INFORMATION ON THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY YARD SALE

Habitat News

The Yard Sale is May 17^th at RUC. Doors open at 8:00 AM

 

On Sunday May 11^th after worship and fellowship, we can use your help as possible in re-arranging the location of the hymnals and chairs in the sanctuary, setting tables and chairs in the narthex, as well as storing chairs and setting tables in the Fellowship Hall.

• A Habitat lunch will be served to all workers!
• Immediately thereafter we will begin to receive donations for the Yale Sale.
• Receipts for donations will be available upon request.

 

On May 11^th through May 16^th

• We will accept donations. Someone will be there to assist you from about noon through 8:00 PM Monday through Wednesday and until 9:00 PM or so on Thursday and Friday.
• Donations will NOT be accepted after 9:00 PM on Friday night April 16^th.
• If you have large items for pickup such as furniture, we will arrange for pickup probably in the late afternoon or evening. However, pickup must be prearranged .
• If you did not sign up to help during the week and at the Yard Sale, no problem; a signup sheet will be available after worship See Gary Lawson at BUCC or me at RUC.

 

On May 17^th there is a special need for persons who are fluent in other languages to assist our customers. In fact we can use a lot of help in many ways. There are sign up sheets being passed around for you to get involved this special need as well as some of the other tasks that make the Yard Sale a success. Don’t be shy and don’t make us have to come after you and plead. Sign up tonight!

 

SOME IMPORTANT DO’S AND DON’TS ABOUT THE YARD SALE

 Items and Stuff that are acceptable:

• Baby, toddler and childrens’ summer clothing
• Kitchen utensils, dishes, cookware
• Furniture in good condition such as
  • Lamps, small tables, small bookcases, file cabinets
  • Large bookcases and bedroom and dining room sets, sofas**
• Working appliances including TVs, radios, especially antique radios!
• Tools, garden tools, and such
• Electronic stuff that works with instruction manuals**
• Picture frames**
• Children’s toys, games, dolls, etc. in good working order
• Beanie Babies are okay
• Jewelry (costume and real)
• Books, DVDs, Tapes
• Antiques including stuff in less that top condition only if its rare (We will suggest appropriate prices for antiques)
• Baseball, tennis, ping pong, and soccer stuff
• Old software manuals
• Clean blankets, spreads, and other bedding
• Anything else in reasonably good condition that you think folks might buy (but please, items less that 50 lbs) **

 

Items and Stuff that are NOT Acceptable (will be rejected or discarded during sorting if donor not present)

• Winter clothing of all types  (do not sell well in the spring)
• Clothes without buttons, stained, or otherwise in poor condition
• Mattresses, box springs, and mattress pads
• Incomplete or broken toys or games
• Stuffed animals and toys of any size, shape or age (Beanie Babies are okay)
• Inoperable electronic stuff or power tools
• Bicycles, unless in good condition
• Skis, hockey, and other winter sports stuff
• Lawn mowers, chain saws, that don’t work
• Old computers (unless in working order and with instructions)
• Encyclopedias (sorry folks, the Internet is here)
• Broken furniture unless an antique
• Husbands, wives, children or other relatives
• Building Supplies (lumber, plumbing fixtures, large bookcases, large file cabinets**

** These items accepted on a case by case basis. If donated to RUC/BUCC, and not accepted by us, we will donate to the Montgomery Habitat for Humanity ReStore. You will receive a donation receipt from RUC if requested.