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‘01 grad agrees to lead at Twice is Nice Resale
Good Stewards, Inc., the managing board of the Lakeside-affiliated resale store in Jefferson, Wis., announced the hiring of a full-time store manager this year. When a place sells just shy of a million dollars in a calendar year, needs arise that even our unmatched, faithful volunteer corps cannot effectively manage.
That’s when Forever Warrior Megan Uttech stepped up. Megan manages a team of volunteer day managers along with 100+ other volunteers who work as cashiers, department managers, donation receivers, sorters, stockers & more. After 20 years as a retail manager, she is excited to work at the store that supports her alma mater, as well as her nieces and nephews. (Two nieces and two nephews have graduated [’15, ’17, ’22, ’23], one niece is currently a junior, and two nephews in 7th and 5th grades plan to attend.)
How did Lakeside prepare you?
As a student, I loved the Christian atmosphere and was grateful that my parents made the decision to send me there. Being able to grow and thrive in an environment like that helped me to be able to fearlessly speak about my faith for years after graduation.
What’s your favorite memory of Lakeside?
One of my favorites was of our bus driver, Willie Vick. One year our bus route riders took a collection to buy Willy a Starter Green Bay Packers jacket.
Any teacher especially impact your time at Lakeside?
Pastor Stuebs and his senior religion class—he called it “Senior Relations”—since it was more of a way to learn to relate the class to everyday life. It has been great to see so many retired LLHS teachers volunteering their time at TiN now!
What’s great about being the Twice is Nice store manager?
Many things! To come to work each day knowing that first and foremost, the mission is to support Christian education. Secondly, to see how we can make a positive impact within the community by selling donated items at a low cost and by being sustainable by recycling donated clothing that is not fit for sale in our store. Another is to see the fellowship between the volunteers and their dedication to our mission. Some volunteers come once or twice a month, and there are others there almost every day of the week!
I’ve been blessed to work closely with some of the original Day Managers who have been here since day one in 1993 (or soon after), and I have loved hearing the history of how Twice is Nice came to be. I am thrilled to be able to take my years of retail leadership experience to help take this store and organization into the future!
Live in the area and want to get involved? We’d LOVE to have more Forever Warriors on the team!
» Donate your clean, saleable clothing & household goods, including furniture. Donations accepted Mon–Sat, 10a–3:30p
» Shop regularly & save with our low prices Mon–Sat, 10a–4p
» Refer your friends, family & neighbors.
» Volunteer! Special one-time events, once a month, once a week—or more! Help sort clothes, work the cash register, process back door donations (Saturday help is especially important.)
Contact Megan at manager@twiceisnice.shop
