Just Between Friends Fort Worth Children’s Consignment Sale Increases Space By 50% - Economy Cited

Feb. 9, 2010 - PRLog -- What do 4,500 Pairs of Shoes, ¾ of a Mile of Clothing Racks, 1,200 Costumes and 8000 Determined Shoppers Have in Common?   The Largest Children's and Maternity Consignment Sale in Texas!!

WHAT:    Just Between Friends Fort Worth - The largest Children’s and Maternity                  
                   clothing, toys, and equipment consignment sales event in Texas - - 75,000  
                   square feet of merchandise

WHEN:       Pre-Sale Events: (By invitation and for media only)
                  Tuesday, February 23rd – 5.30pm – 10.00pm
                   Wednesday, February 24th – 4.00pm – 10.00pm

Public Events:
                  Thursday, February 25th – 10.00am – 8.00pm
                  Friday, February 26th – 10.00am – 7.00pm
                  Saturday, February 27th – 10.00am – 7.00pm
                  Sunday, February 28th – 1.00pm – 8.00pm - 50% off sale day
                  Monday, March 1st – 9.00am – 2.00pm – 50% off sale day

WHERE:   Will Rogers Memorial Center - Exhibit Hall
                   3401 West Lancaster
                   Fort Worth, TX; 817.392.7469

CONTACTS:Pam Willingham & Joanie Morrison, Owners

ADMISSION:$3.00 per person 18 and over on Thursday, February 25th only – all other days
                     FREE.  Sale is open to the public.

BENEFICIARIES: A portion of proceeds benefits Community Enrichment Center’s Open Arms
                     Program, Teen Lifeline, and Fort Worth Metro


Fort Worth, TX – February 8, 2010 – Well known children’s and maternity consignment sale, Just Between Friends (JBF) of Fort Worth is expanding its exhibit space by 50% to accommodate continued record setting growth as Metroplex area residents adjust to the “new normal” of a struggling economy.  

The sale, held at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth February 23-March 1, 2010, includes an enormous collection of top quality children’s and maternity Spring and Summer clothing, toys, and baby equipment.  As always, a portion of the sale proceeds as well as the unsold items are donated to local charitable organizations. These charities are Community Enrichment Center’s Open Arms Program, Teen Lifeline, and Fort Worth Metro.

“What began as record growth due to a diminishing economy has turned into our new normal,” said Joanie Morrison, Co-Owner, Just Between Friends of Fort Worth.  “When the economy began its downward spiral, our attendance and sales began an immediate upturn.  Our Fall 2009 sale resulted in record-setting numbers.  As we near our Spring 2010 dates, our anticipated sales and participation are at an all time high.  As uncertainty about the economy and employment continue, there are more people than ever who are interested in the savings consignment sales bring,” states Morrison.

“A sale such as JBF allows people to outfit their children at a substantial discount to retail pricing,” Morrison remarks.  As more people become comfortable with the term ‘Consignment,’ there are ever increasing numbers of Metroplex area shoppers and consignors looking for values.”  

“We have four kinds of participants in JBF Fort Worth,” says Pam Willingham, Co-owner, Just Between Friends of Fort Worth.  “We have consignors who sell their gently used clothing and items.  Second, are shoppers who are thrilled to purchase beautiful, brand-name and designer merchandise at a fraction of retail cost.  Third, are those who both consign AND shop.  They sell their items and then shop to find incredible values for their children.   And fourth, are our volunteers who are there for a variety of reasons.  Our sale benefits so many - - our Consignors as they sell their items, our Shoppers as they experience incredible savings, and our Community as our volunteers and charities benefit from our sale,” she states.

With humble beginnings in Morrison’s living room, Just Between Friends of Fort Worth has grown to a massive sale that requires over 75,000 square feet of space.  In its fourteenth season, all varieties of maternity, baby and children’s merchandise, including toys and equipment will be quick to go. The upcoming sale accepts consignors up until the day before the sale.

About Just Between Friends
Just Between Friends Franchise Systems, Inc. was started by two busy, budget conscious moms in Tulsa, OK in February of 1997.  Their hope and dream was to make a little extra money and clothe their children without having to pay expensive retail prices. In just thirteen short years, the company has grown from one location in Tulsa, OK to 102 sale locations in twenty three states, making it the largest children’s consignment sale organization in the country.  Recently JBF was featured on ABC’s “Headline News, “ “Good Morning America,” “Inside Edition,” and CNBC on “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch,” For more information and photos go to jbfsale.com/fortworth.

About Open Arms
Open Arms is a long-term program that provides a step-by-step method for rebuilding of traumatized lives. The emphasis is on individuality. Besides safe housing, food and clothing,
they provide instruction on parenting, budgeting, career development, recognition of abusive
traits and anger control. In addition, Open Arms also provides information, education,
referrals, crisis intervention, food, clothing, and family counseling to approximately 125 individuals per month to the community. Research indicates that 85% of those who complete the long-term care program stay out of abusive relationships permanently. These women enter into the mainstream of society as self-supporting, tax paying individuals who have a sense of mental, emotional, social and spiritual wholeness.  For more information visit their web site at www.thecec.org

About Teen Lifeline
Teen Lifeline, Inc. meets the needs of hurting teenagers by providing a safe place of acceptance, empowerment and support.  They assist schools, churches and families in their efforts to provide encouragement and support to their teens, and give individual attention to the needs and concerns of those teens through personal involvement, interaction and a greater knowledge and understanding of relationships.

Teen Lifeline, Inc. believes that while physical and emotional support may be provided to help teenagers overcome the pain and hurt they experience, true healing comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Their ultimate goal is to introduce and/or strengthen the lives of the young people they work with through voluntary, individual care programs.  For more information go to www.lifelivedbetter.org.

About Fort Worth Metro
Fort Worth Metro is a faith-based non-profit organization that has been in operation for 13 years.  Their mission is to reach people in the inner-city and equip them to bring positive change in their communities.  They go into high crime, low income areas in Fort Worth and work with anywhere between 1,000 and 1,500 children on a weekly basis, meeting social, physical, and spiritual needs through their program.  They provide clothing, groceries, school shoes, school supplies and much more.  Their biggest events are Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Summer Camp where they take 300-400 kids to Maypearl, Texas for a weekend camp.  Visit their website to learn more about this great program - www.fortworthmetro.org.