Dedicated to  Charity
at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert

 

About The Cellar Door Thrift Shop

In November 2002, after over 14 years of service located in the undercroft of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, the Cellar Door expanded to new commercial quarters (five times larger) in the Las Sombras Center, Palm Desert.


In October 2005 St. Margaret's Cellar Door moved to even larger quarters in the old Stroud's Building on the corner of Magnesia Falls and Highway 111. Building on a firm foundation, the Cellar Door Thrift Shop has prospered, and looks forward to continued service.


Our outreach ministry now touches the lives of many hundreds of people each year through local, national, and international organizations helping others.

Our parish’s outreach efforts provide critical financial assistance to charitable causes in the Coachella Valley and throughout the world, from the proceeds of our St. Margaret's Cellar Door Thrift Shop.

 

In response to the teaching of Jesus and our Christian tradition, volunteers from St. Margaret's also give generously of their time assisting and participating in dozens of local charities (including the staffing of The Cellar Door).
 

Shoppers Welcome! Donations Welcome! Volunteers Welcome!
Open for business year-round Monday through Saturday
9:00 am until 5:00 pm.
Located at 72014 hwy 111, Palm Desert


(Highway 111 & Magnesia Falls)
760 773-0501.

Contact the Cellar Door THRIFT SHOP

 

 

Donations
We urgently need and appreciate your tax deductible donations to the Cellar Door Thrift Shop. 
Donations are our only source of inventory.
Please think of the Cellar Door Thrift Shop for all your giving.

 

 

Service
Volunteers are the key to operations at the Cellar Door Thrift Shop.

 

Many tasks need doing. Hours can range from once a week to many days a week, Days and hours of service can accommodate your schedule.

 

Many tasks need doing. Why not give it a try? To volunteer call: Renate Knoblauch 760 773-0501 or email: cellardoor@stmargarets.org

 

Some of the ways you may serve:


Receiving Volunteers. Customers and donations come through the same front door. Receiving Volunteers greet customers, help unload vehicles and begin the selection and allocation process for donations. Positions available Monday through Saturday.


Mechanical Volunteers. Some furniture and housewares need a little fixing. Electric devices need testing. Pictures need hanging. Hands On! Positions available Monday through Saturday


Light Duty Transit Volunteers. Auto needed. Assess condition of large donations prior to sending truck. Pick up hand carried donations from those unable to bring them to the Cellar Door. Very random on call service Monday through Saturday.


Clothing Care Volunteers. Steam and press clothing as needed. Light sewing. Light at-home laundry on a volunteer basis. Positions available Monday through Saturday.


Pricing Team Volunteers. Help sort, hang, categorize and tag clothing. Unpack, evaluate, and price general merchandise. No experience needed. Full written guidelines to follow. Positions available Monday through Saturday


Counter Volunteers. General cashiering and goods packing. Help with jewelry cases and featured housewares cases. Positions available Monday through Saturday.


Floor Volunteers. Help re-stock and straighten merchandise. Re-do and maintain displays. Be present to deter theft. Positions available Monday through Saturday.


Boutique Volunteers. Assist shoppers. Help re-stock and straighten merchandise. Be present to deter theft. Positions available Monday through Saturday..

 

 Proceeds

All proceeds from the Cellar Door Thrift Shop are used to fund the charity outreach of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. We work with various local agencies, our San Diego Diocese, and the National Church.

 

In 2004 we supported:

•    F.I.N.D. food distribution

•    Head Start

•    Tool for Tomorrow

•    African Ministries

•    Kairos prison ministry

•    Lincoln Elementary Library

•    Scholarships for
College of the Desert &
Palm Desert High School 

•    CV Rescue Mission

•    Shelter from the Storm

•    Casa del Tiempo

•    Jordan Ministries

•    Episcopal Relief &   Development

•    Relief in Sudan 

•    Hurricane relief in
Florida & Haiti

•    Scholarships for
St. Margaret’s School

 

Direct Outreach
If we can't sell donations, we know people who can use them. The Direct Outreach Program of the Cellar Door Thrift Shop allocates donations in kind to various recipients and charities.

 

Recent recipients include:

•    Individual recipients:
Clothing, furniture, household goods.

•    CV Rescue Mission:
Clothing, furniture, household goods.

•    Jordan Ministries:
Clothing, exercise equipment.

•    Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo:
Medical equipment,
electric scooter.

•    Jr. Golf:
Shoes.

•    Cancer society:
 Wigs.

 

 

To Donate

The Cellar Door Thrift Shop  accepts donations of usable clothing and household goods during business hours. Bring donations to the front door. Some items may be unacceptable for resale. If you are in doubt please call first.

Furniture

To arrange for pickup of saleable furniture please call (760) 773-0501.

Allow a few days lead time to schedule your pickup.

 

 

 

The Cellar Door THRIFT SHOP serves as a drop off location for the CALL TO PROTECT campaign of the Wireless Foundation that collects wireless phones to benefit victims of domestic violence. Proceeds from the sale of phones help fund agencies that fight domestic violence and are also used to support the educational efforts of the Wireless Foundation. Other phones are refurbished and become lifelines for domestic violence victims when faced with an emergency situation.
If you wish to donate your used wireless phone, please bring phone, and any charger, battery, etc. to the Cellar Door during business hours. You will receive a tax receipt for your wireless phone donation.