[Nfbmo] [MALWARE FREE]Blind council's thrift shop closes duringtransition

Bryan Schulz b.schulz at sbcglobal.net
Sat Oct 29 20:19:16 UTC 2011


hi,

they finally saw the light and severed relations after having at least 
$200,000 stolen from them.

Bryan Schulz

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From: "Horchem Gary" <horchemg at gary-springfield-mo.net>
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Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:01 AM
Subject: [Nfbmo] [MALWARE FREE]Blind council's thrift shop closes 
duringtransition


>From Saturdays Springfield News Leader

"When Bob and Patty Neal pulled up to the New Image Thrift Store on West 
Kearney Street on Friday afternoon, they were disappointed to find the store 
closed.
"I like the store," Patty Neal said. "Especially because it is a charity."
The store was nearly emptied, and a sign on the door announced that it was 
closed, to reopen at a new location soon. The sign went up Thursday.
That new site is only a few blocks north in the Town & Country Shopping 
Center on Kansas Expressway, and the Missouri Council of the Blind, which 
owns the thrift store, hopes to open Dec. 1, according to William Hawkins, 
treasurer of the council and chair of the thrift store committee.
The council closed the store after breaking off its relationship with 
Henderson Management, which has managed the store under one of its 
affiliates for the past 22 years.
"The relationship is pretty much dissolved," said John Simsheuser with 
Henderson Management. Simsheuser is overseeing the closure.
Hawkins said the inventory has been put into storage and will be moved to 
the new location next week. The council has temporarily stopped accepting 
donations.
A plan to meet with the employees at the store was put on hold until their 
relationship with Henderson is severed, Hawkins said.
Hawkins had indicated that the council hopes to hire those employees, if 
possible.
The new location for the store is much larger than its former location, with 
17,000 square feet, including warehouse space, said Ross Murray, vice 
president of R.B. Murray Company, which is handling the lease with Jared 
Enterprises.
Located in the former Town and Country Cinema, the thrift store will utilize 
the majority of the facility, while a Five Guys Burgers and Fries will move 
into the former lobby area, Murray said.
Some work is being done to the facility to accommodate both businesses, he 
said. "Mr. (Curtis) Jared is doing everything he can to help the Missouri 
Council of the Blind."
Hawkins said the new location will be more functional and economical, and 
the council itself will manage the business, which is the primary source of 
income for the organization.
The Council of the Blind provides a variety of services for people across 
the state who have visual impairments. The council has two affiliates in the 
area, the Springfield and the Queen City service clubs."



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