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THE
BIG GARAGE SALE 2010
By Babette and Art Markey (440.6132)
Spring
is sprung and the garage sale hath come. Or at least it will real soon. It’s
time for everyone to start getting ready, whether you will be a donator, a
volunteer, a shopper or a donavolper (that’s someone who will be all 3).
Some folks have gotten an early start. Our new storage
facility, the old Pine Brook Water Filter Plant, is getting full of
“off-season” donations from folks who were moving or otherwise could not
store their donations until the early May collection dates. We would like to
thank Bob de Haas and the Water Board members for letting us use the space.
We would like to specially thank Mark and Deborah Menagh for
a record breaking donation to the sale. They are moving out of the country
and have elected to gift our sale with many years’ accumulation of great
items they aren’t going to be able to move to their new home. Over the
years, it has been residents like the Menaghs who have helped to make our
sale the envy of many other neighborhoods and one of the best in Boulder
County. Thank you so much, Mark and Deborah, for your generosity and
thoughtfulness.
This is the Fire Department Auxiliary’s largest single fund
raiser for its work in support of our BMFPD volunteers. To have yet another
successful sale, we need the help of all of you.
How can you help?
1. Donate
We will need lots of donations to have a successful sale.
Here are our guidelines:
What makes a good donation:
things that are in good usable condition, clean
and in working order.
What won’t we take:
building materials, chemicals, pre-Pentium II computers or incomplete
systems (stand-alone monitors, printers, etc.), guns, large appliances,
mattresses, custom window coverings. Since we must be able to sell what we
get, we do reserve the right to decline any donations.
What types of items are good:
almost anything that is not listed in the ‘won’t
take’ list.
A car would be a super donation. If anyone wants to donate a
running, “registerable” car, please call us. That really gives our bottom
line a big boost! If you donate a car, we will basically act as the ‘broker’
in selling any vehicle. We will have the buyer make their check out to you
and have you in turn write a check to the Auxiliary for the amount of the
sale price. A little extra work but much simpler than dealing with current
IRS rules!!
Of course all your donations are tax deductible and we will
provide a receipt. You are responsible for assigning the value to your
donations.
2. Volunteer
Many volunteers are needed to make the sale successful. If
you have previously worked at our garage sale, we will be calling you to
enlist your help again this year. If you have not volunteered before but
would like to help out, please call us at 303-440-6132. We have lots of
possible “jobs,” before, during and after the sale. We are a fun group to
work with, so come out and join us!
3. Shop
No matter how much great stuff is donated, it takes a lot of
shoppers for us to have a successful sale. Making some purchases at the sale
is a great way for you to support our firefighters. This is one of the best
sales in the area, so spread the word amongst your friends. We will have
flyers available for distribution in advance of the sale. If you would like
some flyers (or if you would like to be in charge of publicity for the
sale), please let us know.
Here’s the schedule. Please mark the dates on your calendar:
Collecting donations at the Pine Brook Firehouse:
Saturday May 8 10 AM - 2 PM
Sunday May 9 10 AM - 2 PM
Saturday May 15 10 AM - 2 PM
Sunday May 16 10 AM - 2 PM
The big sale:
Friday May 21 9 AM - 4 PM
Saturday May 22 9 AM - 4 PM
Sunday May 23 noon - 4 PM |
