I started the Kids Clothing Trading Post back in March, 2010 with just two racks and a few bins of clothes. In just 6 months we grew to 16 racks and tons of bins with more in backstock! Finally in October we built a 10x20 shed in our yard to house the KCTP and it is fabulous! Our community has come together in a huge way and we want you to join in on the fun!
Phew! The Garage Sale Fundraiser is finally over and we did great! I want to extend a big thank you to everyone who was able to donate goods to sell at this year's fundraising event and to those that came out to shop! We had about 200 shoppers and although we didn't make enough money to move the trading post out of my garage, we were able to reach our goal to take KCTP to the next level of tax exempt status!
Once we have finished the tax exempt process with the IRS, we'll be able to apply for federal grants and corporate funding. We'll also be able to offer a tax deduction for donated items, the same way Goodwill does, and hopefully that will attract parents of older children to donate their child's clothing to the trading post which will increase our inventory in the larger sizes!
This process is long and tedious, but very exciting as it will benefit us all and will allow KCTP to grow into the community service we need!
Here is a short video of the sale. Please enjoy and we hope to see all of you back next year!
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