Kamloops thrift store distributing ‘kindness kits’ to the homeless, seniors
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops thrift shop has come up with a unique way to help out the city’s homeless and senior populations in need.
Second Chances Thrift Store, located on Victoria Street downtown, is distributing ‘kindness kits.’ The kits cost donors $5 each and contain at least $50 worth of clothing, including a pair of jeans, socks, two shirts, a sweater or a hoodie.
Spokesperson Bonnie McBride says all proceeds from the sale of the kits go to the BC SPCA.
“We started producing the kits when it was clear that we had far more clothing donated to the thrift store than we were ever going to be able to display inside. So, we came up with this as a way to make sure that those contributions were supporting the animals, which is what the donors wanted, but that we were keeping them in the community and doing something good with them.”