The big sale is finally over..... WOW what a day that was. We arrived on site at 4:00 a.m. to start unloading and setting up. The clock was ticking and our workers worked their butts off. We were setting up until the clock turned 8. Even with all the prior work and spending the entire day Friday sorting it still took so long. I am glad we worked on Friday to sort and organize, I can only imagine what it would have been like without some prep.
The day went GREAT!!!! Weather was great, helpers were great, it was great!!!! We were busy the entire day, we never had a break in the shoppers. I was so surprised at how busy it was and how packed the parking lot was all day. People were very generous with their donations and their offers on items.
Once we were set up we realized it would be impossible to price each item. We told people to bring up their items and make a reasonable offer because this was for charity. People did very well and most put their extra change in the donation bucket. I was almost in tears many times during the day as people said such nice things and send wonderful thoughts and prayers our way.
We had wonderful donations from the following businesses:
Hines Self Storage of Plainfield (provided us a free storage unit while we were collecting items)
White House Self Storage of Plainfield (provided us a free storage unit while we were collecting items)
Papa Johns of Plainfield (provided pizzas for our workers 2 times that day)
Dunkin Donuts of Avon (provided 3 dozen donuts for our early morning workers)
Brenda from the Hendricks County Flyer (provided a free garage sale classified ad)
Panera (breakfast treats)
We also are so very appreciative for all our wonderful donors. We received so many nice items to sell, which did bring us to a great total. Our total was far from what we guessed it would be, we were all so shocked.
Our volunteers were AMAZING. They worked so hard and were all so willing to help with any part of the sale. We even had some friends show up with extra helpers that was so nice. By the end of the day I couldn't walk much at all and without their help we would have been there until midnight cleaning up. It was a much needed break to have the help cleaning up.
While we were prepping for the sale on Friday and through the sale until Saturday night my wonderful friend Karen kept the babies. Karen took them happily from Friday am to Saturday am, then my regular babysitter (Sarah) volunteered to watch them during the day Saturday until she had to go to work. Then back to Karen's until Mommy and Daddy were finished about 7:00. Having them taken care of and happy while we worked was a wonderful gift. I cannot imagine having to do that with them in tow, it would have been impossible and miserable. Two little ones running around US 40 made my heart jump, I couldn't imagine having to have them there.
They did make an appearance towards the end of the sale. It was great to see them as we missed them since Friday am, but also good it was only for a short time. It was nerve racking to make sure they were in someones hands the ENTIRE time and not walking towards the road.
So you are wondering about our total............. We made $3200.00 after all expenses were taken out . WOW What a great start to our organization. I am so proud and so very excited.
I cannot tell you how thankful we are for the wonderful family and friends who made all this possible. We could not have done it without all the great donations and volunteers. We appreciate you so much and thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Next we will be working on the spaghetti dinner, silent auction and a GREAT night of fun. Stay tuned for details.
If you have any connections for such an event please email me as I will start looking for helpers to work on this next venture soon. If you would like to volunteer on a committee to make this a blow out event please email me, themmkfoundation@gmail.com
Until then I am sending millions of THANK YOU'S out!!!!!
My niece Kaley, My Dad and Sister in Law Marlena
Our family photo at the end of a very long day
The day went GREAT!!!! Weather was great, helpers were great, it was great!!!! We were busy the entire day, we never had a break in the shoppers. I was so surprised at how busy it was and how packed the parking lot was all day. People were very generous with their donations and their offers on items.
Once we were set up we realized it would be impossible to price each item. We told people to bring up their items and make a reasonable offer because this was for charity. People did very well and most put their extra change in the donation bucket. I was almost in tears many times during the day as people said such nice things and send wonderful thoughts and prayers our way.
We had wonderful donations from the following businesses:
Hines Self Storage of Plainfield (provided us a free storage unit while we were collecting items)
White House Self Storage of Plainfield (provided us a free storage unit while we were collecting items)
Papa Johns of Plainfield (provided pizzas for our workers 2 times that day)
Dunkin Donuts of Avon (provided 3 dozen donuts for our early morning workers)
Brenda from the Hendricks County Flyer (provided a free garage sale classified ad)
Panera (breakfast treats)
We also are so very appreciative for all our wonderful donors. We received so many nice items to sell, which did bring us to a great total. Our total was far from what we guessed it would be, we were all so shocked.
Our volunteers were AMAZING. They worked so hard and were all so willing to help with any part of the sale. We even had some friends show up with extra helpers that was so nice. By the end of the day I couldn't walk much at all and without their help we would have been there until midnight cleaning up. It was a much needed break to have the help cleaning up.
While we were prepping for the sale on Friday and through the sale until Saturday night my wonderful friend Karen kept the babies. Karen took them happily from Friday am to Saturday am, then my regular babysitter (Sarah) volunteered to watch them during the day Saturday until she had to go to work. Then back to Karen's until Mommy and Daddy were finished about 7:00. Having them taken care of and happy while we worked was a wonderful gift. I cannot imagine having to do that with them in tow, it would have been impossible and miserable. Two little ones running around US 40 made my heart jump, I couldn't imagine having to have them there.
They did make an appearance towards the end of the sale. It was great to see them as we missed them since Friday am, but also good it was only for a short time. It was nerve racking to make sure they were in someones hands the ENTIRE time and not walking towards the road.
So you are wondering about our total............. We made $3200.00 after all expenses were taken out . WOW What a great start to our organization. I am so proud and so very excited.
We had some great visitors including the Plainfield Fire Department, surprise visits from clowns Stinky and Rags and wonderful friends and family who stopped in to show their support!!!!
I cannot tell you how thankful we are for the wonderful family and friends who made all this possible. We could not have done it without all the great donations and volunteers. We appreciate you so much and thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Next we will be working on the spaghetti dinner, silent auction and a GREAT night of fun. Stay tuned for details.
If you have any connections for such an event please email me as I will start looking for helpers to work on this next venture soon. If you would like to volunteer on a committee to make this a blow out event please email me, themmkfoundation@gmail.com
Until then I am sending millions of THANK YOU'S out!!!!!
Making signs with Grandma
Surprise visit from Stinky the clown
Stinky and Rags with the girls from IUDM
Plainfield Fire Department
My niece Kaley, My Dad and Sister in Law Marlena
Lauren, Eleanor, and Me
Shoppers at our italian charms tables
Karen and Makenna
Our family photo at the end of a very long day
Our cashier table and shoppers
The kids making their apperance
Nancy working the cash booth
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