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It can be tough to raise a family for even the most cash-conscious Airmen. Raising kids requires an almost infinite amount of money, Airmen need new uniforms and bills need to be paid on time. The Little Rock Top III council wants Airmen in these situations to know the Airman’s Attic is here to help.
“The Airman’s Attic is extremely important to our community and underused by Airmen,” said Master Sgt. Sarah Beyers, 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent. “The store has furniture, home appliances, kitchenware, bedding, clothing, home décor, toys galore and a large number of baby items completely free!”
The Airman's Attic survives on donations from service members and donors from the local community. The Little Rock Air Force Base store is ran by an all-volunteer force – Kristi Dedenbach, Tasha Greet and Dakota McGowan are the store managers.
“I would like to highlight the fact that these women are 100% volunteers and have busy lives; often juggling responsibilities to open the doors each week,” Beyers said. “They typically each spend ten hours a week maintaining the store, providing customer support and directing volunteers.”
One of the volunteer store managers, who’s been working at the Airman’s Attic since October 2019, began as a customer.
“I used to come in and shop and I saw that they needed help,” said LaTasha Greet, Airman’s Attic manager. “I love to help people. This place is important because it helps people with so many different kinds of items for free.”
Beyers explained the store averages 200 items per week and sorts through an estimated 7,000 pounds of donations per year.
“Volunteers are needed to restock shelves, organize the store, sort through donations and interact with customers,” Beyers said. “The store is thankful for the donors and volunteers are needed to keep the store afloat.”
The Airman’s Attic is open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, to E-6 and below, including dependents, and is located in Building 864 Thomas Dr., Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, 72099.
For more information please call (501) 987-4105.
| Date Taken: | 01.29.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 01.30.2020 16:53 |
| Story ID: | 361147 |
| Location: | ARKANSAS, US |
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