!!! Monster Rummage Sale !!!
Saturday, September 27th from 8-5
Sunday, September 28th from 8-3
Yosemite Gateway Association Parking Lot

Sign Up to Volunteer for Prep, Set-up, Sale Dates

and Break-down / Clean up

Contact Shelly Adkins 559-692-6969 or YGAOR office 559-683-2650

Yosemite Gateway Association of Realtors® is pleased to announce that they are accepting applications from charity recipients of their 8th annual Monster Rummage Sale that will take place on September 27th and 28th, 2008.

This annual event is presented each year by the Yosemite Gateway Association of Realtors® (YGAOR.) This occasion brings together Realtors®, Affiliates, Service Providers, and community members to work towards a common goal of giving back to the local community.

The 2007 Monster Rummage Sale beneficiary, Helping Hands Pregnancy and Parenting Center, was presented with a check for $15,000. as well as a “diaper mountain” of over 4000 diapers.

“The response from our volunteers and the community made the 2007 Monster Rummage Sale the largest event ever” says Shelly Adkins, chairperson. “There were over 130 volunteers that were vital to make this such a success and the community came through with an abundance of quality donations.”

The previous charity recipients included local volunteer fire departments, Hinds Hospice, local SPCA, Boys and Girls Club, The Sheriff’s department Operation Lost and Found and Citizens on patrol, The Learning Center also known as TLC and the Mountain Hope Association.

Applications to become this year’s charity recipient will be accepted between February 1st and the deadline of April 1st. Please send your information (who you are, what you do, who you serve and what your needs are etc.) to YGAOR, P.O. Box 480 Oakhurst, CA 93644. More information is available at www.monsterrummagesale.com

Legislative Day Bus Trip to the C.A.R. State Convention in Sacramento.

JUNE 6TH, 2007 - Theresa Wilson Allen & John Bortz, Elva Flores, Melissa Buller, Claudia Pulido, Laurie Humphries, Shelly Adkins, Jerry Baldwin, Bob Musacchio, Melanie Barker, Katie Bensen, Steve & Maureen Walling. Not Shown Ron Skinner & Jan Ramos.

Record Breaking 7th annual Monster Rummage Sale

Our 2007 Charity Recipient is:

Helping Hands pregnancy and parenting center

The folks in the photo from left to right are, Shelly Adkins (Realtor and Monster Rummage Sale Chairperson), Jackie Orpe (Executive Director of Helping Hands), Kenya Deto (Director of Events of Helping Hands, Linn Hough (Board Chair of Helping Hands), Laurie Humphries (Realtor and President of the Yosemite Gateway Association of Realtors Board of Directors.)

This annual event is presented each year by the Yosemite Gateway Association of Realtors®.  This occasion brings together Realtors®, Affiliates, Service Providers, and community members to work towards a common goal of giving back to the local community.  Each year a local charity is chosen to be the recipient of the proceeds of the Monster Rummage Sale.

This year’s beneficiary, Helping Hands Pregnancy and Parenting Center, was presented with a check for $15,000. as well as a “diaper mountain” of over 4000 diapers on Thursday, October 18th. Making the check presentation are Laurie Humphries, President of the YGAOR Board of Directors and Shelly Adkins, this year’s rummage sale chairperson. “The response from our volunteers and the community made this the largest event ever” says Shelly Adkins.  “We had over 130 volunteers that made this event such a achievement as well as an abundance of quality donations from the community and we expect next year to be even bigger and better.”

Over the past 6 years the charity recipients included local volunteer fire departments, Hinds Hospice, local SPCA, Boys and Girls Club, The Sheriff’s department Operation Lost and Found and Citizens on patrol and The Learning Center also known as TLC.  Last year’s recipient was the Mountain Hope Association who deserve special recognition for their participation in this year’s event.  Never have we had such a dedicated group come back to volunteer.  During those 6 years over $50,000. was given back to our community through these organizations along with the opportunity for local folks to shop for and purchase some great items at a great price. Also contributing to the sale were McDonalds, Starbucks, True Value Home Center, and Sierra Lanes.

2006 Monster Rummage Sale raises over $7,000 for Mountain Hope.

2005   MONSTER RUMMAGE  SALE