Volunteers prepare donations in anticipation of this year’s Settlement Home for Children Charity Garage and Estate Sale.[/caption]
Bargain hunting and donating to a good cause will come together at an upcoming sale hosted by The Settlement Home for Children.
The Austin-based nonprofit from Nov. 6–9 will host its 39th annual Charity Garage and Estate Sale, which is its biggest fundraiser of the year to help the boys and girls the organization supports.
"People will walk in and see how well-organized [the sale] is, how many people are there and how much merchandise there is," Executive Director Darcie DeShazo said. "It's just pretty impressive, I think. It just shows how much work goes into it year-round. It's a very well-oiled machine."
The Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, will be packed with about 21 different categories of donated items for sale, DeShazo said. An exclusive sale occurs Nov. 6 for those seeking access to the best items available.
Event co-Chairwoman Wendy Allen said Settlement Home members check all the items when they are donated for quality. Nothing is sold that members would not buy themselves, she said.
"I think people get in their minds when they hear 'garage sale' that it's going to be like a flea market, but people really do donate all the contents of their homes to us sometimes," DeShazo said.
For every dollar made, 91 cents supports Settlement Home's services and programming. That includes its residential treatment center; adoption and foster services; and food, housing, schooling and counseling.
The organization strives to help children—ranging from infants to people in their early 20s—who come from unstable living conditions so they may continue to grow and develop in a safer environment.
"When I talk to people about why they donate or volunteer, I think it's based on the human connection," DeShazo said. "I think there's just a pull on the heartstrings to help children that haven't had a fair shake at life."
Each year the group touches about 250 lives through its services, DeShazo said.
The Settlement Home for Children, 1600 Payton Gin Road, 512-836-2150,
www.settlementhome.org
Volunteers prepare donations in anticipation of this year’s Settlement Home for Children Charity Garage and Estate Sale.[/caption]
Bargain hunting and donating to a good cause will come together at an upcoming sale hosted by The Settlement Home for Children.
The Austin-based nonprofit from Nov. 6–9 will host its 39th annual Charity Garage and Estate Sale, which is its biggest fundraiser of the year to help the boys and girls the organization supports.
"People will walk in and see how well-organized [the sale] is, how many people are there and how much merchandise there is," Executive Director Darcie DeShazo said. "It's just pretty impressive, I think. It just shows how much work goes into it year-round. It's a very well-oiled machine."
The Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, will be packed with about 21 different categories of donated items for sale, DeShazo said. An exclusive sale occurs Nov. 6 for those seeking access to the best items available.
Event co-Chairwoman Wendy Allen said Settlement Home members check all the items when they are donated for quality. Nothing is sold that members would not buy themselves, she said.
"I think people get in their minds when they hear 'garage sale' that it's going to be like a flea market, but people really do donate all the contents of their homes to us sometimes," DeShazo said.
For every dollar made, 91 cents supports Settlement Home's services and programming. That includes its residential treatment center; adoption and foster services; and food, housing, schooling and counseling.
The organization strives to help children—ranging from infants to people in their early 20s—who come from unstable living conditions so they may continue to grow and develop in a safer environment.
"When I talk to people about why they donate or volunteer, I think it's based on the human connection," DeShazo said. "I think there's just a pull on the heartstrings to help children that haven't had a fair shake at life."
Each year the group touches about 250 lives through its services, DeShazo said.
The Settlement Home for Children, 1600 Payton Gin Road, 512-836-2150, www.settlementhome.org
