Over the course of the upcoming weeks prior to the event, this page will be periodically updated in order to provide you with the latest and greatest news about Elly's Closet!
Volunteers are needed!! In order to make this event a successful one, we will need volunteers to help with various tasks, such as set-up, take-down, goodie bag preparation, and organizing items prior to and during the event. If you are interested in volunteering, then please create an account on the home page and schedule a volunteer shift. Volunteers will also receive a VIP Pre-sale pass to shop before the public sale. Thank you to the ladies that have already registered to volunteer!
Exciting New Promotions:
1. Refer a Consignor, Receive a Free VIP Pre-sale Pass. If you refer a lady/junior to our event and they register and pay to consign, you will receive a VIP Pre-sale pass to shop at the VIP Pre-sale on Thursday, October 21 from 5pm to 9pm. Make sure to tell the person you're referring to fill out the information on the "Contact Us" page and type both of your names in the comment section.
2. Refer the most ladies/juniors to our Facebook page and Receive a Prize. If you refer the most ladies/juniors to our Facebook page, you will receive a prize! All you have to do is ask your local family/friends/neighbors/co-workers to click on "Become a Fan" at Elly's Closet, LLC on Facebook and have them shoot us a message on our Facebook page with your name. The deadline is October 3, 2010. The winner will be announced after the event. Thank you to Mandy Cusick for winning our Spring/Summer Facebook Challenge!
Consignor News:
- UNSOLD, BUT DONATED ITEMS WILL GO TO A GOOD CAUSE. Elly's Closet, LLC is partnering with a local organization and all unsold consignment items that Consignors would like to donate will be provided to community members in need.
- PAY PAL. Consignors can pay their $10 registration fee via pay pal!
- DO YOU PREFER TO DONATE YOUR ITEMS TO A GOOD CAUSE? If you would like to donate your designer/name brand items to our event for a good cause, then we have the perfect opportunity for you! We will tag your items for you and your proceeds (40% of the sales price) can be donated directly to Health Share of St. Mary's. If interested, call 301-801-5763. For more information on Health Share of St. Mary's, go to http://somd.com/psa/health-share.htm
Shopper News:
- PAYMENT OF CASH OR CHECK ONLY! Keep in mind that we will not be accepting credit cards at the event. Please bring plenty of cash and a checkbook.
- PORTION OF EVENT PROFITS TO BE DONATED TO HEALTH SHARE. A portion of the profits from this event will be donated to "Health Share of St. Mary's", a local non-profit program that provides reduced cost health care to the residents of this county that do not qualify for general medical assistance. We will also have containers set up at the registers to collect donations for Health Share. Consider rounding up your change to the nearest dollar and donating the change to this great cause.
- DON'T FORGET TO BRING A CANNED GOOD. Please bring canned good(s) to the event, which will be provided to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church food pantry where they will be distributed to members of the community in need.
- SHOPPING BAGS FROM ERIN ROSS. Erin Ross, a local State Farm Insurance Agent, has donated 500 "green" shopping bags for the event. Each individual that purchases an item at the event will receive a "green" shopping bag - subject to availability. Thanks Erin!
- GOODIE BAGS. The first 200 event attendees will receive a goodie bag containing discount coupons and additional information from our advertisers, vendors and local companies.
- RAFFLE TO BENEFIT HEALTH SHARE. We will also conduct a raffle of several items generously donated by our vendors and local companies. The raffle will be $1 per ticket and the entire proceeds will be donated to Health Share of St. Mary's. Thank you to all who participated in the raffle and donated funds to Health Share. Our Spring/Summer event raised over $500 for Health Share of St. Mary's.
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