The Moose Jaw Right to Life group’s annual garage and plant sale is making a return after two years on May 6 and 7 at the Church of Our Lady Community Centre at 566 Vaughan Street.
Admission will be $1 at the door for adults; children will be free.
Jean Landry, the president of the pro-life organization, said that the garage sale is a popular event, with many donations and a full community centre.
“It’s very important, it brings in about $3,000 for us,” Landry said. “We find that that’s really a great benefit. And you know, it’s nice that people know we’re out there and it’s kind of a community gathering as well. It’s always a lot of fun.”
Donations can be made at the community centre at 566 Vaughan on Thursday, May 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Community members who are unable to drop off items can call Landry at 306-630-8049 to arrange for pick up.
Landry said that several of her community members have been stockpiling items to donate over the last two years, so this event should be at least as big as before the pandemic.
On Friday, May 6, the sale will be open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On Saturday, May 7, hours are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There won’t be any food available inside the community centre, as COVID remains a concern for some. The organization encourages masking and hand sanitizing, although it is not mandatory.
Update: The ice cream truck is awaiting repair parts and will not be ready for the sale.
Moose Jaw Right to Life operates a free baby clothes exchange from the lower level of First Baptist Church at 1010 Main Street North.
The main location is open to anyone, Landry said, “because babies grow out of things so quickly… and what people do is once the babies have outgrown the clothes, they bring them back and we basically recycle the donations.”
Baby clothes are kept gently used — they don’t keep anything that’s stained or torn.
A rack of free baby clothes from First Baptist Church will be at the May 6 and 7 garage sale for anyone in need.
