Garage sale reminder

Great Glebe Garage Sale Volunteer Round-Up

by Elise S.

Spring is here and this means that the Great Glebe Garage Sale is just around the corner. This year, the big day is taking place on Saturday May 23rd. The garage sale is PERC's major fundraiser and, given our tough economic times, we must work doubly hard to make this event as successful as possible.

How do we do this? First, we need volunteers to sign up! Volunteers are needed to make telephone requests for donations, to help out with pick-ups, pricing and sorting and to sell and organize items on the day of the event. If you have never helped out at the garage sale before, be warned, you will have fun! Not only do you get to know other volunteers and your community in a really relaxed way but you also get to organize and sell an unpredictable and sometimes quite humorous assortment of items. Sign up here on the volunteer wiki.

Second, we need donations. What kind of donations, you ask? Think books, clothes, plants, toys, kitchenware, housewares, CDs, DVDs, records, tools, sports equipment, games, garden stuff, building material and so on. Due to PERC's limited space, donations can only be received on the Thursday and Friday before the event but don't let this stop you from beginning to put aside items in anticipation.

Tell your friends and family about the event and invite them to make item donations to PERC (either in person or by arranging a pick up) and to stop by our sale on the day of the event.

So sign up, set stuff aside and spread the word to help out the little organization we so love!