Are you ready to do your spring house cleaning? The Living Heritage Museum Guild’s Annual Trash and Treasure Sale is coming up April 17th-21st in the old CVS Drug Store building located in the same strip mall as the McMinn County Courthouse Annex. Guild members will be receiving your tax-deductible items from April 12th through April 14th, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at that location. If you would like to donate your items earlier, please contact the Living Heritage Museum at 423-745-0329 to make an appointment.
The Guild is looking for your gently used quality items to donate to this good cause. This is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Museum Guild and all proceeds are donated to fund the operating costs of the Living Heritage Museum and help the Museum reach over 22,000 visitors annually including several thousand area school children with our programs and exhibits. In the past items have included linens in good condition, books, cooking utensils, sporting goods, toys, crystal, china, silver, holiday decorations and camping equipment. There are some items that will not be accepted such as computer monitors, clothes and shoes, mattresses, any liquids such as paint, etc., large appliances or things that do not work.
There are a few new exciting changes in store for this years Trash and Treasure Sale. First, tickets for the opening preview night will be reduced to $5.00, as food will not be served this year. Secondly, the Guild will be adding the new “Treasure Hunt” to the opening night. If you find a specially marked item to purchase, you’ll receive a discount on your purchases that night. There other surprises scheduled for opening night that you don’t want to miss along with the silent auction.
The sale continues through the week and the hours are Wednesday, April 13th through Friday April 20th from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm. The sale hours for Saturday are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
For more information contact the Living Heritage Museum at 423-745-0329.
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