How did ACTS Thrift Store get started?

ACTS Thrift Store was envisioned and initially researched in 2003 and 2004. In July 2008 Lake Avenue Community Foundation formed a committee to develop a separate non-profit (application pending) thrift store business plan. This committee, chaired by Peter Schaller, included a team of seven people representing a wide range of expertise, beginning in August of that year, to produce a document identifying the purpose, benefits, financials, marketing and operations of an independent thrift store in Pasadena. The committee submitted the business plan to the Lake Avenue Community Foundation Board, which approved the proposal.