Tucked into the Lennoxville borough of Sherbrooke at 3355 rue College, Boutique Encore Thrift Shop is a volunteer run secondhand store serving the small university town that is home to Bishop’s University and Champlain College Lennoxville. Unlike a commercial resale chain, Encore is staffed entirely by community volunteers, and its shelves reflect that grassroots character: gently used furniture, clothing for all ages, household goods, kitchenware, and whatever one of a kind finds happen to come through the donation door that week. The shop describes itself as a place where shoppers, whether they are outfitting a dorm room, a first apartment, or a family home, can find nearly anything at an affordable price while keeping usable goods out of the landfill. That mission has a specific destination: proceeds from the shop are funneled to the Grace Village Care Foundation, turning ordinary community donations into direct support for the foundation’s work. Given Lennoxville’s large student population, the shop pays particular attention to serving that transient, budget minded crowd alongside longtime local families, positioning itself as a resource for both groups rather than favoring one over the other. Encore keeps a tighter schedule than many thrift stores, open Thursday and Friday from ten in the morning to five in the evening and Saturday from ten to four, with the shop closed the rest of the week. That compressed weekly window tends to concentrate donation drop offs and shopping visits into three busy days rather than spreading them thin, and it rewards planning a visit around the weekend rather than a spontaneous weekday stop. One detail sets Encore apart from most volunteer run thrift shops of its size: it offers a Monday furniture delivery service for customers who lack a truck or an extra pair of hands to get a couch or dresser home, with fees scaled to the distance involved and estimates available on request. That kind of logistical support is unusual for an all volunteer operation and signals a shop trying to remove real barriers to secondhand shopping rather than simply hoping donations sell themselves. Anyone can reach the store directly by phone at 819 565 0486 to ask about current stock, arrange a delivery quote, or find out about drop off times for donations outside open hours. The shop also maintains an active Facebook presence where volunteers post new arrivals and seasonal highlights, giving regular shoppers a reason to check in between visits rather than relying purely on walk in luck. Because inventory depends entirely on what the Lennoxville and greater Sherbrooke community brings in, no two weeks look alike, and the range can swing from a stack of textbooks and lamps to a full bedroom set within days. For students settling into a semester, families looking to furnish a home without paying retail, or anyone in the Eastern Townships interested in sustainable, secondhand shopping, Boutique Encore offers an accessible entry point with the added benefit of knowing the proceeds support elder care in the community. Boutique Encore Thrift Shop is Lennoxville’s volunteer run secondhand furniture and clothing store, open Thursday through Saturday, that turns everyday donations into direct funding for the Grace Village Care Foundation.
Boutique Encore Thrift Shop
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Tucked into the Lennoxville borough of Sherbrooke at 3355 rue College, Boutique Encore Thrift Shop is a volunteer run secondhand store serving the small university town that is home to Bishop’s University and Champlain College Lennoxville. Unlike a commercial resale chain, Encore is staffed entirely by community volunteers, and its shelves reflect that grassroots character: gently used furniture, clothing for all ages, household goods, kitchenware, and whatever one of a kind finds happen to come through the donation door that week. The shop describes itself as a place where shoppers, whether they are outfitting a dorm room, a first apartment, or a family home, can find nearly anything at an affordable price while keeping usable goods out of the landfill. That mission has a specific destination: proceeds from the shop are funneled to the Grace Village Care Foundation, turning ordinary community donations into direct support for the foundation’s work. Given Lennoxville’s large student population, the shop pays particular attention to serving that transient, budget minded crowd alongside longtime local families, positioning itself as a resource for both groups rather than favoring one over the other. Encore keeps a tighter schedule than many thrift stores, open Thursday and Friday from ten in the morning to five in the evening and Saturday from ten to four, with the shop closed the rest of the week. That compressed weekly window tends to concentrate donation drop offs and shopping visits into three busy days rather than spreading them thin, and it rewards planning a visit around the weekend rather than a spontaneous weekday stop. One detail sets Encore apart from most volunteer run thrift shops of its size: it offers a Monday furniture delivery service for customers who lack a truck or an extra pair of hands to get a couch or dresser home, with fees scaled to the distance involved and estimates available on request. That kind of logistical support is unusual for an all volunteer operation and signals a shop trying to remove real barriers to secondhand shopping rather than simply hoping donations sell themselves. Anyone can reach the store directly by phone at 819 565 0486 to ask about current stock, arrange a delivery quote, or find out about drop off times for donations outside open hours. The shop also maintains an active Facebook presence where volunteers post new arrivals and seasonal highlights, giving regular shoppers a reason to check in between visits rather than relying purely on walk in luck. Because inventory depends entirely on what the Lennoxville and greater Sherbrooke community brings in, no two weeks look alike, and the range can swing from a stack of textbooks and lamps to a full bedroom set within days. For students settling into a semester, families looking to furnish a home without paying retail, or anyone in the Eastern Townships interested in sustainable, secondhand shopping, Boutique Encore offers an accessible entry point with the added benefit of knowing the proceeds support elder care in the community. Boutique Encore Thrift Shop is Lennoxville’s volunteer run secondhand furniture and clothing store, open Thursday through Saturday, that turns everyday donations into direct funding for the Grace Village Care Foundation.
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