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TODAY A PLATTEVILLE WOMAN IS
RECEIVING A
WISCONSIN HERO AWARD FROM FIRST
LADY TONETTE WALKER..
SHE'S BEING HONORED FOR THE WORK
SHE'S DONE IN HER
COMMUNITY.. THROUGH A THRIFT
SHOP.. SHE HELPED OPEN 43 YEARS
AGO..
NBC15'S HANNAH FLOOD WAS IN
PLATTEVILLE TODAY.. SHE SHOWS US
WHY THE COMMUNITY SAYS.. THIS
AWARD IS WELL DESERVED.
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"
31:11 YOU'LL SEE MORE
MISCELLANEOUS YOU SEE THE
CHILDREN'S TOYS OVER HERE
GLASSES.. AND CDS.. WE TRY TO
DISPLAY THEM IN AN ORGANIZED
FASHION
JEAN SANDERS - ALONG WITH FOUR
WOMEN -- STARTED THE PATTEVILLE
THRIFT SHOP.. 43 YEARS AGO
"22:49 WE WANTED TO GIVE CLOTHES
TO THOSE
WHO NEEDED IT.. FOOD TO THOSE
WHO NEEDED IT AND THE THRIFT
SHOP BECAME OUR VEHICLE..
AND NOT JUST OURS PERSONALLY..
SHE SAYS.. THEY OPENED THE SHOP
WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY..
TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.
"23:33 IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY BUT
THE
VOLUNTEERS OF THIS COMMUNITY ARE
THE KEY. OVER THE YEARS.. THEIR
REACH HAS GROWN.. FAR BEYOND THE
STORE
" 26:57 WE FEEL PROUD OF THE
WAYS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO GIVE.. NOT JUST
FINANCIALLY.. SOMETIMES IT'S
FOOD SOMETIMES IT'S GLASSES
SOMETIMES IT'S A MEDICAL..
SOMETIME'S IT'S GAS TO GET THEM
SOMEWHERE. THE THRIFT SHOP'S
IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY..
INSPIRED A
FORMER EMPLOYEE - GINNY BERG -
TO NOMINATE
SANDERS.. AS A WISCONSIN HERO.
GINNY BERG
"14:56 WORKING WITH JEAN IS
INSPIRITNG, THE
WHOLE WAY THAT IT HAPPENED IS
INSPIRING TO ME. THAT THEY
WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE
BY GIVING THEM THEIR KID'S
CLOTHES .. AND WHAT IT'S GROWN
TO. THE WISCONSIN HERO AWARD IS
GIVEN OUT BY FIRST LADY -
TONETTE WALKER.
SHE SAYS IT'S A WAY TO HELP
HONOR THOSE WHO AREN'T
USUALLY RECOGNIZED.
12:22 WISCONSIN HAS A WHOLE BIG
GROUP OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST SILENT
GIVERS AND THEY DON'T ASK FOR
ANYTHING SO THIS IS REALLY A WAY
TO RECOGNIZE THEM
JEAN WAS SURPRISED WITH THE
AWARD..
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" .............OH WOW
.. ON HER BIRTHDAY..
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SHE SAYS.. SHE COULDN'T HAVE
IMAGINED A GIFT LIKE THIS.
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" ............JEAN
IN PLATTEVILLE
" .............THIS IS THE BEST
BIRTHDAY GIFT EVER
HANNAH FLOOD.. NBC15 NEWS.
THE PLATTEVILLE THRIFT SHOP..
ALSO HOLDS A SILENT AUCTION
EVERY MONTH.. TO RAISE MONEY FOR
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN
THE COMMUNITY..
TONETTE WALKER GIVES OUT A
WISCONSIN HERO AWARD.. TO FOUR
HEROES EVERY YEAR.