Trash to Treasures sign-up deadline nears

The first ever “Trash To Treasures” Clarendon citywide garage sale slated for Saturday, June 17, now includes the nearby communities of Howardwick, Hedley, and Lelia Lake; and the deadline to sign up is next week.

The Clarendon Enterprise and A Fine Feathered Nest, Inc., have teamed up to sponsor “Trash To Treasures,” the first of what they hope will become an annual event to coincide with Father’s Day weekend.

“Interest is picking up for this event, and we believe it will be very successful,” said publisher Roger Estlack. “People realize that it makes sense to have these garage sales on the same day to draw a bigger crowd.”

Residents who wish to participate in this year’s “Trash To Treasures” are asked to come by the Enterprise before 5 p.m. on Friday, June 9, to sign up for the promotion. For just $20, each household will get 50-word advertisement in the Big-E Classifieds and the exclusive “Trash To Treasures” garage sale kit, which includes tips for holding a successful sale, price stickers, and two yard signs.

In addition, the Enterprise will print a city map the week of the event indicating the location of each sale and will promote the citywide garage sale in area newspapers and with local radio ads.

The two sponsors intend for “Trash To Treasures” to be something that not only will help residents earn more money at their garage and yard sales but will also bring people from out of town to Clarendon to spend the day visiting our neighborhoods and patronizing our local merchants and restaurants.

Local merchants are encouraged to plan special promotions or sidewalk sales to coincide with the event, and advertising space will be made available on the back of the “Trash To Treasures” map. A Fine Feathered Nest’s Chriss Clifford will be visiting local merchants to encourage them join in the event.

Several merchants have already gotten their names down to be involved with the event, which was the brainchild of Clifford and the Enterprise’s Ashlee Estlack.

“Citywide garage sales have proven successful in other communities, and we believe Clarendon can benefit from the same kind of coordinated effort,” the publisher said.

Remember: The deadline for joining the “Trash To Treasures” promotion is Friday, June 9, at 5 p.m.

For more information, call the Enterprise at 874-2259 or come by the office at 105 S. Kearney.