Bega Salvos reopening a godsend for the community and for sustainability

Bega Salvos reopening a godsend for the community and for sustainability.

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00:00 Welcome everyone, great to see all you. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have putting

00:18 it together. Yeah, it's going to be unreal. Talk to the team if you've got any questions,

00:24 but it's going to be awesome. We gather here today, we are reminded of the

00:28 mission set before us by the Salvation Army, a mission rooted in the love of Jesus Christ.

00:35 We dedicate this newly refurbished shop, acknowledging that it is not just a place of commerce, but

00:40 a beacon of hope and love in our community. We pray that this space may be a tangible

00:47 expression of our commitment to care for people, to be present in their times of need and to

00:52 offer compassion as a sacred encounter with transformative potential.

00:59 I also want to tell you about my girlfriend who came down for my 80th birthday just recently

01:06 and she said, "I'm a concern of op shops." I said, "Well, what have you been doing before

01:11 you got to the party?" And she said, "Visiting op shops in the valley." And she rated you

01:18 people very, very highly. So I think that's something to remember. She's a person in her

01:24 professional life who went all over Australia, so really does know all about op shops.

01:30 In the blessing and dedication of this store, we are reminded of the great that will continue

01:39 to be an avenue...

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01:47 Let's hear it for him. Come on guys. Hey.

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01:54 Go Dot.

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01:59 Hey, well done.

02:01 Come on in, go crazy.

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