Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Announces Thrift Store Grand Opening

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice will host a grand opening of Samaritan Thrift at 20 S. Broadway in Pitman, NJ on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 10 AM.

The community is invited to join President/CEO Mary Ann Boccolini, Pitman Mayor Russell Johnson, Samaritan Board Chair Liz Thomas, and Thrift Store Manager Sherri Hilt in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open Samaritan Thrift doors to the community. Light refreshments will be served.

“Opening Samaritan Thrift, our second thrift in South Jersey, has been an exciting journey,” says Sally Cezo, Director of Volunteer Services. “Many of our volunteers and families are eager to donate their clothing, purses, jewelry, and small housewares. It’s giving them another way to give back to Samaritan for the care they’ve received during a difficult time.”

The thrift boutique offers a wide variety of tops, dresses, accessories, and other goods for sale in its bright and inviting store located across from the Pitman Theater. Donations are accepted from any community members during store hours −Tuesday through Saturday from 10 AM – 6 PM.

Samaritan Thrift is run primarily by volunteers under the direction of part-time manager, and Glassboro resident, Sherri Hilt. It is Samaritan’s second retail endeavor to help raise funds for its programs and services which receive no insurance reimbursement. Samaritan Thrift in Westmont, NJ, opened in 2012.

Thrift store sales support Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice patients and families who are not covered by private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. “Since 1980, Samaritan has not turned one hospice patient away due to an inability to pay. We care for those in need of hospice care, palliative care, and grief support,” added President/CEO Mary Ann Boccolini.

Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, independent organization accredited by The Joint Commission, a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its We Honor Veterans program, created in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Samaritan is the regional leader for hospice care, palliative (comfort) medicine, grief support and counseling, and end-of-life education, research and advocacy. Samaritan serves people in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer counties who are coping with the stresses of aging, serious illness or grief. For more information, visit www.SamaritanNJ.org