Benefit Garage Sale This Halloween for United Way Suncoast

Tampa Bay area bargain hunters might be able to scare up some good deals Halloween Saturday, thanks to employees of the city of Sarasota. They’ll be holding a benefit garage sale for the United Way Suncoast from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday at City Hall, 1565 First Street.

The event will be in the First Street parking lot and the public is invited.

“The garage sale will be a unique opportunity for residents to support the United Way and their agencies such as the Child Protection Center, and Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center. We look forward to having a lot of customers,” said Marlon Brown, Deputy City Manager and United Way Suncoast Board Member.

City of Sarasota employees will donate all the garage sale items, which will be in good condition and could include electronics, furniture, books, knick knacks and more. Items remaining at the end of the garage sale will be donated to Goodwill.

Via community partnerships, the United Way Suncoast provides funding to dozens of nonprofit organizations in DeSoto, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Sarasota counties.

The United Way Suncoast released its annual list of the Top 100 Most Generous Workplaces last week and the City of Sarasota made the list at number 98. For workplaces in the Sarasota-area (Sarasota and DeSoto counties), the City of Sarasota ranks at number 16.

For more information about the garage sale, contact Michele Keeler: 941-365-2200 ext. 4212.