Colfax Municipal Building elevator project thrift sale set for August 19-21
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By LeAnn R. Ralph
COLFAX — Members of the Colfax Elevator Commission hope you have been “saving up” for the past two years.
Saving up items that you’d like to donate for the elevator thrift sale, that is.
The Colfax Elevator Commission, with assistance from members of the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group, held a thrift sale at the Colfax Fairgrounds in August of 2019 to raise money for the elevator project at the Colfax Municipal Building.
The elevator project would install an elevator to serve all three floors of the building, would provide bathrooms on all three floors and would renovate the basement into a usable space for library events and community activities.
By all accounts, the thrift sale in August of 2019 was quite successful. The commercial building at the fairgrounds and the arts and crafts building were stuffed with items people had donated.
All together, about $6,000 was raised for the elevator project.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the thrift sale was canceled last year.
Since the infection rates have declined and vaccines are available for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, members of the Colfax Elevator Commission and the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group have decided to hold a thrift sale again this year at the Colfax Fairgrounds on east Railroad Avenue August 19 to 21.
The thrift sale will run on Thursday, August 19, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
On Friday, August 20, the thrift sale will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On Saturday, August 21, the thrift sale will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Food will be available at the fairgrounds during the thrift sale.
Clothing will be sold by the bag for $1.
Donation drop-offs will be accepted at the Colfax Fairgrounds on Tuesday, August 17, and Wednesday, August 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Colfax Elevator Commission cannot accept large exercise equipment, mattresses, big appliances, outdated baby furniture, outdated electronics, air conditioners or televisions.
Items that will be accepted include clothing of all sizes for all ages, books, games, antiques, collectibles, furniture, toys, kitchenware, sports equipment (in good condition), lawn and garden equipment, DVD/VCR/CDs, glassware, pictures, tools, shoes and crafting items.
Keep an eye on the Colfax Messenger for advertisements about the thrift sale and the drop-off times in the coming weeks.