WINCHESTER, KY - In a story of great generosity, a Clark County
business owner used his hard-earned money to buy an amazing amount of
clothing and supplies to help the less fortunate there.
His name is Rankin Paynter. He was buying items at a Clark County K-Mart
before it closed for good. That's when he wondered where all the unsold
items were going. A clerk told him that power buyers take it all, so he
signed up to be one.
Six hours and four cash registers later, Paynter was the proud owner of
over two-hundred thousand dollars worth of merchandise, all of which he
donated to Clark County Community Services which now will have enough
warm clothes to hand out next winter to their surprise and delight.
Paynter, who runs Rankin Paynter Buying Center, a jewelry-exchange
business in Winchester, also rented a building to store the items.
"What I see is people coming in my store, needy people sell their
stuff," Paynter told WAVE3 News. "It's bad nowadays. I just told (the
clerk) lets just give it away to charity."
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