Charity shop Brotherhood of St. Laurence. Many local charitable organisations, both religious and secular, run opportunity shops. Common among these are missions and animal shelters. In the United States, major national charity thrift shop operators include Goodwill Industries, Value Village/Savers, Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, and ReStore (operated by Habitat for Humanity). Regional operators include Deseret Industries in the Western United States, and those run by Bethesda Lutheran Communities in the Upper Midwest. Many local charitable organizations, both religious and secular, operate thrift stores. Common among these are missions, children's homes, homeless shelters, and animal shelters. In addition, some
Ealing Charity Christmas Card Shop Ealing Charity Christmas Card Shop Ealing Charity Christmas Card Shop is an annual pop-up shop which sells christmas cards in Ealing, West London to support charities. The shop was founded in 1985 by Sue Green and the late Pat Harvey in 1985. They were mothers in Ealing and found that there was no shop of this sort within a convenient travelling distance. They started one which was staffed by volunteers like them. The enterprise has since sold about 5 million cards, raising over £500,000 for over 100 charities. In 2011 the shop operated out of vacant premises in Bond Street,