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Carol Rose receives 2026 Mary Lee Lord Legacy Award for WRC thrift shop impact TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Thursday marked a special day for the Women’s Resource Center in Grand Traverse County. Carol Rose, the director of thrift shop operations, was honored as a recipient of the 2026 Mary Lee Lord Legacy Award. Under Rose’s leadership, thrift shop purchases and donations have helped provide safe shelter to more than 3,000 survivors of domestic violence. This is the second time the legacy award has been given out. It was established recently to honor the legacy of community leader and former WRC Executive Director Mary Lee Lord, who is widely remembered as someone who made it okay to talk openly about domestic violence. Officials said the thrift store is the heartbeat of the WRC. “We're in a different place, so when people come to us, they're not necessarily connected yet to the One of the Resource Center in that sense,” Rose said. “So, they can come and they can share with us and be a part of helping to support the agency. And just helping to be a part of whether you're donating, whether you're shopping, it all comes back here.” Thursday also marked WRC’s Thrift Impact Day, where visitors at the thrift stores were able to stuff a tote bag full and get everything inside for $2. Last year, the contribution from the WRC thrift stores provided safe shelter to 120 survivors fleeing violence, 52 of whom were children.