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The Garage Sale


--by Bibirose, posted May 28, 2007

All kinds of people come to garage sales in the hope of finding a treasure at a bargain basement price!  Most of our customers are treasures without truly realizing it.

We started our 4 day garage sale today to raise money to send over to Russia to help orphans & many  others who are in desperate need  -- like 2 sisters who can't go to church together because they only have one nice dress between them!

Back to the garage sale:-  along with our usual items, we also put out a donation box & jokingly asked if people could  a spare million or so for a good cause!

Much to our surprise, many people donated in that box and their simple kindness will touch many lives; some folks even volunteered to help us out.  

With the donations & sales we netted over $300.  And just think, this is only the first day!

 

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brighteyes wrote: YEAH! ANOTHER RAOK THAT WILL HELP OTHERS....THAT'S THE COMMUNITY (GLOBAL) ATTITUDE...AS WE ARE ALL ONE!
MAY THE GENEROSITY CONTINUE TO RIPPLE OUT.
dancingDog wrote: Awesome! People will step up to the plate - sometimes you just have to show them where it is! I had a similar outpouring of generosity at a charity yard sale myself - keep up the good work!
Lovebug wrote: I love to garage sale,it did not take me long to realize why I do this, I have everything a person could ask for in life, but the strangers are indeed treasures. I would know nothing if I did not talk to strangers
ieiblue wrote: carry on bibi!!!! :P

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