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The Zen Center's 6th Annual Rummage Sale will be held this year on Saturday, April 28, 2012. The set-up and pre-sale will be on Friday evening, April 27. We will begin collecting donated goods on Sun., March 24. Benefits to you: Simplify Clean up Upgrade or replace Be green Reduce storage and clutter Tax deductible (ZCOC is a 501(c)3 charity) Benefits to others: Proceeds go to the ZCOC prison project (to send books, meditation cushions, etc. to teach meditation to those who are incarcerated) and other Zen Center special projects Send it forward to someone who can use it ZCOC will reduce prices to those in obvious need (e.g., children's clothes) ZCOC will donate any unsold stuff to Good Will or similar thrifts The Zen Center will keep items we can make use of GENERAL GUIDELINES Items should be dropped off during work practice with the samu leader, who will help you to unload, sort and store them. He or she can give you a tax receipt. If you are not a Zen Center practitioner, you can leave your donations in the rear parking lot or in the lobby (if open) and contact us for your receipt. $1.00 minimum price tag on all contributed items (ten cents on the dollar to the value of each item) If possible, please indicate value by labeling items before bringing to ZCOC (examples: box of books - $1 each marked on box, toaster - $5, laptop - $100) You may ask for help carrying things, cleaning off items and pricing them. Valuable items over $50.00 may be sold on EBay or Craig’s List “YES” ITEMS Functioning electronic or electric items (kitchen appliances, lamps, audio, TV, video, cameras computer, power tools, etc) Furniture in good shape Cars and boats Good quality clothes (jackets, coats, dresses, shirts, pants, shoes) Bicycles, water sports items (boogie boards, surfboards, wet suits), skateboards, exercise equipment, golf and tennis equipment Books in good condition CD’s, DVD’s If something is good but not working and fixable, leave a note about it “NO” ITEMS Shabby or worn-out clothes or tee shirts (Take to Salvation Army—they send these around the world to places of urgent need) Video and audio tapes Toys or stuffed animals, unless valuable Board games Items under a dollar rummage sale value Weird stuff that no one can figure out Stuff that is dirty or smelly
Thanks in advance for your generous donations. For further information, contact Tad: Sullivan@zcoc.org
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