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The Big Brown Bag Sale
Saturday, June 2, 2007

Our Big Brown Bag Sale customers totally cleaned out the shop.

Marilyn hot dog
Birthday girl Marilyn enjoys barbecuing hot dogs for the
set up crew the day before the Big Brown Bag Sale.

BBQ
With the racks of clothes and display tables set up in the parking lot, Amy, Glen, Karlene and Annie relish a well-earned meal.

Pre-sale barbecue
Genevieve lights the candles on Marilyn’s birthday cake
as Liz, Rex, and Karlene eagerly await their slice.

Happy Birthday
Singing “Happy Birthday” to Marilyn.

Crew
Snookie, Jan, Dorothy and Marjorie will soon meet the crowd.

Ready
Set up is complete; Karlene and Teresa await the happy throng.

Guards
Mikie, Lisa and Annie guard the entrance
as Karlene takes one last look around.

First
The first two customers arrived an hour early.

Shoppers
Let the Big Brown Bag Sale begin! No elbows, please.

Shoppers
Hats, purses, shoes…

Shoppers
So much merchandise!

Shoppers
Decisions, decisions…

Shoppers
Gradually the tables are cleared.

Crew
After the sale, Beth, Liz, and Jean take unsold clothes off hangers.

Crew
Dorothy and Eric tie up a bag of clothes while
Liz and Jean fold sweaters farther down the line.


Karlene and Ruth pack up the last of the boxes.

It's all over
All that remains are these few cartons. Another successful
SMWC Big Brown Bag Sale comes to a pleasant end.

Crew
Clean-up crew members Karlene, Annie,
Teresa and Mary take a well-earned break.

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