Dear friends. I’m calling in a favour. Please help.
I am co-ordinating the new and improved Great Westboro Garage Sale at Dovercourt on Saturday June 6th and we still have tables left to rent. Here’s were you come in. I need you to either (a) rent a table or (b) help me tell the rest of Ottawa to come and rent a table.
As a member of the Westboro Community Association I can tell you that has been a lot of interest in this kind of event. I have been getting regular email requests for the past couple of years. (No kidding!) And now it’s finally here! My spidey senses tell me there is a lot of excitement about cleaning out our collective basements and bringing home trinkets and treasures to fill them up again.
We’re hoping that this event will become an annual fundraiser for our organization and help us fund some of our ongoing projects… the largest of which right now is the rejuvenation of Clare Gardens Park. We’re getting a new preschool play structure but we’re very short of funds for everything else.
If you’re looking to SELL, here is what you need to know:
- You can rent a table for only $10/each
- Tables are first-come-first-served and will be assigned a location at the time of rental. Book your spot through Dovercourt, in person or over the phone.
- There’ll be a bouncy house, food for sale, and it’s also the same day as Music in the Park. Combine that with Saturday swim lessons and anyone selling anything is TOTALLY guaranteed have a captive audience.
- For the past 14 years it’s only rained twice on the first Saturday in June. I’ll be damned if the sun doesn’t shine on that day.
- Ottawans are garage sale junkies. This is an incredibly easy way to raise some extra cash and get rid of the junk that’s choking up your closets. BUT if you don’t want to deal with the hassle, just drop your stuff off at the WCA table and we’ll sell it for you (and keep the change!).
Perhaps you’re just looking to buy? Please come out and show your support. Habitat for Humanity will be selling tickets for the annual Habitat for Humanity playhouse raffle, so please drop by and check it out. (The value of the playhouse is approximately $3500. Tickets are 10 dollars and the draw will take place on June 30, 2009.)
The Great Westboro Garage Sale begins at 9:00 and ends at 2:00. Please come by and say hello.
