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Dekens Community Store
🏪 Dekens Community Store
501(c)(3) Charitable Nonprofit [Status Pending]
- Accepts donated goods and resells them at low cost
- Proceeds fund local aid and essentials for those in need
- Hosts community fundraisers and events
- Open to the public
Provided By:
The Keeper Society
🏛 The Keeper Society Lodge
501(c)(10) Fraternal Organization [Status Pending]
- Membership based charity & service society
- Provides structured assistance through lodge oversight
- Encourages civic leadership and community mentorship
- Limited to 13 members per 10,000 residents
Dekens Community Store Welcomes All. ..
In the early days of the American railroad, when men wandered the countryside in search of work, shelter, and dignity, a hidden language emerged. .. the hobo code. Scrawled in chalk, coal, or carved with a dull knife, these marks told a quiet story for those who knew how to read them.
Among them was the Circle with an Cross a simple symbol etched into fence posts or back doors. It meant one thing: “Safe place.”
Here, a traveler might find food. A man down on his luck might be treated with humanity. It marked a home where judgment was suspended, and charity held sway. A signal from one soul to another that there was refuge on the other side of the door. At Dekens Community Store, we revive that sacred American sign. Carved again into wood, stamped into our seal, and worn proudly as our emblem, it stands not for profit, but for providence. We carry on that quiet promise from a forgotten era, that those in need will not be turned away, and that dignity is never a luxury to be earned, but a right to be upheld.
Just as the old wanderer followed the rails in hope, so too do we extend a hand, not through government decree, but through neighborly resolve. The circle binds us; the cross marks the place.
This is a safe place. This is Dekens.
🔘 The Mark of Safe Haven: A Circle with a Cross
🏛 Two Missions, One Heart
🌿 Why We Exist
💎 Our Core Values
🌿 Why We Exist
We believe that charity is most effective when it’s local, moral, and voluntary.
We exist to meet urgent needs, without enabling dependency, by connecting people through shared values, brotherly support, and personal accountability. Our work is guided not by bureaucracy, but by the American tradition of service, virtue, and individual liberty.
🙌 Get Involved
💎 Our Core Values
🌿 Why We Exist
Whether you’re donating goods or applying for aid, there’s a place for you here.
Ways to join us:
- Donate to the Dekens Community Store
- Volunteer at an event or outreach project
- Apply for assistance through the Store
Together, we keep the flame of true charity burning.
💎 Our Core Values
💎 Our Core Values
💎 Our Core Values
- Patriotism – Love for our Country and our Hometown
- Fraternity – Mutual aid through structured brotherhood
- Self Reliance – We lift each other up, not hold each other down
- Charity with Dignity – Private aid without public shame
- Tradition – Rooted in time tested virtues and civic leadership
Dekens Community Store is a Non Profit Entity (PENDING)
🧾 Legal & Tax Information
We are in the early stages of launching this nonprofit effort. While we are not yet a registered 501(c)(3), your early support helps demonstrate our vision and fuels the groundwork for opening our doors