HERS Gift Shop
Located at 234 Bentinck Street, Sydney
Open Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
10:00am - 4:00pm, & Saturday 11:00am - 3:00pm
Women living on low income are provided with the opportunity to work together in a non-traditional work environment. These women earn income in the form of goods and services, as well as experience increased social connections and support, improved quality of life, and increased employability skills.
Hands Earning Respect for Self
Sponsored and supported by the Every Woman's Centre, HERS operates as a retail business which produces and sells "one-of-a-kind" items to the general public. HERS offers a concrete & viable program for women experiencing economic hardship the opportunity to recognize their existing marketable skills, to learn new ones and to earn income in the form of goods and services.
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The HERS participants work co-operatively, improving their quality of life for themselves while supporting one another. The goals of the project are achieved through project outcomes for the participants which will help them develop new, useful skill sets for future benefit. All donations and money earned goes directly back into the HERS Project and its clientele!
Special Display
The HERS Gift Shop is featuring a Special Display each month! June will feature “Hats and Handbags“.
Hats have been worn for thousands of years, serving various purposes from protection and practicality to fashion, status and religious or ceremonial significance. Hats helped keep the head warm in cold weather, kept the head dry in rain and shaded the face and eyes against the hot sun. The shape, design, and decoration of the headwear may also convey one’s state of life as well as social position, and wealth.
Handbags and Purses date back more than 5000 years! Initially, carried by men, these were
practical pouches for carrying essentials, later evolving into decorative fashion statements carried by women and men! I had a dear friend do a gallery wall of small hand bags she collected. She removed the glass from different frames she purchased from thrift stores and carefully placed each handbag with a short note of where it came from or what it meant to her. It was breath taking and the topic of conversation whenever she had guests in!
Drop in the Shop at 234 Bentinck Street and check out our feature, great for Proms, Weddings
and any special event or even for collecting
Shop Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – 10:00 to 4:00 and Saturday – 11:00 to 3:00
If you see something you like, give us a call and we will hold it for you until you can drop-in!
Telephone: 902 564-4666
