ASHLAND — The annual Ashland County Cancer Association rummage sale started Thursday.
The sale — a fundraiser for ACCA — will be open Friday and Saturday, featuring thousands of items small and large, said Angela Woodward, the association’s executive director.
ACCA staff and volunteers have been accepting donations since February, Woodward said.
“We were gifted a semi,” she said. “So we’ve been sorting and organizing in the basement at the office.”
The rummage sale team have been setting up for the sale since May 15. This year, the sale will include two buildings at the Ashland County Fairgrounds (2042 Claremont Ave.) and at Peace Lutheran Church, 1360 Smith Road.
Last year ACCA raised $42,000 from the rummage sale. The proceeds go directly toward clients who need help with transportation stipends to and from appointments within a 100-mile radius, Woodward said.
“Also, the money helps with prescriptions and any medical supplies they need, and nutritional needs,” she said.
The nonprofit’s website lists several areas of help, including education, spiritual and emotional guidance and free mammograms to women without insurance. It also offers a yoga program and an in-house selection of wigs and various medical items.
Hours for rummage sale
The rummage sale will be open at both locations on these days:
- Thursday, May 30: 3-8 p.m.
- Friday, May 31: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday, June 1: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cancer in Ashland County
Cancer was the second highest leading cause of death in Ashland County in 2022, behind heart disease, according to the latest-available Ashland County Health Department data.
There were around 1,700 new invasive cancer cases diagnosed in Ashland County from 2016-2020, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
“We’re very blessed to have such a giving community,” Woodward said, adding the rummage sale typically sees 150 volunteers and around 1,500 shoppers.
She said each year the rummage sale rakes in around $10,000 more. So this year she’s hoping to hit the $50,000 mark.
Shoppers can expect to find beds, dressers, bicycles, high-end clothing and purses, TVs, couches, kitchen tables, washing machines, gun cabinets and a lot more.
“The list just keeps on going,” she said.