Kids Market Semi-Annual Sale Approaching
Kids Market Inc, a non-profit organization with 501c3 status, will be holding its semi-annual event on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Rodeheaver Auditorium in Winona Lake.
Kids Market Inc. exists to help the women and children of Kosciusko County by holding two consignment sales each year – one in March and another in September.
Families bring their gently-used maternity and children’s items, and volunteers organize the items and hold a consignment sale. The sale begins on Thursday with set-up and collecting items and concludes on Sunday with the pick-up of unsold or donated items. It’s a busy weekend, but it’s so worth it.
The organization is humbled by how many people are touched by this little sale. Every year stories are shared about how Kids Market has impacted many lives. Kids Market’s favorite time comes after the sale: when the families the organization has adopted come and get clothing for free; when the organizations come to collect their boxes of donated items; when stories are shared about how this sale has helped the women and children that live in the community; and when the organization meets with local non-profits to make financial donations to their organizations.
Kids Market has found organizations locally that align perfectly with their mission, and the organization is thankful for the work these people are doing to impact the lives of families in Kosciusko County.
The average number of items sold in our spring sales is 22,400 with 400 consignors. After the bills are paid and budgeted for the next sale, the money left over is given away. In 2011, Kids Market was honored to donate over $25,000 to non-profits in Kosciusko County.
After the March 2013 sale, Kids Market donated $12,750 to the following charities: Fellowship Mission Homeless Shelter, CCS Project Independence, Heartline and B.A.B.E., Baker Youth Club, Beaman Home, Lakeland Youth Center, North Webster Community Center, Teen Parents Succeeding, and the YMCA Camp Little Eagle Scholarship Fund. Since the first sale in the fall of 2001, Kids Market has donated over $122,000 to local organizations.
The March sale info is as follows:
Drop-off gently used items from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 27.
Volunteer Pre-Sale – 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27
Consignor Pre-Sale – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27
Public Sale – 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28
50% off sale 0 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28
Pick-Up unsold items – 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29
The following booths will be present at this sale: April Moore Creations, Bubblegum Crochet, Thirty-One Gifts, Music for Life, Lake City Music Together, Cute as a Button Boutique, Simply Folded Roses, Healthy Families, CASA, Kosciusko County Head Start, WIC and many more.
The deadline for becoming a consignor for the September sale is Wednesday, Sept. 25. If you are interested in becoming a consignor for the upcoming sale or want more information about Kids Market, please visit kidsmarketinc.com or on Facebook.