ASHLAND — Proceeds from the three-day rummage sale at the Ashland Fair Grounds exceeded goals, the organizer said.
Angela Woodward, executive director of the Ashland County Cancer Association, said Monday the annual rummage sale brought $25,000 to the organization.
“It went very well … I am just tickled,” she said, adding the sale’s opening day saw over 500 people alone. Volunteers said the line to get in to Mozelle Hall and the grandstand stretched to the coliseum building.
Woodward estimated a total of 1,200 people came through to buy items ranging from clothes to pots and pans to exercise machines to furniture. Woodward said around 100 volunteers helped out with the event.
The proceeds benefit ACCA, an organization that provides financial assistance and service to people battling cancer. A small portion is paid back in rent to Ashland County Fairgrounds for the use of space.
For the items left over, the nonprofit partnered with Ashland County 4-H, which is slated to have its annual “Big Green Garage Sale” at the fairgrounds June 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. 4-H will have the tables for their sale items, Woodward said.
Woodward thanked the Norma Jean Foundation, which sponsored the event, and Jeromesville United Methodist Church — which provided food to volunteers.
She said Mitchell’s Movers provided portable storage units and Cross Connect Church provided a moving truck.
“A lot of people helped out over the three months of planning for this,” she said.
Next up for ACCA is its Taste of Ashland event, typically held in November. The event was canceled last year because of the pandemic. Woodward said the organization is still waiting to decide on holding the event.
