rummage sale

noun

Definition of rummage sale

: a usually informal sale of miscellaneous goods especially : a sale of donated articles conducted by a nonprofit organization (such as a church or charity) to help support its programs

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Find a Bargain at Church: The United Methodist Church of Chagrin Falls will hold its annual spring rummage sale this weekend, from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday, April 20 and 21. — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, "Last leg of Maple Highlands Trail completes 20-mile bike path: Valley Views," 16 Apr. 2018 The Orphan Ministry will sponsor a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 1 and from 8 a.m. to noon June 2. — Staff Report, Daily Southtown, "Church news," 5 June 2018 The Orphan Ministry will sponsor a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 1 and from 8 a.m. to noon June 2. — Staff Report, Daily Southtown, "Church news," 5 June 2018 The annual Kenilworth Union Church rummage sale offers many of those items. — Kathy Routliffe, chicagotribune.com, "Kenilworth Union Church rummage sale offers amazing maze of treasures," 13 July 2018 The Orphan Ministry will sponsor a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 1 and from 8 a.m. to noon June 2. — Staff Report, Daily Southtown, "Church news," 5 June 2018 This is a great sale: Come find some treasures at the Western Reserve Masonic Community's eighth annual resident estate rummage sale. — 'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Volunteers will spread out across the area to help others: Whit & Whimsey," 13 Apr. 2018 The Orphan Ministry will sponsor a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 1 and from 8 a.m. to noon June 2. — Staff Report, Daily Southtown, "Church news," 5 June 2018 The rummage sale will be followed by the annual Saint John of the Cross Fest, which will run Thursday through Sunday. — Diane Dachota, chicagotribune.com, "Crowds descend on annual Saint John of the Cross rummage sale," 18 June 2018

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