<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Pinckney Neighborhood Association is planning a neighborhood garage sale as a fund raiser for PNA and we would like to hear of other neighborhood group’s experiences with this type venture.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">For starters we are considering two approaches. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">One is having a central location where neighbors bring donated items and PNA volunteers conduct the sale and PNA keeps all proceeds. Thoughts about this approach include the need to obtain a sufficiently large location with parking, having storage space to collect items before the sale, people would be needed to price items then place them out to sale and then deal with left over unsold items. We thought possibly donate left over items to the Salvation Army or other organization.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The other approach would be to have PNA advertise a neighborhood wide sale where people would have their own garage sales at their residence then hopefully donate a portion of their proceeds to PNA. It was mentioned this is how the Arts Guild runs Art In The Park.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">I know some neighborhood associations have held neighborhood garage sales and would like to hear about your experiences.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Are we missing any other ideas how to organize something like this?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Thanks in advance for any help.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Steve Braswell</div><div>785-841-6902</div><div><a href="mailto:steve@acornwebworks.com" target="_blank">steve@acornwebworks.com</a></div></div></div></div>
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