Junior League of Savannah Annual Thrift Sale & Preview Party, Savannah
The 65nd annual Junior League of Savannah Thrift Sale will be held on October 5th from 10 am to 2 pm and October 6th from 10 am to 3 pm at the Savannah Civic Center. Admission is $5 on Friday and $3 on Saturday. Items sold on Saturday are half-price. Parking is free.
Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Civic Center Box Office, 912-651-6556 or online at jrleaguesav.org. Merchandise includes appliances, children’s clothes and toys, holiday decorations, books, CDs, housewares, linens, exercise equipment, furniture and much, much more.
In addition, a limited number of tickets will be sold to the community for the Thrift Sale Preview Party and Auction on Oct. 4 beginning at 5:30 pm. Guests who purchase Preview Party tickets have an opportunity to shop before the sale opens to the public on Friday and participate in a silent and live auction. Silent and Live auction items at this year’s Preview Party include a beach house vacation, gift certificates to many different vendors and overnight stays at a variety of locations; just to name a few. Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased online at jrleaguesav.org.
Throughout the two-day sale, the League raises thousands of dollars, all of which is returned to the community through various League projects and the training of League members to be leaders in the community. This League’s 2012-13 projects include America’s Second Harvest Back Pack Buddies project, St. Mary’s Community Center Senior Companion program, and Development and Play Advocacy for pediatric patients at Memorial Health. Junior League of Savannah is sponsored by Belk, Publix Super Markets Charities, The Savannah Bank and Ashmore Gallery.
About the Junior League of Savannah:
The Junior League of Savannah, founded in 1926, is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Currently the Savannah League has nearly 900 members that are working to improve the lives of women, children and families in Savannah and the surrounding areas.