Humane Society Garage Sale
promises something spectacular again this year
Preview night tonight, sale Friday through
Sunday
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[June 08, 2017]
LINCOLN
- This weekend, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, serious treasure
hunters can count on finding plenty of items to choose from at the
Humane Society of Logan County Annual Garage Sale. The sale will be
held at the Logan County Fairgrounds in the "yellow door" building.
Hours for the sale will be Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For the really, really serious bargain hunter, a special preview
sale will be held this evening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a $5
admission fee.
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Taking a stroll through the barn on Wednesday, it was abuzz with
volunteers sprucing up and pricing the thousands of individual items
for sale. Among those volunteers, two were busy getting a battery
operated John Deere child's riding toy ready to go. Using an air
hose, they were blowing the dust out of all the nooks and crannies
then planned to plug the toy in and get it charged up for the sale.
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One of the two primary organizers for the sale, Judy Conzo, was busy
in the far end of the building sorting and arranging books and other
wonderful offerings.
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Co-organizer Marilyn Wheat was also busy looking through unique and
special donations to be offered as one of several door prizes to be
given away at the Thursday evening event. She explained that
drawings will be held from the tickets sold Thursday.
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Asked what the best deals of the day would be, Wheat said they will
all be special. Though she was also quick to point out some items
that shoppers may find interesting.
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One example was a boxed mint shape Napoleon chess
set. The item features Napoleon, his wife Josephine, and his
soldiers serving as the chess pieces. There is, of course, a white
set and a black set, along with a folding chess board. Wheat said
that in preparing for the sale, volunteers spend a lot of time
researching similar offerings on internet auction sites. The
Napoleon Chess set is listed at $200 on Amazon. HSLC is asking only
$50 for this set. Wheat said that the price was right for the garage
sale because, in the end, they want to sell the set so they can make
money for the shelter.
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She also noted several framed prints that are priced
at dimes on the dollar compared to online auctions.
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This year the sale will feature tons and tons of merchandise from
dishes, glasses, cookware, including Pyrex and other name brands,
home decor, jewelry, furniture, toys, games, books, bikes, purses,
hats, and even some lawn and garden tools and items.
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Each year the volunteers at HSLC worked endlessly to get the sale
organized to make for a fun and easy shopping experience for
treasurer hunters. Donations come in for several weeks before the
sale and continue coming right up to the last minute.
Everyone volunteers their time so that the homeless animals in their
temporary care may be cared for appropriately. The shelter runs
without the benefit of funding from government agencies such as the
state, county or city. They have only one paid employee, and scores
of volunteers who give their time to benefit the animals in the care
of the HSLC.
The annual garage sale is one of three large fundraisers for the
organization. The annual breakfast held in May, the garage sale, and
Wolfstock, which is held each fall, make up a large portion of the
operating cash for the year. Other smaller fundraisers are held
throughout the year, and there are always items for sell through the
pet cemetery project at the shelter.
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The HSLC appreciates all the efforts of the community, from pet food
drives held by school children, to supporters of the fundraising
events, to those who volunteer to work on projects such as the
garage sale, and those who make time to come to the shelter and help
with care, feeding, and socialization of the pets.
If you are a very serious shopper, you won't want to miss the
preview night tonight. However, if you can't make it out tonight we
suspect there will still be plenty to choose from on the sale days
over the weekend.
[Nila Smith]
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