Supporters of the Morden Community Thrift Shop waiting with bated breath for the unveiling of a new mural in celebration of the shop's 50th anniversary.

Created by Neil Fehr, the mural was designed to capture the essence of what the thrift store is. He notes it took 150 hours to paint.

"When I paint a mural it has to tell a story, but at the same time it had to be a sign," says Fehr."What I decided to do was tell the story with the ideal subject matter, faith, love, giving, and passing the torch."

Morden Community Thrift Shop President June Hildebrand says the mural was everything the store hoped it would be.

The thrift shop was created with the goal of giving back to the community, donating $500,000 to the local community this last year. Since its formation, the thrift shop has given back over $3 million to programs and projects in Morden.

The large donations are possible thanks to the many volunteer staff, combine with products donated by the surrounding community.

"Without that, we would have nothing," says Hildebrand. "So we get strong support from the community and surrounding area as well, people come here and shop and we need that just as much as the donations. We have a really, really good group of people here, we enjoy working together and I think that's a part of it as well."

Currently, there are 100 volunteers giving time to the shop, though Hildebrand says they are in need of more.