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November 2025: Thrift Store Newsletter
Clifty the Thrifty Bear says, “Lend a Helping Hand.” Your monthly gift support programs and services for clients. Sneak Peek: The Jailhouse Collection is coming! It’s an exciting new adventure – a boutique-style shop in Crested Butte’s Old Rock Jailhouse!. Six Points holiday gift cards make great gifts. November Auction Lots. Meet the Store Staff: Julian Serrano.
October 2025: From Summer to Fall
What a summer it has been. Client Spotlight: Johnny Iniego. Celebrating the Life of Tommi Perry. Six Points Annual Award Banquet Pajama Jam. Thrift Store Update. Six Points Recipe by Heather Janelle: Egg Roll in a Bowl. Don’t Miss the Annual Six Points Art Show at the Gunnison Arts Center through Oct. 31st. WCU Day of Service Thank You. Director’s Corner with Nancy Lakiotes. Stay Tuned Events. Thanks to our Generous Grantors.
October 2025: Thrift Store Newsletter
The Six Points of Six Points are: Education, Advocacy, Training, Assistance, Community, and Integration. Summer sightings of Clifty the Thrifty Bear. 2025 Volunteer of the Year: Cindy Graf. Six Points Gift Cards. October Auction Lots. Meet the Store Staff: Denise Pelayo.
September 2025: Thrift Store Newsletter
Clifty the Thrifty Bear says: reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose, recreate, refurbish, redefine, and renew! Community Love. Six Points Gift Cards. September’s Auction Lots. Meet the Store Staff: Dusto McGuinness.
July 2025: Thank You for allowing us to Thank You!
Read about the overwhelming success of the 2025 Six Points Community Picnic. Client Spotlight: John Mazzuca. Round-up for Six Points in the Thrift Store. Welcome, Rita Merrigan, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator. Shifting Gears to Special Olympic Summer Sports. Introducing Helping Hands. Clifty the Thrifty Bear. Director’s Corner. July through September Events. Thanks to our generous grantors.
July 2025: Thrift Store Newsletter
Clifty the Thrifty Bear says: reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose, recreate, refurbish, redefine, and renew! Spot him around the Gunnison Valley! Check out the orange container for sporting goods, camping gear, gardening tools, and hardware. All $5. Six Points Gift Cards are available. July’s Auction Lots. Meet the Store Staff: Johnny Bling.
April 2025: Spring Has Sprung!
Announcing Nancy Lakiotes, Six Points Evaluation & Training New Executive Director. A message from the Thrift Store. Shifting gears to spring and summer sports for our Special Olympians. Client Spotlight: Mark Tredway. Six Points 2025 Community Picnic info coming soon! Look for the Six Points booth all over the Valley this summer. Bon Voyage to Daniel Bruce. Director’s Corner. Thanks to our generous grantors.
January 2025: Farewell 2024…
And Welcome 2025! Now that the holiday season is behind us, we can look back and treasure the opportunities to gather with family and friends during this special time and enjoy the fun activities that bring us all together. 2024 Six Points Awards Banquet. 2024 Ugly Sweater Fun Run & Walk. Client Spotlight: Tommi Perry. ReFUND CO information. Director’s Corner with Daniel Bruce – Happy New Year, thank you, and looking forward to a new year. Stay tuned for Upcoming events. Thanks to our generous grantors.
November 2024: What a Summer it has been…
…for our clients, our staff, and the Thrift Store! Client Spotlight: The Incredible Paul Carpenter! Celebrating the life of Ronald “Ronnie” Ficklin. Annual Six Points & Habitat for Humanity Day. The Six Points Art Show at the GAC was a success! The Art Beyond Boundaries. Director’s Corner with Daniel Bruce with a story featuring thank you’s for the new Six Points bus. Stay tuned for Upcoming events. Thanks to our generous grantors.
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Six Points 2021 Quarter 4
Daniel Bruce is back! Clients get out. Fundraiser for recreation fund. Director’s Corner with Nancy Lakiotes. Generous grantors. Opportunities to donate.
Six Points 2021 Quarter 3
The not-so-lazy days of summer. Our new wheelchair van. Director’s Corner with Nancy Lakiotes. Generous grantors. Opportunities to donate.
Six Points 2021 Quarter 2
Activities resume! Clients have trained for and participated in Special Olympics and triathlons. Director’s Corner. Cheer on the SIx Points All Stars Softball Team. Generous Ford Explorer donation. Wheelchair accessible van. Generous Grantors. Opportunities to Donate.
Six Points 2021 Quarter 1
A Promising Start to 2021! All clients have had two doses of the vaccine! Clients continue to remain active. A scaled-down version of “Setting the Table for Six Points”. Director’s Corner. Generous Grantors. Opportunities to Donate.
Six Points 2020 Quarter 4
Bringing 2020 to a Close at Six Points. Spirit Club. Client Corner. Property Improvements. Director’s Corner. New Website! Thanks to Our Generous Grantors. Opportunities to Donate.
Share the Season with Six Points!
Share the Season with Six Points! As we begin our annual Share the Season fundraising drive, reflecting back over years of generous contributions from this community, we invite you to show your support for Six Points by making a gift during the upcoming holiday season. Six Points is so much more than a thriving thrift store. Six Points supports local adults with disabilities so that they may continue to live independently in our community. Did you also know that Six Points provides work for many individuals and supports others at their community jobs in Gunnison and Crested Butte?
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