Wharton Association is presently putting the final touches on its Blue Barn spring sale, planned for 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 7.
“Every year the Wharton Association’s Blue Barn sales grow in popularity — and so have the number of quality items available,” said Mary Schantz, Wharton Association communications coordinator. “There are always long lines of bargain hunters waiting for the doors to open in order to get the best buys, so it’s a good idea to come early.”
The sale will be in the “Blue Barn” on West Lake Road, Pleasant Hill. The site is just beyond the Uplands Wellness Center at 55 W. Lake Road, on the corner of East Main Street and West Lake Road in Pleasant Hill.
Schantz said more than 60 volunteers have been working for months to move, sort, price and display all the donated items in preparation for the sale.
“As one volunteer observed, ‘You could furnish an entire household for very little money, from kitchen, living and dining room to bedroom, office and workshop,’” she added. “Uplands Village residents are extremely generous, donating quality items for the sale and volunteering their time to make the sale a huge success.”
Items available include but are not limited to furniture, lamps, rugs, Easter & other seasonal decorations, dishes and kitchenware, linens, small working appliances, pre-tested electronics including laptops, tablets, TVs and audio systems, home and garden tools, office, craft and workshop supplies and tools, frames and framed artwork, pottery, sports equipment, home decor, antiques, curios and collectibles, and books.
Proceeds from the sale benefit the mission of the Wharton Association, which strives to uphold the legacy of Dr. May Cravath Wharton, Pleasant Hill physician and founder of Uplands Village and Cumberland Medical Center.
“Through the association’s sales every year, we’re able to grant scholarships to area residents, address other financial needs in the wider community, and provide special events for residents in the assisted living, memory care and long-term care centers in Uplands Village, a not-for-profit life plan retirement community in Pleasant Hill,” Schantz said.