The Circle Of Friends Thrift Store is a nonprofit charity located in Winthrop MN since 2004. The Circle of Friends mission is to provide underserved communities with access to household & lifestyle items at low-cost or for free. The store strives to find homes for all the donated items it receives, keeping as much as possible out of the landfill and putting it into the hands of those in need. With
out the store, many disadvantaged community members would have no other means of acquiring needed household & lifestyle items at low cost or for free. All profits from store sales go to cover store operating expenses. The store is a registered 501(c)(3) IRS nonprofit charity, and store donations are tax deductible. Store Manager and founder Cindra Bielefeldt, a victim of domestic abuse who has been homeless herself, says, “When I think of Circle of Friends, I think it’s about helping people so that they have some kind of dignity in their life. We help people achieve economic independence by giving things free or at very low cost to them so that they have the ability to work and be employed. "The food shelf can give you food," she says, "but if you have nothing to cook it in, there’s no dignity in that. Everyone should have dignity.”
Our address is:
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS THRIFT STORE
802 W. 6th Street, Winthrop, MN 55396
NE Corner of Hwy 15 & 19
Between Drive-In and JB Lures
Store Phone: 612-309-2176
Email: [email protected]
Store Hours:
Thursday -- 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday -- 4 p.m. Saturday -- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Due to Covid pandemic, hours may vary)
All Donations Accepted - including furniture. We are in need of store volunteers, and we are also able to help people who need to do community service. We run all over Minnesota helping people out and picking up donations from people who want to donate things they no longer want or need. If you have items you want to donate, just give us a call. If you are in need of something or are in a tough situation and can't afford clothes, kid's toys, dishes or other needed household items, please give us a call. We will do what we can to get you the items you need. Whether we have to drive it to you or gather it together for you to pick up, we will do our best to help out.
