Marjorie Would Be Pleased: How a small Vermont town reopened a general store and renewed community spirit, by Sally Deinzer

This 84-page book tells the story of the re-opening of Pierce’s Store in Shrewsbury Vermont. Included is the story of the formation of the organization behind the store, information about fundraising, crafting a business plan, details of the building renovations, and lessons learned in the opening years about inventory management, personnel and managing the store and organization. The book is clear and informative, told in the generous and heartfelt voice of Sally Deinzer, one of the key leaders of the project.

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Sally Dyer Deinzer retired in 2006 after nearly 30 years working in a patchwork of fields, all of which were helpful when she entered her next full-time career with Pierce’s Store. These areas included legal, financial and other forms and types of communication, human resources, strategic planning, leadership training. She received a bachelors degree in English and a master’s in business administration.

She thought that writing would be a part of her retirement. So, it was easy for her to say yes when Paul Bruhn asked if she would be interested in writing the story of reopening Pierce’s Store to share Shrewsbury’s experience with others.

Read online or download Marjorie Would Be Pleased here, or contact meg@ptvermont.org if you would like a print copy of the book (limited availability).