Get ready for a treasure hunt like no other at Harbourside Rotary's Mega Garage Sale!

9 am to 1 pm.

Saturday, May 17, 2025

 

Central Middle School

1280 Fort St, Victoria, V8V 3L2

 

Friday, May 16 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

•     As you drive in through the main entrance of Central Middle School parking lot (off Fort Street), our friendly volunteers will welcome you.

•     Please box or bag your donations and ensure that the weight of each bag or box is manageable for both you and our volunteers.

•     If an item has separate parts, please pack them together to prevent separation.

•     Items should be in good working condition and appear gently used.

•     We’ll check if you have any items we cannot accept, and guide you to the Drop Off Zone, where a team of volunteers will unload your items.

 

For storage and sorting, Jawl Properties have kindly provided us with the use of part of their building at 1101 Yates Street (corner of Cook –former Volvo location)

 

Early donations of clothing, in particular, are recommended so they can be sorted by gender, size, etc. Please make drop off arrangements by contacting rotarygaragesale@gmail.com

 

Periodically, we will meet to sort donations. Parking passes are required and will be provided when you arrive. Look for notices through Club Runner or if you are not a member and would like to volunteer contact Tracy MacDonald at tracymacd22@gmail.com.

 

If you are going to be out of town for the drop-off date but have some good stuff to donate, contact Shannon Baillie rotarygaragesale@gmail.com to see if arrangements can be made to deliver your items earlier.

 

If you have something you would like to donate that is of higher value, we can sell it privately before the garage sale to get the best price for your donation. Donated items that generate $200 or more are eligible for a tax receipt. For more information contact Shannon Baillie at rotarygaragesale@gmail.com

 

•     High-quality designer-label, lightly used clothing 

•     Sports card collections 

•     Vinyl records, especially rock n' roll, blues, and jazz records produced from 1960 to 1970      

•     Anything in its original packaging  

•     Condominium-size furniture    

•     Original art      

•     Gold and silver jewellery - If you haven’t made that ring out of those bibs and bobs of gold yet, you’ll feel so great giving it to us knowing that it can help someone in our community – and you might get a tax receipt!

 

•     Sports equipment, bicycles, kayaks

•     Gardening supplies/planters (non-green plastic) and tools

•     Small appliances, household, kitchen and collectibles

•     Clothing, especially boys’ clothing (no underwear). If you would not feel good about giving your clothes donation to a friend it is unlikely we can sell it. If you can no longer wear them because they are too stained or worn, give them to Value Village.

•     Linen Please ensure it is clean, folded and indicate size, and condition

•     Framed art or sculptures. (No picture frames please!)

•     Books (but No encyclopedias, magazines, textbooks and Reader’s Digest books).

•     Antique/vintage items, collectibles, costume jewellery

•     Gold or silver (we all have a baggie of broken chains, single earrings or rings with missing stones!) See above re presales

 

•     Clothes you would not give to your best friend including worn underwear

•     Safety-regulated children's equipment, like strollers, car seats, highchairs, cribs, and sports helmets.     

•     Major appliances, large TVs, VCRs, PVRs, sofas, mattresses, box springs, TV stands, exercise equipment, and old skis and golf equipment.

•     CD'S  

•     Hazardous materials. 

•     Homemade craft items

•     Carpets     

•     Scratched non-stick pots and pans

•     Mismatched  glassware and mugs – boxed sets only, please.      

•     Tupperware that is stained or missing a lid.

•     Stuffed toys (except for collectibles having original tags) 

•     Toys and games with missing pieces.

•     Magazines, textbooks, Reader's Digest, Atlas books, or encyclopedias

 

A pop-up store of quality fashions, brought to you by Breakfast2Music and House of Savoy (all proceeds from this sale support local school food programs)

 

•     We need plastic hangers for the clothing section. No wire hangers please.

•     Volunteers before and the day of the event – members, friends and family please sign up here. We especially need help on Thursday, May 15, Friday, May 16 and Saturday May 17.

 

Following the sale, the remaining goods will be donated to local charitable organizations, such as the

Salvation Army, Big Brothers/Sisters, Women’s Transition House, Vincent de Paul Society, and the Cridge Centre.

 

Yours in Rotary,

Co-Chairs John Heraghty and Shannon Baillie