Graffiti vandalism adds to mounting costs for Okanagan charity
Global News
The graffiti incident is just the latest in a series of problems impacting the charity, including thefts of donated items left at the store's back door.
Kurt Evans and the dozens of other volunteers who run the Summerland Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Shop are reeling after the latest incident of vandalism at the charity.
“It’s very disheartening to see this,” said Evans, the vice-president of the board for the thrift shop.
According to Evans, someone climbed onto the roof the of the building last Friday night and tagged it with graffiti.
As a result, the non-profit, which helps fund local health care delivery, is now facing a costly cleanup.
“This graffiti that has now happened, it’ll probably cost us at least $1,000 or more,” Evans told Global News.
The graffiti incident is just the latest in a series of problems impacting the charity, including thefts of donated items left at the store’s back door.
Recent security images show the suspects in action but the thefts have been occurring regularly for more than a year.
“Dealing with this kind of theft, that takes money out of the store’s pockets, that allows us to put that towards medical programs that we’re involved in,” he said.
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The graffiti incident is just the latest in a series of problems impacting the charity, including thefts of donated items left at the store's back door.
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