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Mural for St. Vincent de Paul Social Services Building

This beautiful mural now hangs in the lobby of the new St. Vincent de Paul Social Services Building! Above St. Vinny’s Willy St. at the intersection of Williamson and Baldwin Streets in Madison, the mural will welcome people into the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Microlending program spaces.

A huge round of applause goes to Eva Pratt, St. Vinny’s Verona Assistant Store Manager, for creating this art! Additional thanks to Deborah Goedel, St. Vinny’s Verona Store Manager and Leighla Baney, St. Vinny’s Waunakee Assistant Store Manager, for their design collaboration.

The mural showcases and highlights the connection between our thrift stores and charitable programs across Dane County. Two more panels will be installed beneath the stairs. While four separate pieces of artwork, each panel flows together. When asked about the inspiration, Eva said…

“The ideas were all of ours, we collaborated. We thought about the services that we, Society of St. Vincent de Paul — Madison, offer and talked about the history of our first thrift store on Williamson Street. It was interesting doing research on the store to understand our history. We went with a somewhat 1950s vibe with that section. I knew the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Program was going to be upstairs in this building, so I thought that it would be a really nice visual of the mother and children walking up to people helping them. We did some preliminary sketches, looked it over all together, and came to agreement on what looked good. After that, I went for a cleaner sketch and designed the final artwork.”

Experience the benefits of shopping thrift on National Thrift Shop Day, August 17th!

National Thrift Shop Day highlights the positive impact that thrift shopping has on both the environment and the local economy. By shopping at St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores, shoppers support sustainable fashion, reduce waste, and contribute to the well-being of Dane County. In addition, shoppers help neighbors in need through programs that provide food, medicine, microloans, housing support, and more. The stores also offer direct charity through clothing, furniture, and household goods vouchers to people in need.

“We are thrilled to celebrate National Thrift Shop Day with our shoppers,” said Brooke Trick, Senior Director of Retail Operations at St. Vincent de Paul — Madison. “When you shop at St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores, you’ll find quality clothing, household goods, furniture, great deals, and unique items. When you shop, you’ll also support our mission of helping our neighbors in need. We’re proud to operate seven thrift stores across Dane County. All donations we receive, and store proceeds stay in our community.”

 

Find your nearest St. Vinny’s Thrift Store to shop on August 17th, National Thrift Shop Day:

 

To learn more about St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores, visit /shop/.

When you shop at St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores, you help our neighbors in need! By simply choosing to “Round Up” your total at checkout, you’re contributing to programs that support local families each month.

What is Round Up?

Round Up is a simple concept. When you make a purchase at St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores, you have the option to round up your total to the nearest dollar. For example, if your total is $9.75, you can round up to $10.00, donating the extra 25 cents to support one of our charitable programs.

Each month, Round Up highlights a different service. This means that each month your spare change goes directly to a new cause, allowing you to help our neighbors in need in various ways throughout the year.

You are supporting:

When you Round Up at St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores, you’re not just making a purchase; you’re making a statement. You’re showing that you care about the well-being of our neighbors and are willing to contribute to building a better community. So next time you shop, consider “Round-ing Up” your total! Your small change will make a big impact.

 

Looking for a local retail to shop, thrift and save in Dane County, Wisconsin? Shop St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores! Find your nearest St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store here…

Shop thrift stores

Monday – Saturday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Shop outlet store

Monday – Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

 

To find other St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores across the country, visit https://thriftstores.ssvpusa.org/store-locator/.

At St. Vinny’s, we take your donations seriously!

Every piece of clothing, book or furniture item you donate makes its way to the St. Vincent de Paul Processing Center in Madison. Once there, it is inspected, priced, hung (if needed), and placed on a semi trailer for delivery to one of our seven thrift stores. A team of about 80 people (55 on any given day) work here. Each type of donated item has its own sorting room: electronics, softlines (clothing, linen), hardlines (knick-knacks, kitchen goods), books, furniture.

Centralized processing at our warehouse means our thrift stores operate like traditional retail. When staff receive new goods at their stores, the items are already sorted, priced and ready for sale! Centralized processing allows us to randomly distribute goods across our stores.

After staff diligently inspect each donation, items are sent to one of these four places:

Recycling Efforts

When you donate goods to St. Vinny’s we make the most effective and sustainable choice to use those goods to their fullest potential. The large majority of items we receive are either sold or given away through charity right here in Dane County! When you shop and donate to St. Vinny’s you help your planet, help you budget and help your neighbors in need.

If an item does not sell at one of our six thrift stores, we send it to Dig & Save Outlet Store. There, we let the community decide what is usable, what is sellable and what is not. Dig & Save Outlet Store is a “pay-by-the-pound” store where clothing is $1.50 / lb. and miscellaneous goods are $0.60 / lb. 

If an item does not sell at one of our six thrift stores and does not sell at Dig & Save Outlet Store, we recycle it. We recycle as much as we can and are constantly working with local and national outlets for sustainable options.

We recycle items such as:

Fun Facts

 

Watch our store webinar for more information on our sustainability practices: Why Do St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores Exist?

You voted St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores as the best around town. Thank you! And, thank you for shopping and donating. We are proud to operate quality thrift stores and bring you unique, one-of-a-kind events.

Recent awards:

Madison Magazine Best of Madison:
Madison.com People’s Choice:
Waunakee’s Tribune Best of Waunakee Awards:
Sun Prairie STAR Best of Sun Prairie Awards