2019 was once again a very successful year for Leaside United’s Awesome Sales. The 18 departments and their dedicated staff raised a significant total in the October Sale. Without a Furniture Department, this result is very pleasing indeed!
In the 26 years of LUC Awesome Sales, there has been significant revenue raised for the life and work of the church!!
We thank all donors for their terrific support. Inventory is needed and it is amazing that in the few weeks between mid-August and the mid-Oct. sale date, we are blessed with such an abundance of goods.
We also thank all the awesome volunteers for their collective hours of dedicated service – some beginning several months before each sale and many serving as veteran volunteers for many years.
As many know, 1/4 of the Sales’ revenue goes directly for the Outreach work of our church. This enables LUC to support and / or sponsor many groups such as: refugee families, Out-of-the Cold programs, food banks, shelters and other churches’ work.
Awesome Sales save tonnes of items from landfill through sales, reuse, repurposing or recycling. Certain pre-sorted needed items are distributed through The Neighbourhood Office (TNO), via the Volunteer English Language Programme. Also, winter clothing items are brought to the Out-of-the Cold at Eastminster United Church. Cerebral Palsy picks up 60 to 80 percent of our unsold goods. The rest is taken to either the Salvation Army Thrift Store or to Value Village.
Before and during this Sale, items were supplied to various people/organizations.
(a) Two Rwandan refugee men, co-sponsored by the Anglican churches of St. Cuthbert’s and St. Augustine of Canterbury, happily “shopped“ for clothing and footwear;
(b) Our young refugee, whose parents and brother are being co-sponsored by LUC, selected needed items. It is hoped that their arrival shall be before Christmas.
(c) Matthew House, a downtown hostel on Dundas St. W., received a considerable quantity of various types of goods.
All unsold books shall be delivered to Sunnybrook Health Centre, Children’s Book Bank and John Robarts’ Library at U of T. “Free’ book shopping is also provided to representatives from Women’s College Health Centre.
Once again, there is much for which to be grateful and to celebrate.
Thank you to all who continue to make Leaside’s Awesome Sales truly “Miracles on Millwood”!!!
Bob Lister and George Hurst
Photographs of the Fall Awesome Sale taken by our volunteer photographer: Murray Fenner:
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