape of a crocodile with words “eat racists” printed on it, people shopping T2F racks at the Basilica Farm & Flea, a customer smiles and gestures while wearing a dramatic salmon-colored beaded gown, a sign on a clothing rack says “Everything on porch $1” |
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In July, we raised and donated $2,110 from our sales: - $500 for Prairieland Defendants - The state and federal governments have levied ruinous charges on 17 people thus far. One of them - Sanchez Estrada - was sentenced to 30 years in prison for “moving a box of anti-fascist zines after the protest.” These sentences come after the executive order designating antifa (which is not an organization) a Domestic Terrorist Organization in September 2025. The administration is trying to make an example out of these defendants. If we, as the public, don’t show them support - we’re all in trouble. Read more here.
- $1,610 for Kingston Emergency Food Collaborative - There are many organizations doing emergency food relief work in Kingston and Ulster County, and KEFC was formed as an emergency response to help these organizations work collaboratively to address food insecurity! You can support them here.
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FUNDRAISING July Recipients! |
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A new, MUCH needed local organization was formed last year: the Hudson Valley Tenants Union. If you've been a tenant anywhere, ever, you likely understand why it's needed — and especially in our region, which has gone through overwhelming changes in the past 6 years. Just to give you a snapshot: in 2020, Kingston and Hudson were the top two towns people moved to in the entire United States. The HVTU was created by tenants and organizers dedicated to using tenant protections to build real working class power. They train tenants throughout the Hudson Valley to use new protections to build their own Tenant Associations and shift the balance of power away from landlords. 10% of every sale we make at Thrift 2 Fight in August will go to them! Want to support them directly? Head here. |
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Tivoli Day on Saturday (TODAY!), 8/1 from 8:30am-4pm: Join us in the celebration of our favorite village! Join the pie contest, watermelon eating contest, and a 4K run for a chance to win one of the three T2F gift cards, and more 🎁 At noon, we will participate in our favorite tradition: the Village Photo by Pete Mauney (who was recently featured in National Geographic!). The following weekend, everyone who can point themselves out on the photo will get 20% off at Thrift 2 Fight! |
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Tivoli First Fridays on August 7th, 5-7pm: Stop by for a big 20% off sale on our Designer collection! Many other shops in the village will have deals that evening, and you might even hear some live music 🎶 |
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Thrift 2 Fight Volunteer Day, August 5th 1-4pm: It’s always so fun! Join us this month to help Thrift 2 Fight stay stocked with summer essentials! All volunteers get pizza/snacks, and 40% off store-wide, plus first dibs on all the clothes in the back room. RSVP here so we know you’re coming! Bard Engagement Day on Wednesday, 8/19: we are excited to host the new Bard freshman year at Thrift 2 Fight for a day of volunteering! It's such an incredible opportunity to meet new students (and neighbors!) at the very beginning of their college journey. Stay on the lookout for a Bardian-curated “back to school” rack!
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Left to right: Solia, Jillian, Masha, Dana (in the middle), Kristin, Jody, and Cin at the T2F Volunteer Day this June! Thank you all!!! |
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Summer Sale, last week of August: Shop our curated racks of light, easy breezy clothes for the final weeks of summertime, all 30% off! Cafe Joust rack teaser: that's right, we're partnering with the folks at Cafe Joust in Catskill to bring more Thrift 2 Fight goodness to the other side of the river! More details coming soon 🤫🍓 |
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Tivoli, NY 12583, USA |
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Monday: 12 PM – 6 PM Tuesday: CLOSED Wednesday: 12 PM - 6 PM Thursday: 12 PM – 6 PM Friday: 12 PM – 7PM Saturday: 11 AM – 7 PM Sunday: 11 AM – 7 PM |
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Other Ways to Get Involved:
There are many ways you can engage with Thrift 2 Fight! Shop with us, donate clothes, learn about local activist efforts, and support them in any way you can. With most of our items priced under $20, we rely on the volume of sales to fundraise for our community partners and cover our expenses.
Your support makes a huge difference.
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This newsletter was fully written by real people, Masha and Jillian. |
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48 Broadway
Tivoli, NY 12583, USA |
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