The Environmental Club will host its third annual Thrift Store on April 22 in the library at the conclusion of the school day.

 The thrift store is a fun way to repurpose unworn clothes and unwanted items, get students involved, and raise money for a good cause, animal adoption. 

The club is sponsored by Mr. Savitz, who is also in charge of Methacton’s Hydroponic Farm. The club features co-presidents Arden Hartranft, Abby Roeger and Ceci Rehak who talked about how they prepared for this year’s store.

“We start collecting clothes, trinkets and anything else as early as we can. Then we sort and fold and organize everything by category to make setting up easier, and organize by table,” said Hartranft.

Hartranft also discussed her role as a leader of the club.

“As a president with Abby and Ceci, our jobs are to make sure the events get planned and organized while also trying to keep club members engaged. We meet with Mr Savits separately sometimes to plan the calendar and reach out to organizations to get our club involved with.”

The Environmental Club is always accepting new members. 

“People interested in joining the environmental club can expect to have a laid-back experience with a hands-on approach. We try to get people [to do] things as much as possible, like building bird houses, painting flower pots, going to Skyview to screenprint tote bags, sorting clothes, and cleaning up the courtyard,” said Hartranft.

Co-president Ceci Rehak said the proceeds from this year’s thrift store will go towards adopting an animal at the Elmwood Park Zoo. This means that the money the club donates will help fund the direct care, food and resources for the animal. 

“Each year, we vote on what animal to adopt. If we have extra money, it is donated to local environmental nonprofits. We have adopted an animal [in the past], but the animal changes each year. Last year, we adopted an otter,” said Rehak.

Rehak said that this is the club’s most popular event of the year.

“We sell all kinds of items, ranging from cute, fashionable clothes to unique finds,” she said.