In first photo, from left, North Elba Councilman Rick Preston, Lake Placid Deputy Mayor Jackie Kelly, Assemblyman Billy Jones, Thrive and Thrift Executive Director Linda Young, LPCSD Superintendent Tim Seymour and Steve Sama of the Homestead Development Corp. prepare to cut the ribbon at the new Thrive and Thrift location that will house both a food pantry and thrift shop.

In other photos, Assemblyman Billy Jones addresses the sizable crowd that came to watch the Thrive and Thrift ribbon cutting at their new location Saturday.

Linda Young, executive director of Thrive and Thrift, greets the crowd at the Thrive and Thrift ribbon cutting at their new location Saturday. The food pantry will be moving into the building this week. (Enterprise photos — Grace McIntyre)