Reminder: Our Last Rummage Sale

What is currently planned as our last rummage sale will take place Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, 2022.

As announced in the June and July issues of the Bussei Script,
this year's Rummage Sale, held August 20 and 21, will be the temple's last.

 
 

Last Day for Donations is Friday, July 29

We need your donations by July 29 so we can get them ready for the sale. We also shortened the deadline to avoid conflicts with Bon Odori on Sunday, July 31.

Exceptions on What We Can Accept

Sorry, but for this last rummage sale, based on available labor, legal restrictions on resale, or sales demands, we will not be accepting the following items:

  • Furniture

  • Cathode ray tube televisions

  • Non-working, dated electronics

  • Home-recorded Video tapes, cassette tapes or CDs

  • Baby/child car seats (restrictions on resale)

  • Mattresses (restrictions on resale)

Please Volunteer for Our Last Rummage Sale

Let’s end our tradition by doing it well. For a successful last sale, we need your help in sorting and other chores. Official work days start Saturday, August 6, and increase in frequency leading up to the sale itself starting Saturday, August 20. Work shifts are typically 3 hours and you will have friendly helpers alongside you, along with tasty snacks and sometimes meals!

See our online Google document for signing up at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pfCaqBbq_xnOiZcDHNdvpjRAodH9Axx_kGK3HKjaTwI/edit?usp=sharing

History of the Rummage Sale

Especially as this is planned to be our last rummage sale, we want to take this time to look back. We can start by thanking all the members of the Adult Buddhist Association, which rallied young adults after World War II to help the Temple grow and thrive. It was the ABA members who started our Rummage Sale Tradition.

As ABA members grew older and slowed down to enjoy their retirement, they passed the baton to the Temple Board. Holly Hidinger and Nancy Martinez chaired for a number of years.

In recent decades, while many people helped out with Rummage Sale, we want to thank frequent Rummage Sale Chairs Glenn Torio and Nancy Martinez, as representatives of all of the Temple members who donated goods and their time for the annual sale.

Through the Rummage Sale we met to our neighbors and made many friends of repeat customers who looked forward to the sale every year. Unsold donations benefitted an outreach program in the Philippines, an orphanage in Tijuana, Rachels Women’s Shelter, the San Diego Humane Society and other worthwhile organizations.

 

What Does the Future Hold?

We know and appreciate that Temple families have routinely saved items to donate to the Temple Rummage Sale, and that many of you will miss this opportunity to help the Temple with their items.

In future it is likely that you’ll see Temple groups publicize specific requests for donations. For example,

  • Obon Again Resale Shop. We will continue to accept appropriate donation items for the Obon Again Shop (supporting the Scholarship fund).

  • Silent Auction at Bazaar. We will continue to accept appropriate donation items for the Silent Auction held during our annual Bazaar (supporting general improvements).

  • White Elephant Sales. White Elephant will accept handcrafted items (new), "collectables", and crafting supplies. If questions-- contact Kaytee Sumida (bodhikt@aol.com).

  • Dana Group. From time to time the Dana Group may sponsor special clothing drives on behalf of a community need.

  • EcoSangha. Our EcoSangha may host special recycling events (such as electronics recycling).

If you have questions, please contact the Temple, unless otherwise indicated.

For other items we encourage you to turn to other charities accepting donations or hosting recycling events.

 
 
 
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