Strawberry Yard Sale Grand Success

Article submitted by Susan Angell by email
Photo: Betty Splettstoeser working at the fair

I have not had so much fun in ages. Our garage sale was dynamic and the food from the kitchen: strawberry shortcake, hot dogs, chips, soda, punch, etc. was soooooooooooooo good. The food just flowed out under the direction of Chris Bowker and Chris Ward. Hand picked strawberries (by Chris B) and hulled the night before by Chris B and Janice Huelin. That night there were tons of people bringing stuff in, putting stuff on tables, pricing, etc. and it was crazy.

During the sale I was assisted in cashiering by Joanne Kamilewicz who was able to add all those figures in her head and I never even had to use my calculator. Barb, Betty, Kathy, Doreen, Becky G and Becky S and many others floated throughout the hall assisting in pricing and customer service. Carol Bruneau was dynamite on clothing and shoes. Mary Ann Wheeler sold an unprecedented $100 plus just on books.

Then the young, the strong, the brawny, men and women, packed up that hall, broke down the tables and packed up and hauled off the unsold items in about 45 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our yard sale/strawberry festival is always the best in town but our unprecedented success this year has to be attributed to publicity. We had advertised in just about every local paper. The volunteers that helped clean up the hall after the sale was the frosting on the cake.

OUR NET SALES, WITH SOME TABS STILL TO COME IN, WAS: $1334.54 (Last year around $800)