Celebrating 95 Years Serving The Nantucket Community With Affordable Goods.

MISSION

Capping off its 94th year in business, the Hospital Thrift Shop set a new record by making its largest-ever annual gift to NCH after the close of the 2023 season. The Shop presented a check totaling $625,000 to NCH, which was earmarked to fund housing for the Nantucket Cottage Hospital.

“This donation is a remarkable reminder of what we can do as a community. Thank you to everyone involved with the Thrift Shop – the staff, volunteers, shoppers, and donors – for creating something so meaningful for our hospital and our community,” said Amy Lee, President of NCH. “Employee housing is the hospital’s most important capital need for the foreseeable future and this gift will make a meaningful impact.”

The Thrift Shop has now donated over $7.5 million to Nantucket Cottage Hospital since 1929. Thank you to everyone involved in the Thrift Shop’s success this season – our volunteers, our donors and our shoppers.

The Hospital Thrift Shop sells merchandise donated by island residents and visitors – anything from used books to furniture to artwork and everything in between. The Thrift Shop is open from mid-May through mid-October and operates as a separate non-profit organization. Thanks to a small staff, a dedicated team of volunteers and its Board of Directors, The Thrift Shop remains a favorite for island residents and visitors both in terms of donations toward a worthy cause and as a shopping destination.

Hospital Thrift Shop Donates a Record $625,000 to Nantucket Cottage Hospital.

VIDEO

Nantucket’s Hospital Thrift Shop: 95 Years of Giving bACK.

Special thanks to NCTV18 for making this video.
Camera/Sound Operators: Andrew Cromartie, Dee White, Frank Schadt, Burton Balkind
Edited by: Andrew Cromartie

AFFORDABLE NANTUCKET

A History of the Hospital Thrift Shop 1929-2019
by Nancy Newhouse

This book was written to celebrate 90 years of a fantastic Island business founded by women. The book’s first part recounts the interesting beginnings, the purchase of the property on India Street, and the formal organization as an independent 501(c)3. The second part features 32 stories written by volunteers, shoppers, donors, and Board members. These firsthand experiences convey the spirit and heart which is the source of all that is great about the shop and explains the ongoing success of the Hospital Thrift Shop.

Available at the Hospital Thrift Shop.

affordable nantucket - history of the hospital thrift shop

CONTACT

508.228.1125

hospitalthriftshop@gmail.com

STREET ADDRESS
17 India Street, Nantucket, MA 02554

MAILING ADDRESS
PO Box 3, Nantucket, MA 02554

SHOPPING HOURS

WE ARE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON
Opening 2024 – Monday, May 13th @10 AM

DONATING HOURS

For more donation information email us: donatehospitalthriftshop@gmail.com

WINTER DONATION DROP-OFF SCHEDULE
March – Canceled due to road construction.

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