Church Yard Sale
Recycles Good and Gently Used Treasures and Raises Funds for Worthy Causes, Saturday April 25, 2009
---Not counting the silent auction items, the yard sale netted $1,622 in fund raising.
The Spring Fling Yard Sale raised
funds for several causes--Habitat for Humanity, mission work in Sierra Leone,
and God's work at North Kingstown UMC. Early bird shoppers swooped down long
before the yard sale officially opened at 10 AM to snap up bargains of jewelry,
household items,
books, clothing, kitchen ware, toys, bicycles. The event also
featured a silent auction of special items donated by church members,
including a
large quilt (photo at left) and a week's stay on Block Island. At right, Ellen Jacke, who
coordinated the yard sale project, is all smiles as she scans the shoppers and
brisk business.
Items not sold at the end of the day were donated to the Salvation Army and the North Kingstown Seniors Center which will be holding a sale in May.
At
left, volunteer Jon Eaton takes a well-deserved break from his selling.
Obviously, Jon believes a good sales person should wear a tie.
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A beautiful sunny day for yard sale |
Above and at right, shoppers browse the Sierra Leone Boutique where items made in the West African nation brought donations to pay for sorely needed medical supplies at a health clinic in a rural area of the poverty stricken country. |
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Above and right, gently used prom dresses may dance again. |
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Jewelry table was busy |
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Above and at right, a second life for toys that once were the play tools of other children |
This shopper was fascinated with a crane and all toys, but eventually got what he really wanted--a pogo stick |
An ice cream and frozen lemonade truck |
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Pastor Lori and Cibby Gardiner finish setting up another table of goods |
Cookies, pies and assorted baked goods made by NKUMC congregation |
Books galore |
