Another successful Flea Market was held on July 15th! Due to the generosity of many of our members who donated household items for the sale, we achieved a profit of $1,410, bringing the total made on our two markets to $3,065. The residual merchandise is being sorted into goods for our next sale in October, goods for donation to the thrift store, and those bound for recycling or disposal.
Thanks also to those who volunteered their time sorting, setting up, selling and cleaning up, before, during and after the event!
We will be gearing up for the next scheduled Flea Market, to be held on Saturday October 7th. Closer to the date, we will appreciate receiving any additional donations to be sold at the market.
Every one of our volunteers is appreciated and essential for the successes. However, neither of the two Flea Markets would have happened without the work of Chris O’Brennan. On each occasion Chris worked tirelessly for many days in advance, sorting and pricing the hundreds of items. Then she shepherded us through the days of the sales. She is also now sorting the left-over items!
Chris also recently joined the Board as a Director-at-Large. You will see her smiling face as the director responsible for opening the Centre each morning. In addition to that, Chris has made the embroidered and silhouette cards that you see on display in the corridor. She has donated the cards to us, so that all the money from sales goes to the SSAC. So far, those sales have totalled over $200. We owe her a tremendous debt of gratitude, for all that she does for us, gladly going above and beyond the expectations of a volunteer.
