Greetings, friends and fellow crafters! By popular demand, we will be hosting our 2nd Annual Happy Stamper Stamp & Scrap Yard Sale! Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for some yardsale bargains and shopping fun! Plus, you will be supporting a great cause! When: Saturday, June 8 from 9 am - 1 pm Where: Nokesville Church of the Brethren (13002 Fitzwater Drive, Nokesville, VA) You may remember last year, the Nokesville Church of the Brethren, where Angela serves as full-time lead pastor, was in dire need of some major maintenance projects (including a new roof, re-paving the parking lot, a new boiler, new windows and more!). We are pleased to report that, through a great deal of fundraising last year - of which so many of you were a part - we have completed the roofing and windows projects (55 new windows were installed!!!), as well as installed new flooring in the entryway. But, we are still raising funds for the new parking lot and boilers - and plus, we really enjoyed being together and SHOPPING! So, let's do it again!!! Here's how you can help: 1. Save the date and plan to attend. There is no admission charge, and there will be lots of fabulous bargains and grab bags for sale! These are some great items from the companies you know and love, including gently used items from Design Team Members. Cash and checks only, so come prepared. 2. Perhaps you want to rent a table and sell your stash! This is an excellent way to get rid of items that are no longer your style (your trash is someone else’s treasure), and make room in your craft area for more new favorites! Tables rent for a $25.00 donation (checks made payable to the church). Price all of your own merchandise, sell at your own table and keep what you make (or, make an additional donation to the church, if you wish). There are 25 spaces indoors, and once those are gone, we will begin selling spaces outside - rain or shine. Reserve yours by emailing Angela (angela@ahappystamper.com ) today! 3. Or, if you don’t want to bother with a table but still want to clear out your craft space, you can simply donate the items you wish to get rid of and all proceeds will go to the church maintenance fund. We will price and sell your supplies, and the church will get the money. We will make several drop-off times available in the previous shop parking lot (in Herndon) so that we can have your donations in plenty of time to price them and so you won’t have to drive to Nokesville to make your donation. ***The FIRST drop-off date is Saturday, April 27 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM*** 4. There will be concessions on-site. All money raised through the sale of concessions will go to the church. So, you are welcome to eat – or, you can bring food to donate to the concessions sales or even work a portion of the time in the kitchen/concession stand as a contribution, if you wish. 5. As you know, we always had a community outreach component to our Open Houses, so while this entire event serves as community outreach, we did want to make available the opportunity to support the Blessings Box – our outreach to families in need in the Nokesville area. If you’d like to participate in that, simply bring any of the following items with you to the event on June 8: laundry detergent, dishwashing soap, baby wipes (all of which can be picked up for a buck at Dollar Tree), and diapers in all sizes. We will be donating any items that don’t sell by the end of the day to the Herndon Senior Center, the Mansassas Senior Center, the Blue Ridge Christian Home, and the Nokesville Church of the Brethren Rainbow Preschool. If you want more information on how to reserve your space or donate items, please respond to Angela at angela@ahappystamper.com. We are grateful for the opportunity to continue our community and look forward to seeing you this summer! Fondly, Angela
