The Columbia Free Store

The Columbia Free Store The Columbia Free Store is a Community Aid Project started by Serena & James Helwig and run from the Newlywed's residence at 121 South Fifth Street!

Clothing for all ages are on the sidewalk for ALL to come by and take FOR FREE when the weather allows 🫶

Good afternoon Neighbors 😊 The Columbia Free Store is on the sidewalk until the rain starts 🙌 Stop by today! Our Communi...
09/04/2026

Good afternoon Neighbors 😊

The Columbia Free Store is on the sidewalk until the rain starts 🙌

Stop by today! Our Community has donated some really amazing stuff lately, especially for infants and toddlers ❤️

Take what you want and need 🫶
Give when you want and can 🫶

Good morning and Happy Weekend, Neighbors!The Columbia Free Store is on the sidewalk for ALL 🙌Clothing! Hygiene products...
08/22/2026

Good morning and Happy Weekend, Neighbors!

The Columbia Free Store is on the sidewalk for ALL 🙌

Clothing! Hygiene products! Back-to-School Supplies! Swimsuits!

️For those looking to donate, we need:

✨️newborn/kid/tween clothing
✨️formula & diapers
✨️hygiene products
✨️shoes, all sizes
✨️food
✨️household items
✨️scrubs, uniforms, overalls

We're all in this together, Columbia. 🫶 stay strong

08/13/2026

Good afternoon, Neighbors!

So far our community has donated pencil cases, pens, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, crayons and backpacks for BACK-TO-SCHOOL!!! 🙌💪👏

Putting out the call for NOTEBOOKS/LINED PAPER!

The Columbia Free Store is on the sidewalk!
The Donation Bin is OPEN and READY!
We're low on summer inventory and infant-tweens for anyone wanting to donate 🤞🫶

Hey there, Neighbors 👋 All aboard the SCHOOL SUPPLIES train 🚂Let's get these kiddos prepared for the school year! We nee...
08/10/2026

Hey there, Neighbors 👋

All aboard the SCHOOL SUPPLIES train 🚂

Let's get these kiddos prepared for the school year! We need BACKPACKS/BOOKBAGS, NOTEBOOKS, FOLDERS, RULERS, etc.!

📣📣📣Parents/Guardians!! Please PM The Columbia Free Store if your kiddos need these things (trying to make a tally!) ❤️❤️❤️

08/08/2026

Happy Weekend, Neighbors!

With Back-to-School quickly approaching, The Columbia Free Store wants to make sure every student has what they need to start the school year 👏

What does that require? SCHOOL SUPPLIES!

We need:
Backpacks
Folders/Journals/Binders
Pencils/Pens/Erasers
Lunchboxes

The hope is to load up each backpack/bookbag with one of each of the supplies.
If we can come together and pull this off, the goal will be to give the stocked backpacks to a kid who may need it!

Thank you, Columbia! YOU'VE kept The Free Store running for officially 8 months!

WE can do amazing things when we put others first and work together 👏💪🫶🙌❤️

Good afternoon, Neighbors! The forecast is looking clear from now until Sunday 🙌You know what that means! The Columbia F...
07/29/2026

Good afternoon, Neighbors!

The forecast is looking clear from now until Sunday 🙌

You know what that means! The Columbia Free Store will be available to ALL until Sunday too 👏

Donation bin is READY for action 💪

SHOUTOUT to everyone who's donated and especially those who consistently donate ❤️

We DEPEND on each other.
We NEED one another.

Love you, Columbia 🫶
Columbia Strong 🪵
PA Proud ✨️

*our neighbors pictured here volunteered to be in this photo🥰*

What a beautiful Friday to stop by The Columbia Free Store!!Wouldn't it be wonderful if The Free Store wasn't constraine...
07/24/2026

What a beautiful Friday to stop by The Columbia Free Store!!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if The Free Store wasn't constrained by weather?

We think so too!!

Keep your eyes out for an opportunity to help The Columbia Free Store become an actual brick & mortar store! A gofundme is coming soon!

Goodbyeee Rainy Week!Hellooooo Free Store!Happy Sunday, Neighbors 🫶The Columbia Free Store is on the sidewalk for ALL ❤️...
07/12/2026

Goodbyeee Rainy Week!
Hellooooo Free Store!

Happy Sunday, Neighbors 🫶

The Columbia Free Store is on the sidewalk for ALL ❤️

Shorts, Shirts, Dresses, Shoes, Kid's Clothes, Toys, Books, Bottled Water!!!

Donation Bin will be available as well.
PLEASE donate ONLY summer clothes if you're donating 😇

We ask this because out-of-season clothing doesn't get taken when it's on the rack and therefore we have to store them in our home which simply doesn't have the space 💔

Thank you, Columbia! This community has SO much drive and we can't wait to see how we lift each other up this half of the year 🙌

07/03/2026

Good morning Neighbors!!

We LOVE this community and we LOVE running the Free Store.

That being said, The Columbia Free Store is NOT A DUMPING SITE.

Whomever dropped this off, please come pick it back up. These toys are filthy and shouldn't be touched by children.

If you're not that person but want to help, please do!

We are two people doing our best to help our community. We aren't paid to do this. The Free Store is in front of our home. PLEASE be considerate of these facts.

Thank you, Columbia 🫶 I KNOW we're better than this.

Address

121 South 5th Street
Columbia, PA
17512

Telephone

+17175857958

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