January 9, 2012

Dear Loyal Customer,

A new year brings new beginnings and changes for Serendipity Consignments, a Ministry of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. After prayerful consideration, we have come to the conclusion that we will not renew our lease at 200 Boston Post Road.

For the past six years, Serendipity has been managed and staffed by a hard working group of dedicated volunteers. As lives transition, we have found it difficult to replace those volunteers. Children have grown and gone off to college, volunteers are now working outside the home, parents have convalesced and passed, grandchildren have been born. We have shared these stories with you and you with us. For that we are grateful. It is that daily interaction and our presence in the community we will miss so much, as St. Andrew’s has operated a thrift store in Madison for decades.

Profits from Serendipity are directed to St. Andrew's and split between the Outreach Fund and the Operating Budget. This has allowed St. Andrew's to support significant ministries locally, nationally and internationally. St. Andrew's will continue to explore ways to maintain those commitments in the future.

We will be open Tuesday, January 10 through Saturday, March 3 with lots of items for sale. Donated winter items will be accepted through January 31. We will, however, no longer accept consignments. Consignors may pick up their unsold items during store hours. Consignor payouts will be processed in March. All items left in the store as of March 3rd will be donated to other non-profit entities.

If you have any questions, please call the store at 203-245-4731 and leave a detailed message and we will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.

Thank you for your support over the years.

Sincerely,

The Volunteer Staff of Serendipity Consignments