Individuals donate items to the event, and this year Garfield said they were particularly generous. “We’ve got a lot of stuff and lot of furniture also... and that includes a couple of very good antique pieces. One is a very fine, old rocking chair that Linda Fike donated when she moved back East.”
Donations have been consistent: “This year it’s been furniture all year long,” as when people move, Garfield said, they often have pieces leftover. “Tom Foster, with All American Maintenance, asks for it and he puts it in storage for the sale... that’s why we had two sales this year” instead of the usual single event.
“As long as people keep donating we’ll keep selling and donating money to nonprofits,” which Garfield joked he might join the ranks of with “The Garfield Foundation... but people said no!”
Bombara is confident many people will say yes to Saturday’s sale: “I even donated things.... As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure and Rotary hopes that everyone cleans out their garages, their closets and cupboards to donate to this cause and help 500 needy area families have a Merry Christmas!” Overall, Bombara said, the Rotary Club appreciates that “this time Cal West Real Estate chose us” as the beneficiary of the Parking Lot Sale, and “we’re very, very grateful.”
