Et Cetera Inc. in Bluffton, Ohio, is planning a yearlong 50th anniversary celebration in 2024.
Initially opened as a thrift and gift store in 1974, Et Cetera was created by Lois Sommer Kreider and was sponsored by local Mennonite churches. Today, Et Cetera Inc. is sponsored by six area churches and has grown from one store to three separate stores. Et Cetera Shop is a thrift store. Ten Thousand Villages Bluffton sells fair trade goods. Book ReViews sells used books.
Events next year will include a summer garden tour, style show, customer appreciation days, comforter blitz for Mennonite Central Committee and crafts for kids at Bluffton Family Recreation.
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