2016 was a record setting year. Information about the 2017 Sale will be posted here as plans are finalized.
2016: Record Setting Year
The 2016 Auction & Rummage Sale was another HUGE – RECORD SETTING success, with revenues of over $557,000.
Thank you Bainbridge and the Puget Sound community for your fantastic support: to the 2016 Auction attendees who opened your billfolds to make purchases; to those who generously donated the items we sold; and to the Auction volunteers who, year after year, spend countless hours helping us take in, organize, and sell those donations. Our success would not be possible without EVERYONE’S support.
The Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island put money from the 2016 Auction & Rummage Sale to good use within our community and beyond through:
Grants to local nonprofit organizations
Large-scale community projects
International humanitarian projects
Community service and vocational scholarships
Other worthy causes
2016 Auction & Rummage Sale Raffle
Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Auction & Rummage Sale Raffle:
First prize: Helpline House $2,000 cash (drawn ticket donated to Helpline House)
Second prize: Mark Haley $1,000 cash
Third prize: Bill Buzzcaborg $500 shopping spree at Town & Country Market
Fourth Prize: Kelly Deis $100 cash
For information about Raffle prizewinners from previous years, CLICK HERE.
Where the Money Goes
The diagram below shows how Auction & Rummage Sale proceeds were invested from 2010 thru 2015, illustrating how the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island serves our local and international communities. For details on investment areas, click the links that follow.
No revenues from the Auction & Rummage Sale are used for operating costs of the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island. The Club’s operating costs are funded through membership dues and are maintained in a separate account.
Looking for an online tour of the 2016 Auction & Rummage Sale? Visit our Facebook page for hundreds of photos!2017 Auction Schedule (Tentative)
Volunteer Open House
Date: June 5, 2017
Time: 6 – 8 pm
Donation Drop-Off
Date: June 23 to June 28, 2017
Time: 8 am until 8 pm
Preview Night
Date: June 30, 2017
Time: 5 – 8 pm
Auction & Rummage Sale
Date: July 1, 2017
Time: 8 am until 2 pm
Volunteer Celebration Picnic
Date: Sunday, July 9, 2017
Time: 1 – 3 pm
2016 SUPPORTING SPONSORS
The Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island is deeply appreciative of the Supporting Sponsors listed below for their generous donations to the 2016 Rotary Auction & Rummage Sale that was held at Woodward Middle School on Saturday, July 2nd. We offer special recognition to the 2016 Platinum Level Sponsors:
For information about other 2016 Supporting Sponsors, please CLICK HERE.
