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  • Opening & Closing
  • Inclement Weather Policy
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  • Change Management
  • Preferred Flatpack Furniture
  • Protected: Furniture Outreach Toolkit
  • Planning Volunteer Tasks
  • Inventory Values Explained
  • Protected: Paint
  • Beds
    • Bed Policy
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    • Appointment Reminder Email
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    • Self-Moving (U-Haul) Email
    • Preparing for Your Virtual Appointment
    • Preparing for Your Delivery
    • Bed Policy
    • Recordatorio de la Cita (Appointment Reminder)
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    • Dollies
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    • Elevator Procedures
    • Volunteer Age Restrictions
  • Recycling & Re-donation
    • Smash It 2 Protocol
    • Blessing Barn Protocol
    • St. Vincent de Paul Protocol
    • Lovell’s Flowers, Greenhouse, and Nursery Protocol
    • Welcome Home Protocol
    • Savers Protocol
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    • Wrentham Country Store Protocol
    • Fiddleheads Fine Home Consignment
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    • FY2023 Sorting Procedural Updates
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    • Protected: Scheduling a Dumpster
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    • Paint allowed on-site
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      • Bed Sizes
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      • Inches to Feet Conversion
      • How to Disable AutoFill/AutoComplete
      • How to Clear Past Autofill Info in Chrome
      • Appointment Scheduled Email
      • Client Directions to New Life
      • Dining Table & Chair/Stool Heights
      • Self-Moving (U-Haul) Email
      • Cribs
    • Info for Clients
      • Client Directions to New Life
      • Preparing for Your Virtual Appointment
      • Preparing for Your Delivery
      • Recordatorio de la Cita (Appointment Reminder)
      • Confirmación de Cita (Client Confirmation)
      • Confirmacao do cliente (Appointment Scheduled)
      • Nao esqueca do Apontamento (Appointment Reminder)
  • Drop-off
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  • Furniture Matters (Medfield HS Club)
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    • Opening & Closing
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  • Uploading
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    • Volunteer Welcome Letter
    • Planning Volunteer Tasks
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      • Client Host Schedule & Scheduling Procedures
    • Volunteer Groups
      • Group Interest Form
      • Preferred Flatpack Furniture
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Blessing Barn Protocol

Location #

5 Hastings St., Mendon, MA

Contacts #

Shana–shana@compassionne.com508-446-3230
Store Info–https://theblessingbarn.com/stores/508-634-2276

About #

  • The Blessing Barn Home Store is a thrift store and sharing center in Mendon, MA. All items sold are donated by people in the community. The profits of the sales at our store go directly into the community by sponsoring our crisis care programs operated by our Non-Profit, Compassion New England. There are Blessing Barn stores in Mendon, Mattapan, and Beacon Hill, MA.
  • Shopping hours vary by store.

Drop-off #

  • Drop off donations in Mendon
  • Home goods: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Furniture and 6+ boxes of home goods: Call for appointment (Sometimes not needed, if we have contacted Shana and she has approved the donation). Be sure to tell the receiver that Shana approved the donation.
  • Pictures prior to drop off are appreciated. Shana may nix some items.

Processes #

  1. Email or text Shana with a list of items that we can donate.  This can be a broad description. Photos are helpful
  2. Shana will tell us what they can use or will take. 
  3. Pack and deliver to Blessing Barn in Mendon
  4. Pull up to the driveway, you’ll see the front porch with glass double doors and a sign with arrows directing you to go left.  Any furniture what was confirmed for donation will be dropped off at the double doors.
  5. You’ll then go down a little hill and you’ll see the white donation tent on the right.  Honk a couple of times and a warehouse worker will assist you. 
Photo of Blessing Barn exterior.
Photo of arrow signs referenced in step 4.

What will they take? #

  • Glassware including wine glasses
  • Home décor
  • Fine china with metallic edging (sometimes)
  • Dishes with chips on non-eating surfaces (try to limit how much damaged goods we give them)
  • Vases – glass and ceramic
  • Vintage books
  • Small kitchen appliances
  • Pots and pans that are not pristine
  • Clean, large rugs
  • Small furniture, even with some minor scratches
  • Antiques
  • Collectibles
  • Household items
  • Kitchenware
  • Jewelry
  • Single glasses with sport or beer logos
  • Single coffee mugs with tasteful logo

What won’t they take? #

This list is in flux depending on their inventory – confirmed? 

  • Scratched Teflon pans
  • Linen
  • Glassware with business logos
  • Electronics
  • Toys
  • Books
  • VHS/Cassette tapes
  • Computer or computer parts
  • Stereo systems
  • Large exercise equipment
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Updated on January 14, 2022

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