JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. –
New beginnings aren’t always easy or fun, and life in the
military can be full of those. A Permanent Change of Station can be quite
hectic with all the moving, packing, travelling and unexpected things along the
way.
At Langley Air Force Base, the Langley Thrift Shop, which is run by the Langley Officers' Spouses' Club, helps the
Joint Base Langley-Eustis community by providing low cost items that may have
been lost, delivered later than expected or forgotten during a PCS. The funds raised off of the generously priced
items also come full-circle as they are reinvested in Airmen and their families.
According to Heather Alvarado, Langley Thrift Shop
manager, the purpose of the Langley Thrift Shop is to create funds for
educational scholarships and charitable requests through the sale, on a
consignment basis, of one’s personal property, and to provide a service to the
young service members stationed at JBLE.
“I’ve seen how much the local community can be helped
with welfare and scholarships,” said Alvarado of the funds raised to support military
dependent scholarships to an accredited college or university. “To give those
scholarships to high school seniors and military spouses is a really great
feeling at the end of the year.”
Only persons with valid military, Department of Defense
or civilian identification card may place their personal items on consignment
with the Langley Thrift Shop. Items consigned or donated may be purchased by
any person with legitimate access to the Langley Thrift Shop, whether military
or civilian.
“Those interested can call the Langley Thrift Shop and
volunteer with Heather,” said Diane Schwab, Langley Thrift Shop volunteer. “We have
connections to different volunteer events, so they can come to volunteer for
different events.”
The Langley Thrift Shop hours of operation are Tuesday
through Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Saturdays during Air National Guard
Drill Weekends from 9 a.m. to noon. It is located at the Community Commons, 74
Burrell Loop or Building 61. For more information, call 764-7261.