Marceline Community Interest Boutique will open on Saturday, November 23 and begin raising money for local projects and improvements.
A community interest company is a social enterprise model that exists to benefit the community rather than shareholders or owners.
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Vikki Tee, director of Marceline Boutique CIC, said: “I’m excited and nervous to set off on my own after working for three different charities and seeing the amazing work they do for their respective projects.
“My most recent job as shop manager at Mercy in Action in Market Place has allowed me to see what an incredible town Wallingford is and I’m hoping that setting up my own Community Interest Company will allow me to give back to the community and help as many people as I can.”
The opening date for Marceline Community Interest Boutique has been announced (Image: Vikki Tee) The shop will raise money and products as and where its needed in and around Wallingford, and have already received funding requests since announcing the opening.
Ms Tee said she’s especially looking forward to schools and parents with initiatives like uniform swaps for growing children.
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She said: “My partner, who is amazingly supportive in all this, said to me the other day that ‘our customers aren’t just customers, they’re fellow fundraisers’ – I love this sentiment and he’s right.
“Customers can make a difference by buying from Marceline Boutique as we will put the profits directly back into the community.”
The shop will sell women’s and menswear, children’s items, books, toys, games and accessories from its store on St Mary’s Street, Wallingford.
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