AN ODE TO OUR CHARITY SHOP VOLUNTEERS

It’s half past nine, We turn the sign -‘open’

We are open for sales,

Whether or not there are gales.

It’s a great place to make friends,

And we try to set trends,

Displaying clothes in a fashionable way…

And hoping the customers will pay

Oh, here’s a donation, we need to sort,

We thank the kind person the way we are taught,

There are items for the centre….

And items for the rails,

We all hope today we’ll have good sales.

Did I hear some one say ‘coffee’?

We always welcome a drink,

We take a few minutes giving us time to think.

Within the shop, you become part of the team,

As looking after hundreds of dogs is not just a dream.

How time has flown it’s almost 1,

We cash up the money to see how we’ve done.

We say our goodbyes and smile as we leave.

We have had some fun

And now it’s time for some sun.

Don’t forget to turn the sign… ‘closed’

KAR are always looking for additional volunteers for their Charity Shops. There are 3 shops in total. Gladrags is situated in Karakum, on the main road out of Kyrenia, together with our office. The other 2, Shop 1 and House and Home, are behind the fire station in the centre of Kyrenia. Due to Covid restrictions they are all currently closed but once the restrictions have been lifted they will re-open. The opening hours depend on what the government will allow AND the number of volunteers we have. There have been times when KAR have had to close a shop because there was no-one to man it! The Charity Shops are one of our main sources of income to pay for the food and medications needed by our rescue centre, that’s how important they and our shop volunteers are!

If you would like to volunteer in one of our shops it doesn’t need to be a huge commitment. 3.5 hours a week would be great, any more would be fantastic. Please e-mail the office on kartrnc@gmail.com and we will contact you once we are open again.