1970 Beulah Ave

Open Tuesdays (9am - 5pm) and Saturdays (9am - noon)

The Clothing Center is an outreach of Helping Hands. It is run entirely by volunteers and is open to the public. Proceeds from the sale of items in the center are used to fund the Helping Hands program which helps those in need in the East Troy Community School District. 

Clothing items of all sizes (newborn through adult) and shoes, boots, purses and jewelry are available at a very reasonable price. 

Donations are gratefully accepted - a donation bin is available outside the building and items are also accepted during store hours. 

"Fill-a-Bag Day" is held on the first Saturday and the first Tuesday of each month.  A nominal fee is charged for each bag, with bags being provided. 

 

Did you know? The Clothing Center was originally a school!

In 1888, a piece of land across the street from the church was purchased and a school was built at a cost of $4000 (around $118,000 today).  Sisters from St. Francis taught at the school but due to lack of enrollment and transportation problems, the school closed only eight years later.  Transportation problems didn’t mean school buses needed new tires – farming families had a hard time getting their students to school in the morning especially when morning chores like feeding their livestock were a priority.   Notice the cross impression made with bricks.  These areas are now windows.