Fourth Annual GS

It was Friday evening and our carport was full. We had not even begun to haul all our accumulated items out of our basement. Ken (red jacket) was worried we might not have enough 'stuff' to sell. We ended up hauling two full pick-up loads to the MCC in Mission after having raised a record $3300.00 selling our little treasures and accepting some very generous donations from some individuals.

Of course, it was our fourth annual Mwanza Orphanage fund raiser garage sale. The weather was good most of the time and nobody was complaining about the heat. There was none. Last year we had more big items. This year it was mostly $1 to $5 items. There was a very steady stream of customers for the duration of the sale and because we had plenty of help this year, everyone was looked after very well. We were told that coffee and pastries would go over big. They did not sell that well but the help really enjoyed them. We had a few showers and quickly covered anything that should not get wet. The weather forecast which had looked so hopeful, was wrong. But, overall, it was a great day. It was a lot of work and at the end of the day it is a good kind of tired when you know you helped raise the money to repair a few flood damaged houses.

Busylizzy and I were up at 6 am and good thing. Here you see what the scene was at that time. I had the vehicles jambed up against the merchandise for security. The minute I backed them out and parked at the neighbours, the customers came. Eight hours later, the driveway and carport were clean and empty. What you see here is not even all of what we had donated. At least 4 more people came with large amounts of donated items and I brought some of the more valuable items out of my basement. If you missed it and want to learn more or make a donation, here is where to go.
http://www.mwanzaproject.com/