2. Charity shops have
been operating for at
least 70 years in the
United Kingdom,
United States,
Australia, and other
countries. The first
charity shops in
Russia were opened in
2010 in Saint
Petersburg. The first
“charity shop” in
Russia is “Spasibo!”
3. The main task of charity
shops is to turn good, but
unnecessary to some
people things in a useful
resource for other people.
In the first year of working
charity shop sent all the
money to the two wellknown charity
organization
«Nochlezhka», which
helps the homeless and
the Fund for helping
children with heart
disease «Children's
hearts».
4. “Spasibo!” helps needy
people with adult and
children's clothing,
footwear, books and
other things they
need. In the
“Spasibo!” the work is
done by the citizens
who give them
unnecessary things in
excellent condition.
5. Things are sorted: 90%
are distributed to city
charities and
organizations of
different profile and
distributed to the
needy in the Center of
the receiving and
issuing of things
"Spasibo!" and 10 % of
the things go to the
shops
«Spasibo!» where they
are sold. The
remaining money is
given to charity.
