Garage Sale

YOU make our sale successful – through donation of items, volunteering, and buying new treasures during the sale!

 

In 2024, sale proceeds supported:

Shelter from the Storm

Just Dane 

 Public Safety Chaplains

Felicia’s Donation Closet

SP Civic Theatre

Colonial Club

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Asset Builders

SPARC SP Wellness Coalition

St Vinny’s

Interact SP East HS

SP Nursery School

Sunshine Place

Several SPUMC Ministries 


  • I'd Like to Donate

    Please donate acceptable items that are clean, odor-free and in good working order.

    Drop them off at Door #2 on Sun April 27 (12-4 pm) or Mon Apr 28 – Wed Apr 30 (8 am – 7 pm).


    Please understand that we can NOT take donations before our next designated drop off day, as we have no room to store them. Items need to be clean and in good working order.



    Children’s and kids’ clothes welcome, as well as MANY other items. Unfortunately, there are several items that we CANNOT ACCEPT.  In some cases, we are bound by state and/or federal safety regulations. We also cannot take items we cannot donate if not sold.  Please DO NOT donate things that are broken, missing pieces, or not working.   


    Unfortunately, we can NOT take the following items:


    NO large appliances 


    BABY ITEMS:

    o NO Infant Car Seats, strollers, walkers

    o NO Cribs & Mattresses


    BOOKS/MAGAZINES:

    o NO library books, encyclopedias, large collections of older magazines


    ELECTRONICS:

    o NO laptops, CPU’s or CRT monitors

    o NO Televisions of any kind


    NO Fitness Equipment


    FURNITURE:

    NO Sleeper Sofas, dual recliners or hide-a-beds 

    NO Beds or bed frames: hospital, trundle, platform, hide-away, hutch-style

    NO Box springs or mattresses

    NO Entertainment Centers

    NO File Cabinets

    NO heavy, large furniture

    NOTHING flimsy made of particle board


    LAWN & GARDEN

    NO Gas-powered accessories (string trimmers etc.)

    NO Glass-top patio tables larger than 4 seaters

    MISCELLANEOUS

    NO Mirrors w/o frames

    NO pianos, organs

    NO Chemicals

    NO Fire extinguishers

    NO Gas cans, oil tanks

    NO Guns

    NO Medical supplies

    NO Propane tanks

    NO Tires or tire rims 

    NO Paint, light bulbs, batteries

    NO Copy or fax Machines 

    NO Printers or scanners


    NO Skis: water or snow, ping pong, foozball



  • Volunteer to Help

    Garage Sale Volunteer Opportunities


    Intake:  Help organize donations and prep for the sale days.  Shifts are more flexible, so come for the hours you're available.  Even if you haven't RSVP’d, you can drop in.

    • Sun, April 27:  Noon - 4 pm - many hands needed!

    • Mon - Wed, April 28 - April 30:  8 am - 7 pm

    • Thurs, May 1:  8 am - noon


    Sale Days:  Cashier, bag items, tidy sales area, assist shoppers.  Choose one or more shift times!

    • Fri, May 2: 2 hour shifts from 8 am - 6 pm

    • Sat, May 3: 2 hour shifts from 8 am - 2 pm

    • Sat, May 3: Clean Up:  many hands needed at 2!


    Brat Stand: Assist with brat stand sales

    • Fri, May 2 and Sat, May 3:  Times flexible, during lunch time needed!


    Prep Work:  2-3 people to help move tables/risers from Wesley House, prep work (involves lifting):  

    • Sat April 26 - time can be coordinated with committee



    To sign up to help online plesae use this form. 

  • Proceeds

    In 2023 we donated our proceeds to Shelter from the Storm, Sunshine Place, Hands for Harvest, Neighborhood Navigators, SPPD/Shop with a Cop, SPARC Local Action, Sun Prairie Public Safety Chaplains, Habitat for Humanity, Sun Prairie Jazz, Sun Prairie Wellness Coalition, DAIS, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Colonial Club, and various SPUMC ministries


    If you are a community organization that would like to apply for a grant, please use our external grant application.


    If you are a group within our church, please apply for a grant using our internal application.


    Grants will be awarded up to $1500.


    Applications are due by May 2nd, 2025.

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