{"id":275,"date":"2021-08-23T21:17:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T21:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=275"},"modified":"2022-01-14T19:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T19:43:24","password":"","slug":"blessing-barn-protocol","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs\/blessing-barn-protocol\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessing Barn Protocol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>5 Hastings St., Mendon, MA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embedpress-google-maps-block alignleft ose-google-maps\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d11840.007473156193!2d-71.5555802!3d42.1074308!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x1cd471b8ea3047ba!2sThe%20Blessing%20Barn%20Home%20Store!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1629753273220!5m2!1sen!2sus\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Shana<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:shana@compassionne.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shana@compassionne.com<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:508-446-3230\">508-446-3230<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Store Info<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/theblessingbarn.com\/stores\/\">https:\/\/theblessingbarn.com\/stores\/<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"tel:508-634-2276\" data-type=\"tel\" data-id=\"tel:508-634-2276\">508-634-2276<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>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.  <\/li><li>Shopping hours vary by store.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drop-off<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Drop off donations in Mendon<\/li><li>Home goods: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10 a.m. &#8211; 4 p.m.<\/li><li>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.<\/li><li>Pictures prior to drop off are appreciated.  Shana may nix some items.  <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Processes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Email or text Shana with a list of items that we can donate.\u00a0 This can be a broad description.\u00a0Photos are helpful<\/li><li>Shana will tell us what they can use or will take.\u00a0 <\/li><li>Pack and deliver to Blessing Barn in Mendon<\/li><li>Pull up to the driveway, you\u2019ll see the front porch with glass double doors and a sign with arrows directing you to go left.\u00a0 Any furniture what was confirmed for donation will be dropped off at the double doors. <\/li><li>You\u2019ll then go down a little hill and you\u2019ll see the white donation tent on the right.\u00a0 Honk a couple of times and a warehouse worker will assist you.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-5.02.04-PM.png\" alt=\"Photo of Blessing Barn exterior. \" class=\"wp-image-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-5.02.04-PM.png 557w, https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-5.02.04-PM-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-5.02.20-PM.png\" alt=\"Photo of arrow signs referenced in step 4. \" class=\"wp-image-282\" width=\"288\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-5.02.20-PM.png 396w, https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-23-at-5.02.20-PM-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What will they take?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Glassware including wine glasses<\/li><li>Home d\u00e9cor<\/li><li>Fine china with metallic edging (sometimes)<\/li><li>Dishes with chips on non-eating surfaces (try to limit how much damaged goods we give them)<\/li><li>Vases &#8211; glass and ceramic<\/li><li>Vintage books<\/li><li>Small kitchen appliances<\/li><li>Pots and pans that are not pristine<\/li><li>Clean, large rugs<\/li><li>Small furniture, even with some minor scratches<\/li><li>Antiques<\/li><li>Collectibles<\/li><li>Household items<\/li><li>Kitchenware<\/li><li>Jewelry<\/li><li>Single glasses with sport or beer logos<\/li><li>Single coffee mugs with tasteful logo<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What won&#8217;t they take?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This list is in flux depending on their inventory &#8211; confirmed?&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Scratched Teflon pans<\/li><li>Linen<\/li><li>Glassware with business logos<\/li><li>Electronics<\/li><li>Toys<\/li><li>Books<\/li><li>VHS\/Cassette tapes<\/li><li>Computer or computer parts<\/li><li>Stereo systems<\/li><li>Large exercise equipment<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location 5 Hastings St., Mendon, MA Contacts Shana &#8211; shana@compassionne.com 508-446-3230 Store Info &#8211; 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"doc_category":[28],"doc_tag":[22,20],"class_list":["post-275","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-recycle","doc_tag-operations-manager","doc_tag-volunteer-and-development-coordinator"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":354,"total_views":"810","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Amanda Wolfe","author_nicename":"amandanewlifefb-org","author_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/author\/amandanewlifefb-org\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Recycling &amp; Re-donation","term_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs-category\/recycle\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[{"term_name":"Operations Manager","term_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs-tag\/operations-manager\/"},{"term_name":"Volunteer and Development Coordinator","term_url":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/docs-tag\/volunteer-and-development-coordinator\/"}],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":714,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/275\/revisions\/714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=275"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newlifefb.org\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}