Many of our Relay For Life teams hold garage sales and donate all or a portion of the proceeds to their fundraising totals. If you've already got a garage sale planned... maybe one during the Woodbury Lions Club 35th Anniversary event May 10-12* ...put the word out to your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers that you are looking for items to sell in an effort to raise money towards your Relay For Life goal.
You'll find it pretty easy to get donations of goods to sell...we are all blessed with so many things that most of us have extra household items that we no longer use for various reasons.
All you need is a little sweat equity to get the garage sale itself organized, some signage to direct your customers to your sale and some signs or banners to let people know that you are donating proceeds to the Relay For Life.
If you are looking for tips on holding a profitable garage sale, there are all kinds of sites that have ideas for you. A few links are listed below for your reference. Also, feel free to ask other RFL participants if they have any ideas for you. A great place to do that will be at the Team Captain's Meeting on Thursday, April 19th.
- ehow.com's garage sale ideas
- wikihow.com ideas for garage sales
- ideas from www.yardsalequeen.com
- some thoughts from essortment.com
*Just a quick note on the Woodbury Lions Club Garage Sale weekend. The registration deadline (which includes a listing in the directory) was yesterday, April 15th. If you aren't signed up, it's worth checking to see if you can be included in the fun as a late entrant. The Lions Club website is here. Check it out for details on participation (including rules around selling food/beverages at your sale). You might not be able to get listed in the directory, but it's a great weekend full of garage sale fun.
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