May 17, 2006 == MEDIA ADVISORY
For the 12th straight year, Oakdale Park CRC will be having a giant yard sale
- offering clothing, furniture and household appliances - thanks to donations
left behind by students in the residence halls at Calvin College.
Church volunteers will begin rounding up items for the sale in the lobbies of
Calvin's residence halls beginning at 11 am on Thursday, May 18, an hour after
the dorms officially close. The volunteers will return the following Monday,
May 22, at 10:30 am to collect items from the college's Knollcrest East
apartments.
"They have a parade of vehicles, and they usually have to make a couple of
trips," says John Witte, Calvin dean of residence life. "If they didn't take
these items, students would have to store them, take them home or dump them. It
really reduces the amount of material that gets thrown out on move-out day."
The sale will be held at the church next month - from 9 am to 6 pm on Thursday
and Friday, June 8 and 9, and from 9 am to noon on Saturday, June 10.
The proceeds will benefit Oakdale Park's children's ministries.
"It's a big deal," says Julie Veeneman, a co-chair of the sale. "It's a
connection to people in our neighborhood. People come and shop for hours."
Contact John Witte at 616-526-6546 or jwitte@calvin.edu
For the full story see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2005_06/yard_sale.htm
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