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More than 600 households register for the annual Woodbury Lions Garage Sale—and thousands of shoppers are perusing the sales!
It’s that time of the year again—residents eagerly await the annual Woodbury Lions Garage Sale, which is celebrating its 48th event.
“It started back when the city was looking to consolidate and have [garage sale] signs up every weekend when everyone was having sales over the summer,” says Chris Holthe, Woodbury Lions Garage Sale chair. “The Lions came up with an idea to coordinate efforts and come up with a weekend to host a city-wide sale … That really turned into a community effort.”
The weekend is now one of the most anticipated events of the year. Holthe estimates that more than 600 households register their sales through the Woodbury Lions, and there may be more sales that choose not to register. “[Those] that paid to register are to be published in our directory. They get official garage sale signs and their listing of wares published in print and our online directory,” he says, noting that thousands of folks shop the sales.
All registration fees are considered donations to the Woodbury Lions. “This money is our largest fundraiser of the year that supports our efforts to give back to the community in our five focus areas, including childhood cancer, environment, diabetes, hunger relief and vision/eyesight,” Holthe says.
The Woodbury Lions Garage Sale takes place 8 a.m.–5 p.m. May 8 through May 10. For more information and a digital directory, visit lionsgaragesale.org, or find the printed directory at area Holiday, Kwik Trip and Speedway locations.
