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News from

THE SHOPS

Ballynahinch Shop We said goodbye to our previous
manager, Marie – thank you could
Hello everyone! never be enough to say for all her hard
work and friendliness to everyone,
We have been busy with fabulous but she is off to pastures new and we
donations and wonderful customers wish her every success and happiness
making our shop such a lovely for the future.
place to be. We also have had some
bittersweet goodbyes and new Of course, this means that we have
beginnings recently. a new manager. Becki has lots of
experience in retail and animal care,
Before Christmas we had the lovely her love of animals started young
Michelle joining our team as our Shop as she volunteered walking dogs for
Supervisor. Assisi when she was just a child! We
Michelle is an animal lover who loves welcome Becki into the fold and wish
to make customers happy and spend her all the very best for starting her
time with our enthusiastic volunteers. new role within our shop. love being able to support Assisi
through our Hamper raffles, made by
some of our fantastic volunteers. Look
We also have had some new faces join
out for the next hamper, buy some
our team of volunteers, Robert and
tickets and you could be our next
Jenny. Robert keeps us all updated on
lucky winner.
his many concerts and theatre show
visits and is the man to ask about
Meet Kay, our new Retail Assistant
what is good to go and see. Jenny is
who joined us in September last year.
a very busy art student but always has
Kay has a wealth of retail experience,
time to spare for us here at Assisi. We
but more so has a love for dogs …
wish them both the warmest welcome.
she has 2 dogs herself and any dogs
visiting when Kay is in store will be
The lovely Laura returned from her
sure to be receive the best “doggie
maternity leave at the start of the
service “ getting treats, water and
year, and we are so happy to have her
cuddles in abundance.

As ever, we want to express our
gratitude to all our wonderful
customers and our incredible
volunteers. Looking forward to seeing
you on your next visit to our shop.

Tara Lally
Shop Supervisor

Bangor Shop

Here is the winner of our Christmas DID YOU KNOW? ALL DOGS ARE
back with us. Her little baby, Freddie,
Hamper in our Bangor store. Mrs WELCOME TO SHOP WITH THEIR
has even popped into our shop and
McCord was delighted when we OWNER IN ALL OUR STORES
brightened everyone’s day.
called her as she said she has never
won anything before! Our customers

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