Pass It On Thrift Shop

Pass It On donates to recovery event at Hok-Si-La

Jun 10, 2026

There’s a new mural in Lake City. You can see it when you head north on North 7th Street toward the Mayo Clinic. Look to the left as you pass Anytime Fitness and on the next building you’ll spot the brightly colored scenes painted on a window. The mural depicts the Mississippi River, with rising...

Pass It On contributes $6,000 to suicide prevention group ahead of Jan. 31 event

Jan 28, 2026

Recently I listened to a song that I had not heard before. The powerful opening lyrics say, “No blood, no trail to find the source. Cut off my uniform, you still won’t find no hole. If you ask me, I’ll pro’bly say that I’m just fine. That’s the problem, why I’m writing this tonight.” “These wounds...

Pass it On gives surprise donation to food shelf

Nov 26, 2025

It was a joyous end-of-shift moment at the Lake City Food Shelf last Thursday, Nov. 20. Just after closing time, when the volunteer crew had locked the door after completing their usual Thursday business from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., I showed up. A volunteer unlocked the door and let me in and I...

Pass It On is dancing on its 20th anniversary

Oct 1, 2025

Sometimes you just feel like dancing. That’s the mood these days at the Pass It On Thrift Shop in Lake City. On Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, Pass It On will celebrate 20 years of service to the Lake City Community and beyond. That’s twenty years of our volunteers reaching into bags and boxes and...

Pass It On donates $10,000 to Lake City Food Shelf

Jun 11, 2025

Several weeks ago, I phoned the Director of the Lake City Food Shelf, Dianne Coombs, and invited her to come to our Pass It On Thrift Shop board meeting to talk about the circumstances the food shelf is facing with recent cuts to federal programs. At that time, Dianne was quick to tell me that yes...

Pass It On Donates $5000 To Youth Coding League

Nov 20, 2024

When I walked into the media room at Bluff View Elementary School one Monday after the regular class day had ended, I witnessed eighteen students sitting at several large desks, mostly in groups of four or five kids. In front of each of the students was a laptop computer on which they intently...

Pass It On holds volunteer appreciation dinner

Aug 28, 2024

It was a rare moment to see the volunteers of our Pass It On Thrift Shop gathered in one spot at one time, but that is what happened at Roy’s Saloon in Theilman on Aug. 7. The Pass It On Board, shop managers, and I wanted to express our deep appreciation to the 24 volunteers who run our shop for...

Pass It On has benefitted many in Lake City

Aug 7, 2024

I started volunteering at the Pass it on thrift store some 20-plus years ago. I have lost track of how many. lt is located at 118 N. Oak St. next door to the Congregational Church. The church decided it would make good use of this house when it became available. It is run by volunteers, all...

Pass It On donates $2,000 to Lake City Market by the Lake

Jul 17, 2024

The Lake City Market by the Lake is now in its sixth week of the 2024 season and continues through September 12. The weekly gathering on Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ohuta Beach Park draws crowds of people to the food trucks, live music, and numerous vendors of fruits, vegetables, home-...

Pass It On donates $2,000 to second annual solo festival

Apr 17, 2024

After offering financial support and seeing the success of the inaugural Lake City Junior High Solo Festival in May of last year, the Pass It On Thrift Shop in Lake City was eager to offer financial support to the event again this year. And for this second annual Solo Festival, Pass It On doubled...