Garage Sale Operating Guidelines

Event: May - every second year; Get jump on annual yard sales

Required: Lion Chairman (will recruit Lion members to assist)

Action: decide if clothes will be included

Secure change fund – cash, box and cashier

Have boxes and bags for items purchased Saturday

Timelines:

1. One year out – let Club know that sale will be in May of next year (allows item accumulation)

2. At least 9 months out – reserve cafeteria Friday and Saturday for date of sales. If clothes, must also reserve hallway and at least one room. Call KJ Recreation Director.

One week out – signage on Fence, Spotlight (add in yard Sales – Va Leader?)

Onsite:: Friday pm 3-8pm – Member support - - at least 6 to unpack, arrange and price items

Saturday: at KJ at 6:30 ready to open at 7am – 11am; close and take left over items to Goodwill; member support t least 8

At 11:30 – begin closing – load items on to truck and trailer to Goodwill (or other selected area) ; no place to store item for future sales

Special needs:

Saturday

Cashier to accept funds

Lions to answer questions

Assist in carrying items to cars

Trucks, etc to take to Goodwill

At 11:30 – begin closing – load items on to truck and trailer to Goodwill (or other selected area)

Specifics:

Do not have enough help to price individual items – price by table or area.

Price single large items

No sale of food (but have biscuits coffee for workers!!

Try to put all items inside Friday night – if possible

Have hand truck available for use Friday and Saturday