Drum Roll, please...........
At the end of six hours of selling and repurposing your donated treasures, Traveller's Rest was able to add $1,077.89 to the bank account! Not bad for half a day's work . I'm also happy to say we sold all the large items which means, in addition to the boost that gave to the coffers, we don't have to store them.
What a great crowd. Some shoppers came from as far away as the Virginia Beach area, just to support the Geezers. I can't tell you how much that means. We saw a lot of old friends who can't get to the farm as often as they'd like. It was wonderful to see you all again. Some friends were Facebook "fans" whose names were familiar. Putting names to those faces means a lot, as did hearing that FB readers enjoy our educational posts. Since education is a big part of TREES mission, it was gratifying to know we're making some difference in that way.
We also met several exciting new friends, many offering to support TREES' future endeavors with their time and services. We'll be in touch! There are some who feel yard sales are not the best fund-raising method for growing organizations, but I have to say you can't beat it for community networking opportunities.
Thank you to everyone connected to yesterday's sale. Carole, Janet, Helen, Trish, Carol, Deborah, and everyone who donated such "sellable" items, put up flyers, shared on your FB pages or contributed in any other way. Some of you snuck in and dropped off bags and boxes without waving us down. and we want to make sure you know how much every treasure was appreciated.
Thanks, too, to Carol, who came back early Sunday to help catch up on the general farm cleanup. Whew.
Hope got some rest today - you made a great contribution to the geezers yesterday in more ways than you know.
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