resale shops

Clean your closets for education.

The ORT Resale Shops sell new and gently used goods to benefit ORT schools around the world. SuppORT a good cause (and get a tax deduction while you're at it).

We welcome contributions of:

• Gently used clothing

• Household goods and kitchen items (space permitting)

• Furniture

• Jewelry

• Antiques and collectibles

• TVs, VCRs, radios, microwaves and other electronic equipment

• Books

• Items we haven't even thought of

Items should be clean and in good condition.

Read an article from the Feb. 5 issue of The Detroit News about our Berkley, Mich., resale shop ClothespORT .

Locate a resale shop in your area:

California
Oakland
Clothesport (consignment)
3702 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
510.893.8194

Florida
Boca Raton
ORT Thrift Shop
5400 N. Dixie Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33487
561.997.6160

Pembroke Pines
ORT's Nearly New Shop
6480 Pines Blvd.
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
954.894.1979

Illinois
Evanston
ORT Resale Shop
915 Chicago Avenue
Evanston IL, 60202
847.864.6099
e-mail: Shar518@aol.com

Highland Park
ORT Resale Shop
800 Central Avenue
Highland Park, IL 60035
847.433.1697
e-mail: Shar518@aol.com

Iowa
West Des Moines
ORTique (consignment)
329 5th Street
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515.279.0288

Michigan
Berkley
ClothespORT
3026 W. Twelve Mile Road
Berkley, MI 48072
248.398.5019

New Jersey
Teaneck
Once Again Shop
1350 Queen Anne Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
201.833.0027

Ohio
Cleveland Heights
S'ORT of New Too
3962 Mayfield Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44121
216.297.1711

South Euclid
S'ORT of New
4469 Mayfield Road
South Euclid, OH 44121
216.382.3530

Toledo
Second Act (consignment)
5201 Monroe Street
Toledo, OH 43623
419.885.2224

Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
ORT Value Center
29 South 19th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.563.2377

S'ORT of New Shop (consignment)
7592 Haverford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151
215.473.5590

Pittsburgh
Act II (consignment)
5503 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412.682.3932

Virginia
Newport News
Act II (consignment)
10253 Warwick Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23601
757.595.0507

Norfolk
Act II (consignment)
816 A West 21 Street
Norfolk, VA 23517
757.622.1533

Community:

Clothes help fund vocational schools

David Guralnick /The Detroit News

Janet Berman, a Farmington Hills resident, is
a volunteer at ClothespORT in Berkley.

By Suzanne Chessler /Special to The Detroit News

BERKLEY -- Janet Berman raises funds for education by helping run a business -- the ClothespORT resale shop in Berkley.

The store sells apparel donated and collected by members of Women's American Organization for Educational Resources and Technological Training to support specialized vocational schools around the globe.

"I was an elementary school teacher, so the idea of giving an education is important to me," says Berman, whose 23-year affiliation with the organization includes serving as president of the Michigan region. She joined after watching a public television program
about the organization.

Although the store is staffed by paid employees, Berman, as chairwoman, is among those who lend assistance as volunteers. She says she has met many interesting customers at the store, including a man who collects vintage clothing and people who donate clothes
as well as buy them.

Berman's personal interest in Women's American Organ ization was strengthened by knowing how an ORT school benefited her father-in-law. Displaced in Europe after World War II, he attended classes, learned the furrier trade and became self-sufficient.

"I've learned a lot about marketing and retail enterprise while volunteering at the ClothespORT," says Berman, a Farmington Hills resident who is coming up with ideas for expanding the business.

She is planning a spring fashion show to let groups of people know the types and quality of clothing available at the ClothespORT.

How to help:

What: Michigan Region of Women's American Organization for Educational Resources and Technological Training

Purpose: Finance vocational schools around the globe.

Contact: Chapter Office, 6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills;
(248) 723-8860. ClothespORT, 3026 W. 12 Mile, Berkley, MI;
(248) 398-5019.

Copyright 2000, The Detroit News

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