6.05 - Souvenir Shop, Craft Center, Craft Shop, For Heaven's Sake, Benet Mission Shop, Bookstores, Gift Shop

Photo, photo copies, narrative, news clippings, chronological lists

The monastery opened For Heaven's Sake, a new gift shop, in October, 1996. This gift shop is located in Benet Hall basement. The procedures of a Gift Shop Focus Group, which functioned as a task force are in this file.

See "Finding Aids" for additional information about the gift shop.

FINDING AID 792

MONASTERY GIFT SHOP (FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE)

A Gift Shop Focus Group to study the possibilty of a Monastery Gift Shop was formed in 1995.
Joe Story provided the design, construction materials, lighting and furniture
for the gift shop.
The file contains information concerning the history of the monastery/
academy/Kordes bookstores, gift stores, etc., and the opening of For Heaven's
Sake in 1996.
Sister Rosa Lee Koch, O.S.B., was the first manager of the gift store, and Sister Mary
Ann Verkamp was the first gift-shop operator.
Sister Charlene Ann Wheeless was mnager of the gift store till 2016
Angela Steftanogale became manager in 2017

Items in file Date

Summary Gift Shop Task Force Meeting 1996
Gift Shop History 1996
For Heaven's Sake opening 1996
Monastery gift shop to celebrate first anniversary 1997
For Heaven's Sake is expanding 1997
For Heaven's Sake prepares for second anniversary 1998
For Heaven's Sake ads in Ferdinand News 1998
Wings 1996
Sisters open new gift shop 1996
Blessing of the Gift Shop "For Heaven's Sake" 1996
Program for Blessing of the Gift Shop 1996
Invitation of the announcement of the opening of the gift shop 1996
Need gifts? Try here, For Heaven's Sake 1996
Berry given green light for development 1996
Marian Heights Academy/Academy Immaculate Conception Bookstore 1996
For Heaven's Sake gift shop email 10/17/2012
We've moved! 10/30/2014
Monastery gift shop webpage 1/13/2021