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LAUREL — The doors are open and the cash register is ringing at Logan Creek Vintage Thrift.
The new Laurel store, which recently opened in the former Laurel flower shop building at 107 E Second Street, isn’t your typical small town business.
Every sale the business makes helps the Laurel economy, either through simply keeping the money local or through the donations the non-profit store will make to local groups and projects.
The store was established with the goal of helping Laurel in mind. The store is operated by volunteers and all profits the store raises will be donated to Laurel community organizations or events.
The store is Ashley Jelinek’s dream come true. She worked hard to get the business set up as a 501C3 non-profit entity. She then worked to get the former Laurel flower shop in shape to operate as the thrift store.
The store should be a great addition to the community, she said. “I saw other communities with similar stores. These other community-run thrift stores, they have done phenomenal things for their communities and have given back thousands and hundreds of thousands to their communities,” she said.
