SDA Yardsale - Nov 19 at Animal Services - Donations and volunteers needed

Sarasota Advocates: The date is SET ! NOVEMBER 19

SDA is donating all yard sale proceeds to Sarasota Animal Services Medical Fund - a much needed fund. The amount of strays that come in sick, ill, or with broken bones is staggering, and there is no funding to help these animals. We are donating all proceeds to create a fund, and will try to get a group of volunteers to keep having on-going fundraisers to keep this fund from becoming empty.

We need Sarasota residents & volunteers to work that day and we need tons of "pre-priced" items.

We got the go ahead from the Sheriff. We will be having the yard sale at Sarasota animal services ( where the adopt-a-thon is this Saturday).

We are planning on having it November 19th.

Tell everyone you know to start putting items aside, and to put a price on items. ( all items must be priced, as we all work full time and have no time to do this.....and this is what made us successful last year, every item came priced). When we get closer to the date, I will find out who can volunteer that day. It will be at the shelter, so we can show our beautiful animals as well.

We also sold baked goods & soda & water ( that made $100), so start baking !

We may see if we can get a POD, or some storage unit, in case people cant volunteer, and have to drop donations off early. But that is pre-mature at this time.

We have the date ( Nov 19th) , the place ( Sarasota animal services), and now we just need to get a ton of good items pre-priced.

More info to follow.

Thanks

Carolyn Repeta, SDA's Yardsale girl !

ok, 2 things:

1.)We need a venue ( a Sarasota house centrally located) with a garage,( in case people, who can't volunteer that day, need to drop things off a few days before).

and

2.) the biggest rule, that was pivotal to this being successful, is :

EVERYTHING that is donated is to be pre-priced.

We can NOT accept items with out a price tag. This worked out AMAZINGLY well last year, as EVERY item donated by generous people came with a price tag, deemed suitable by the donating person. It was a flawless execution if I do so myself .

This is our cardinal rule !!!