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
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.