Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2016 12:31:23 GMT -6
Hey Guys,
I just saw this on Wanderer's Facebook
"When we opened Wanderers' Refuge almost 5 years ago, our mission was twofold. First, to foster a space where nerds of all flavors who didn't feel comfortable in other spaces could let their flags fly freely. On that front we've been remarkably successful. We've built a community of diverse, open, and welcoming people who truly care about, and take care of, each other. We've seen lifelong friendships and partnerships form, and we've laughed, cried, played, broken bread, and raised money for charity together.
The second objective was to make the store financially self-sufficient, and eventually be able to generate a living wage for one person While the store has been able to pay most of its own bills since the first year, it has fallen quite short on the second goal. Running the store involves a ton of time and work, and without being in a position to bring on an employee one person ends up carrying that full load -- in our case for very little (often no) pay. Having only a single source of income, and not having the opportunity to spend any time together has been tough on us, but was something we were willing to continue doing as long as we thought there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately that light doesn’t seem to be appearing, and we sadly report that Wanderers' Refuge will be closing on September 30th, 2016.
Thank you to everyone who taught, cleaned, helped customers, grabbed the phone, donated all manner of things, kept us fed and/or hydrated, treated each other and us with the care & respect that should be afforded all people. So many of you shared your lives, successes, joys, stories, and damage, and we are all enriched by it. So many of you will be missed.
When you make shopping decisions, please consider what your support means to the kinds of stores that share your values and ideals. When entering a small business and someone takes the opportunity to greet you, please do the decent thing and return their salutation. When shopping and you ask someone to make recommendations and/or demonstrate a product, consider not pressing the "buy it now" button while standing there thanking them. It sends a very clear, disheartening, and contradictory message that while you appreciated their expertise and time enough to make the suggested purchase, you don't value them enough to help keep their lights on.
Closing the store is not a decision that either of us take lightly, and it’s obviously a huge loss to us, both professionally and personally. Please join us in spending the remainder of our time celebrating what we’d built, and cut us a little slack as we mourn."
Wanderer's was the first place to make a space for us after NDG closed its doors, and its sad to see another venue not make it but even more so when such kind people own it. If anyone has facebook and wants to post something thanking them for letting us use the space you can find the facebook page here: www.facebook.com/WanderersRefuge/?fref=nf
I just saw this on Wanderer's Facebook
"When we opened Wanderers' Refuge almost 5 years ago, our mission was twofold. First, to foster a space where nerds of all flavors who didn't feel comfortable in other spaces could let their flags fly freely. On that front we've been remarkably successful. We've built a community of diverse, open, and welcoming people who truly care about, and take care of, each other. We've seen lifelong friendships and partnerships form, and we've laughed, cried, played, broken bread, and raised money for charity together.
The second objective was to make the store financially self-sufficient, and eventually be able to generate a living wage for one person While the store has been able to pay most of its own bills since the first year, it has fallen quite short on the second goal. Running the store involves a ton of time and work, and without being in a position to bring on an employee one person ends up carrying that full load -- in our case for very little (often no) pay. Having only a single source of income, and not having the opportunity to spend any time together has been tough on us, but was something we were willing to continue doing as long as we thought there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately that light doesn’t seem to be appearing, and we sadly report that Wanderers' Refuge will be closing on September 30th, 2016.
Thank you to everyone who taught, cleaned, helped customers, grabbed the phone, donated all manner of things, kept us fed and/or hydrated, treated each other and us with the care & respect that should be afforded all people. So many of you shared your lives, successes, joys, stories, and damage, and we are all enriched by it. So many of you will be missed.
When you make shopping decisions, please consider what your support means to the kinds of stores that share your values and ideals. When entering a small business and someone takes the opportunity to greet you, please do the decent thing and return their salutation. When shopping and you ask someone to make recommendations and/or demonstrate a product, consider not pressing the "buy it now" button while standing there thanking them. It sends a very clear, disheartening, and contradictory message that while you appreciated their expertise and time enough to make the suggested purchase, you don't value them enough to help keep their lights on.
Closing the store is not a decision that either of us take lightly, and it’s obviously a huge loss to us, both professionally and personally. Please join us in spending the remainder of our time celebrating what we’d built, and cut us a little slack as we mourn."
Wanderer's was the first place to make a space for us after NDG closed its doors, and its sad to see another venue not make it but even more so when such kind people own it. If anyone has facebook and wants to post something thanking them for letting us use the space you can find the facebook page here: www.facebook.com/WanderersRefuge/?fref=nf
