Celebrating their grand reopening since moving, the SNYPD Thrift Avenue store now has plenty of room for rack after rack of affordable used clothing, which funds the nonprofit’s vouchers for pet owners to spay or neuter their fur babies.
The family friendly event offered fun activities for children and mouth-watering treats for everyone else.
Spayed or neutered animals are less likely to roam in search of mates, which can result in injury or disease for the pet and contribute to the problem of stray animals.
At this time SNYPD is limited to 25 vouchers a month, but in previous years they have handed out almost 100 in a month, according Christian Herrera, the group’s secretary. The vouchers cover the whole cost of spaying or neutering with local veterinarians, Dr. Beers and Dr. Wright.
Any pet owner in De-Witt County or Yoakum can get a voucher, Herrera said.
“We’re here!” she said. “People keep telling us that nobody knows about us.”
The new SYNPD store is at 2109 Esplanade across from Cuero Regional Hospital. They are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. On Thursday they open and close two hours later, noon to 6 p.m.
Booths at the grand opening included Sugar Plum Bakery, Flour and Budder, Cattleman’s Catering, Sweet Snow, Adopt a Stuffee, Fishing Pond for treats, Duck Pond, Slime Station and the Snack Shack.
“We are so grateful for the wonderful ladies and gentlemen that volunteer,” Herrera said, describing the nonprofit’s development since it started in 2019 on French Street. “And we keep growing, so we need even more volunteers.”
The main workday is Tuesdays, she said. Newly donated items are set up for the week and volunteers are stretched thin getting it done.
The thrift store offers clothing for $1, boutique items for $2 and highly coveted jeans for $5.
Herrera said with name-brand jeans running $50 to $60, the savings for families is enormous.
There are also household items, including “three or four cats,” Herrera said. “They really need a home.”
So, the new location has many things to make a house a home, including a cat.
