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Rummage Sale Trailers Open July 8 in Leesburg

79th Annual Ladies Board Rummage Sale is Ready for Donations

The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital is officially accepting donations for the 79th Annual Ladies Board Rummage Sale. Donations will be collected on Saturday, July 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Inova Loudoun Hospital in Lansdowne (44045 Riverside Parkway) and Inova Loudoun Medical Campus – Leesburg (224 Cornwall Street). Additional donation drop off events will be from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays, August 12, September 9 and September 30.

The Ladies Board Rummage Sale is known as the largest sale in the mid-Atlantic region and it has been named the Best Annual Charity Event in Northern Virginia by the readers of Virginia Living magazine three years in a row. The Sale is Visit Loudoun’s 2016 Annual Tourism Event of the Year.

The Ladies Board accepts furniture, clothing, books, antiques, linens, lamps, sports equipment, and most general household items. Some items cannot be accepted, such as mattresses or large appliances. For the donation guidelines visit www.LadiesBoard.org/donors.cfm and to schedule a private drop-off email RummageLadies@gmail.com or call 703-771-2985. Organizers request that items be packed in boxes with lids/flaps shut and only pack clothes in plastic bags tied shut.

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All donations received will be offered for sale at the 79th Annual Ladies Board Rummage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 14 and Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 at Morven Park Equestrian Center, 41580 Sunday Morning Lane just north of Leesburg, VA along Route 15 (Tutt Lane entrance) in Leesburg, VA.

Tax receipts are provided; all net proceeds support Ladies Board projects in the community. The Ladies Board raises several hundred thousand dollars each year to support special needs equipment at Inova Loudoun Hospital and pledged $1 million for the Cornwall Cares project. The Ladies Board awards more than $100,000 annually in nursing scholarships.

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The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital is a non-profit organization with the mission to promote good will between the community and the hospital, and to raise funds for patient services, nursing education, and hospital projects.

Inova Loudoun Hospital, serving Loudoun County for over 100 years, is part of Inova, a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Visit us on the web at www.inova.org/ilh.

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