The Thrift Shop has been a staple in Carbondale for people to shop for cheap clothes and household items since 1962 and was incorporated as a nonprofit in 1965. The store opened as a means for people to find affordable clothing. Today, The Thrift Shop hires people without homes, supports the community and sponsors local events.
Frisby and the employees are very close and are all passionate about what they do and love to help the community.
“We all run The Thrift Shop together, just normal people trying to help as many people as we can,” Frisby said. “We all just love it, it’s a tight family. It’s more than a job for us. It’s a family experience.”
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Outside of work, Frisby has a family that he spends his free time with, and some employees hang out together as well. After the Lights Fantastic parade, they all had a Christmas party together.
“I’m just really fortunate to have these people that love what they do,” Frisby said. “In the past, there’s been a lot of employees who kind of were just here to work and just to have a really good crew right now that was always looking for new ways to give back and just come up with fun projects like the Arts and Crap coming up.”
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