The Bridge - Hope in the Roots

11/04/2026

Last year, Scheels generously donated a $700 gift card to help fulfill 10 of our Angel Tree tags. This year? They're hosting the entire tree! 😭
That's right! They will be displaying 100 of our Angel Tree tags right inside their store, giving shoppers the opportunity to pull a tag and shop for a child in need, all in a prime location at the mall!
What does this mean? We may actually have the opportunity to double the 131 children we were able to serve last year! 🥹
So far, we've sent out approvals for 185 children, and we are hopeful we can approve even more. 🤎
But to make that happen, we need our community!
Please share this post, spread the word to your business connections, and help us get more local partnerships started. Every business that steps forward creates another opportunity to reach a child and make their Christmas a little brighter.
With the support of our local businesses and community, we truly believe we can make Christmas happen for more than 200 children this year.

Let's come together and make it happen, neighbors!!!

11/03/2026

As we welcome November, we want to take a moment to focus on the things our community can, and should, be grateful for.
In the spirit of gratitude, we've placed little paper leaves beside our community wall for everyone to participate. Write down something you're grateful for and add it to our gratitude tree, pin it to our community bulletin board, or find a little spot anywhere along the walls of our shop to leave your message.
Our hope is that these little reminders of gratitude will bring light to one another's darker days. With everyone's participation, we can fill our walls with positivity and make sure every neighbor who walks through our doors feels a little of that warmth.
And don't forget about our Polaroid camera hanging on the community wall! We'd love for you to become part of The Bridge family. Snap a photo of yourself, your family, or even your favorite little corner of the shop. Decorate it with one of the sticker borders provided on the shelf and hang it on our community wall. We'd love to see our Bridge family grow, one photo at a time!
Most importantly, take that same gratitude home with you. Make it a daily practice, every single day this month. Even in the middle of life's uncertainties and circumstances, taking a moment to recognize what we still have to be thankful for may leave your heart feeling just a little lighter by the end of November.

Let's fill our walls, and one another, with a little more gratitude.

After all, love builds bridges. 🤎

11/02/2026

Taking a moment to soak in the sheer gratitude of gathering 140 coats for our neighbors! Our goal was to double last year's 74 coats, and we are beyond grateful to have not only reached that goal, but to have been able to approve every single person who applied.
We truly couldn't have done it without the generosity of our community members, volunteers, and local businesses who took the time to participate.
One of those businesses was Scheels, who went above and beyond by donating FIVE brand-new, name-brand coats valued at $300 to help ensure our neighbors have what they need to stay warm this winter.
This is exactly why supporting local businesses matters. It's not always just another dollar spent at a local shop. More often than we realize, that support finds its way right back into our community.
Sometimes it looks like SCHEELS donating coats to a community coat drive. Other times, it looks like partnering with us to host our 2nd Angel Tree, helping ensure even more neighbors experience a little extra joy this Christmas. And that's exactly what SCHEELS is doing with us!!!
They aren't just a local business. They're our neighbors, just like you and me. And they care.
We are beyond grateful to continue building relationships with local businesses like SCHEELS, because when our community comes together, we can stretch our reach, strengthen our impact, and help even more neighbors along the way.
So, stay tuned.. You'll soon be seeing 100 Angels of the Bridge tree tags on the SCHEELS Christmas tree! 👀🎄
From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU, SCHEELS, for partnering with us, donating to our Winter Coat Drive, and helping us reach 140 coats for 140 neighbors.
This is what community looks like. 🧡🫂

11/02/2026

Happy November folks!!

You may notice more changes throughout our shop and we hope it feels more spacious, functional and organized!

Its a new month full of new treasure hunts and new finds 😍 and we are gonna call it... 50 cent November 🤑

The white shelf in our front room will act as our 50 cent shelf for ALL OF NOVEMBER. That's not all... As you can see, our books are overflowing 😂
In an effort to make more space for the influx of book donations we get, we are offering ALL books in our shop for only 50 cents also!!

See you soon 😉

10/31/2026

We have figured out everyone is having fun at all the Halloween events today and that makes our hearts so grateful!! That also means business is dead 😂👻

So we've decided we are gonna enjoy some of those same festivities with our own family today.

We are closing early. Have a safe, happy Halloween tonight!! We will see you Monday 👀🤎

10/30/2026

*ETA: 3 have been claimed. Only TWO (2) bags are available to claim*
We may be out of our halloween goody bags, but we have more to share!

We have 1gal bags filled to the brim with candy for FIVE (5) families or individuals who wanted to pass out candy to trick or treaters for Halloween, but could not afford to otherwise.

Were you hoping to pass out candy and join in the festivities in your neighborhood, but don't have the resources? Please message us!

These bags of candy must be picked up during business hours at our shop from 11am-5pm tomorrow on October 31st.

Please only message to claim if you could not otherwise afford candy and can pick up tomorrow from our shop during business hours.

Happy Halloween! 👻🤎

10/30/2026

Welp. We did it folks.

140 coats gathered for neighbors who requested assistance in warmth for the winter.

140 more neighbors will have the opportunity to be warm this winter.

Because of this wonderful, gracious, loving community, we achieved 140 coats for neighbors!!!

Unbelievable. We couldn't have done it without you all. Thank you, with the most grateful hearts. 🤎

10/26/2026

Just a few more days to earn a $10 gift card to our shop!! 🤎

It’s officially crunch time, folks, and we need your help!

We are beyond grateful to every neighbor who has helped gather winter coats for community members in need. Your generosity is already making a difference, and we cannot thank you enough! As we get closer to distribution day, we still have a few specific sizes we need help collecting to ensure our neighbors can stay warm this winter.

We have received an abundance of requests for the following sizes, and if you happen to have a coat in any of these sizes that you’re willing to donate, it would be an incredible help in getting a coat into the hands of a neighbor who needs one.
Our most needed sizes:
6-12 months
18-24 months
2T-4T
Youth Medium (8/10)
Youth XL (12/14–14/16)
Adult Large
Adult 1X
Adult 3X
Adult 4X

A little reminder:
Your qualifying coat donation earns you a $10 gift card to shop directly in our thrift shop! It’s our way of saying thank you for helping us care for our community while giving you a little something in return.

Please note:
To qualify, coats must be dropped off by October 27th and be in brand-new or like-new condition, free of rips, holes, stains, or other noticeable wear.

We believe in neighbors helping neighbors, and we are so thankful to have a community that continues to put that belief into action. If you can help, please consider donating or sharing this post so we can reach someone who may have just the size we need! 🤎

10/26/2026

We still need your paper towel and toilet paper rolls!!

Please drop off during business hours at
2412 River Rd Suite B
Missoula, MT 59804
Located in the Legacy Center Building off of Reserve St next to BeeHive Homes 🤎

In an effort to support a local school's project, we are gathering empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls from now until November 1st.

If you happen to have a craft stash, or a recycling pile full of these, we know the school would greatly appreciate them.

All empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls can be dropped off during business hours at 2412 River Rd Suite B in Missoula, MT 59804 in the Legacy Center Building next to BeeHive Homes.

Business hours are as follows:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday; 11am-5pm
Friday; 11am-2pm