“The rummage sale was very successful,” said Boys & Girls Club Chief Executive Officer Pat Zwagerman, but the labor-intensive event would not have been possible without volunteers.Garfield and his staff accepted donations and kept them stored at Cal-West and other volunteers helped customers find that just-right item while others manned checkout.The club even got a bonus: “We purchased chairs for our office and I found some old rock ‘n’ roll records,” said Zwagerman.Overall, “It’s nice to see that other people’s junk is valued and needed by other people. And it was wonderful that the rummage sale benefited our boys and girls club and the kids we serve,” with a variety of programs and projects.Garfield, a former Santa Paula City Councilman and Mayor, had staged the event in past years to benefit the local anti-graffiti organization but this year decided that the event would benefit the Boys & Girls Club.“The city has been great about stepping up to the plate and eliminating graffiti so we figured we’d do the rummage sale for the kids!”
Boys & Girls Club: Cal-West Rummage Sale offers something for everyone
November 03, 2004
Santa Paula News
A strong supporter of the Boys & Girls Club of the Santa Clara Valley hosted a Rummage Sale that brought treasures at bargain prices to shoppers on Oct. 23.
By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesA strong supporter of the Boys & Girls Club of the Santa Clara Valley hosted a Rummage Sale that brought treasures at bargain prices to shoppers on Oct. 23.There was something for everyone when Cal-West Real Estate held the Rummage Sale at what could be the best location in town, the company’s parking lot at the corner of Main and 8th streets, where bargain hunters lined up early to find the best buys.“It was a good one,” noted Jim Garfield, the Realtor-owner of Cal-West Real Estate.Cal-West has adopted the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley making the organization “our charity…” said Garfield.In fact, Cal-West was the club’s largest single contributor during the year by donating a portion of each escrow that the real estate firm closed to the club, enabling it to continue the numerous projects serving kids throughout Santa Paula and the river valley.“We decided to continue with them: the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley is a fine organization,” said Garfield.
