2280 S. Industrial Hwy. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 996-9155
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NEED A TAX RECEIPT? WE'VE GOT THEM!
Happy New Year! Tax receipts for 2012 donations are now available at the shop.
Ask for 2012 tax receipts whenever you donate.
And thank you to all who donated to us in 2011!
Visit our "Donate" page for more info.
GOT DONATIONS?
De-cluttering? Down-sizing? Donate gently-used and new items to us!
Help keep the funds flowing to Ann Arbor Public Schools in 2012!
For Up-to-date Stadium Bridge Construction, Closure and Detour Info
Please help us help the Ann Arbor Public Schools.
Limit ONE COUPON PER TRANSACTION. THANK YOU!
Weekly Sales Information: save even more when you find these colored tags!
The sales color of the week is Green
Green tagged clothes are 50 cents.
Green tagged furniture is 25% off.
Green tagged linens, rugs, pillows, fabric, and yarn are half-off.
10% off Senior discount offered every day of the week, (60 years or over). Please have ID handy for cashier.
25% off Student Discount every Saturday. Must have current student ID.
NEW DISCOUNT FOR AAPS STAFF: the first Sunday of every month will be AAPS Appreciation Day at the shop! *If we are closed for the first Sunday of the month -- like the first Sunday of 2012 -- the discount day will be the following Sunday. See you then!
25% discount with valid AAPS Staff ID. Must show ID to cashier to receive discount.
SUPPORT AAPS AND ITS STUDENTS WHEN YOU DONATE GENTLY-USED AND NEW ITEMS TO OUR SHOP!
Please donate your gently-used furniture.
Free Furniture Pickups -- rain, snow or shine!
Call us for details.
SORRY! We no longer take donations in the shop when it's raining or snowing.
Need HELP accessing our shop to donate? Please ask for assitance from a member of our staff.
OUR ELECTRONICS RETURN POLICY
We now have a return policy for electronic items only!
Item MUST be returned within 7 days.
Item MUST not work properly.
Item MUST be accompanied with receipt and
original stickers must be on the product:
price sticker as well as,
"we have tested item it works,
all sales final" sticker.
Without these no refund will be given.
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About Us
Mission Statement
To obtain, acquire, and possess by gift or other method new and used articles of personal property, materials and goods of all kinds and descriptions; to repair, and sell or dispose of such items; and to pay over the net proceeds from the sale and disposition of such merchandise to the Ann Arbor Public Schools, Parent Teacher Organizations of the Ann Arbor Public Schools, and other 501c3 organizations exclusively benefitting the Ann Arbor Public Schools, in order to further the charitable purposes of those organizations; and all other activities in connection with the foregoing purposes allowed under this act.
How profits support school groups
In support of the PTO Thrift Shop mission, profits from sales are distributed to participating AAPS school PTOs, PTSOs, and 501c3s which sponsor clubs, organizations, teams, and activities in their schools. Fundraising support from the PTO Thrift Shop is based on participation -- we rely on the support of school PTOs and their communities for our inventory and promotion. The more they participate with us, the more they earn. Fundraising proceeds based on events, sponsorships and promotions in support of the PTO Thrift Shop are distributed to member PTOs three times a year, in mid-September, mid-January, and mid-May.
History
The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop (AAPTO) was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) Michigan Non-Profit Corporation on December 7, 1993. Modeled after the PTA Thrift Shop of Chapel Hill, NC, this business was established as an alternative fundraising option to merchandise sales used by parent groups to raise money.
In 1994, a group of parents held the first sale in the cafeteria of Tappan Middle School. This start-up sale netted $5,000 which provided the seed money for the organization, as well as the first donations to participating school PTOs.
Since its' inception, the PTO Thrift Shop has rented space in several locations in Ann Arbor, and today occupies over 12,000 sqf at 2280 S. Industrial, in an area fast becoming known as "Re-Sale Row."
Today, the shop employs 4 full-time and several part-time employees, including a Manager and Assistant Manager. The operation of the store also relies on the dedicated work of volunteers from the schools who provide year-round promotional support. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
Got FEEDBACK? Contact our Community Relations Director: a2ptothrift@gmail.com
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