Inspired by the beautiful weather and the spirit of spring cleaning, Clinton Calkins, of Moraga's Parks and Recreation department, wants Moraga residents to clear out their garages and closets, set up their folding tables and participate in a community-wide garage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 17.
Most Lamorindans are familiar with kitchen and garden tours; think of this event as a garage sale tour. For $15, you can register your garage sale with Parks and Recreation and your location will be added to the Community Garage Sale Guide.
The nominal fee is to cover "the communication and advertising that we are doing to promote the event," and the cost of printing the guides, explains Calkins.
Sales of all sizes are welcome - single-family garage sales, block sales and community group sales, such as the sale being organized by the Moraga Women's Society. "We are taking the opportunity to get rid off some stuff that has accumulated over years of marriage," smiles Rachel Riddle, the organization's president. Members will contribute treasures to be sold at her home in the Camino Ricardo neighborhood. "The money we raise at the garage sale will go to the schools, the library and other service projects," explains member Nancy Comprelli.
Riddle anticipates that her garage, driveway and front lawn will be entirely occupied by the items roughly 30 members will bring. "One woman is downsizing and has a lot of interesting furniture, another has promised to bring an antique cast iron stove," she says.
"We hope this will also be a community building event," says Calkins, who reports that 10 sales have already been registered. You can add your garage sale online at www.moraga.ca.us - under Quick Links click on Register for Classes; or call Calkins at (925) 888-7036. The registration deadline is May 4.
Garage sale guides, including location maps, will be available May 14 for download at www.moraga.ca.us/dept/park-rec/community-garage-sale, or pick up at the town offices, 329 Rheem Blvd.; the Moraga library, 1500 St. Mary's Rd., and the Hacienda de las Flores, 2100 Donald Drive.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA