Historical September 1989 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The Rosedale Neighborhood Association (RNA) will sponsor the eighth annual “Rags to Riches” on Saturday, September 23. RNA invites everyone in Skinker DeBaliviere (Washington Heights, Rosedale and Parkview) to register and have a yard sale that Saturday.
The registration fee is $10. RNA sponsors this event as a fund-raiser for the organization which helps support the Times, and also as a neighborhood service. RNA publicizes the event with classified ads in the Post-Dispatch, the Journals and Student Life, as well as with press releases and public service announcements.
With help from the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council, RNA produces a Guidebook for shoppers which locates the sales on a map and lists some of the items available at each address. RNA also secures the necessary City permits which would cost residents $10 each if purchased individually.
The $10 registration fee is a bargain.
In addition to the yard sales, RNA sponsors a bake sale and barbecue at the Kingsbury Animal Hospital parking lot. Coffee and donuts are available in the morning; hot dogs, salsiccia and cold drinks are available beginning at 11:00. Home baked goodies are available while they last. 1987 and 1988 were record-breaking years for Rags to Riches with over 40 yard sales registered each year. RNA hopes to register 50 sales this year and increase participation from Washington Heights and Parkview.
If you are interested in having a yard sale, watch for flyers with additional information and a registration form to arrive at your door in the next couple of weeks.
If you don’t receive a flyer by September 10, call the SDCC, 862-5122 and a form will be mailed to you.
The more sales there are on your block the more shoppers you are likely to attract, so plan a sale and encourage your neighbors to have one too.
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Rags to Riches: A Buyer’s Dream Come True. Original illustration. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1989, page 8. Artist not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September 1989.
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