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Shop for bargains at the BTC Garage Sale
This ornate 1920s dining room set is one of many treasures you'll find at the Blessed Teresa garage sale this weekend.
For weeks now, hundreds of families in Ferguson’s Blessed Teresa of Calcutta parish have been gathering items for the annual BTC garage sale. I’ve attended this event many times, and I can tell you one thing: there’s always something interesting to buy.
According to my neighbor & fellow junk hound Elaine Marsden, the list of goodies is pretty extensive this year, perhaps because Ferguson moved its citywide yard sale to the fall. Among the items available…
restaurant equipment, Pepsi machines, glass front cooler, restored cast iron wood burning stove, furniture, rugs, crystal, glassware, bar ware, china, jewelry, sportswear, patio and garden, plastic pond liner, sportswear, hardware, linens, fabric, toys, children’s clothing, baby accessories, kitchenware, Christmas & other holiday, cool vintage metal lockers, office equipment, televisions, electronics heaters, fans, automotive, lighting, pet supplies, books, church pews, and more!
The sale opens at 7am both Friday & Saturday, May 18 & 19, and runs all day. The location is the BTC Parish Center, 1050 Smith Avenue, 63135. Hope to see you there!
Marley’s hosting Ferguson Washers Tournament
If you’ve ever enjoyed Ferguson’s Independence Day festivities, you can thank the volunteers of the Ferguson 4th of July Committee, who spend all year fundraising just to make the event possible. They usually sell raffle tickets and host potluck dinners and dances, but on May 5, the committee is launching a new money-maker: the Ferguson Championship Washers Tournament.
To be held at Marley’s Bar & Grill, the competition is a double elimination match. And get this…the winning team scores a cash prize and a featured spot in the 4th of July Parade! There’s also a cash prize for second & third place, and everybody gets a t-shirt.
To sign up, send $25 (payable to Ferguson 4th of July Festival) to the Parks & Rec office, 501 N. Florissant, 63135. Include your team name, the names of your two team members, and your shirt sizes. If you have any questions, call Nancy at (314) 521-4661.
The Ferguson Championship Washers Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 1pm @ Marley’s. Registration starts at 11:30am.
By the way, May 5 is also Cinco de Mayo, which Marley’s is celebrating with margarita specials and $1 deep fried tacos. The breakfast of champions!
Shop for deals @ Christian Hospital’s book sale
For 22 years, my mom worked at Christian Hospital, back when it was still called Christian Northeast. I also worked there for four years during college, in a completely different department from my mom, but if there’s one thing we both have fond memories of, it’s the hospital’s annual book sale.
Hosted by the dedicated volunteers of the Christian Hospital Auxiliary, this big book extravaganza used to feature a mix of new and used items, filling nearly every inch of the lobby. These days, you’ll find a broad selection of new titles at 40 to 70% off list price, as well as photo albums, games, puzzles, CDs and more.
Over the years, the Auxiliary has used this fundraiser and others to purchase hundreds of thousands of dollars in hospital equipment, including stretchers and stair chairs for ambulances, furniture and computers for the library in the mental health unit and a new bus for the outpatient rehabilitation department. They’ve also donated more than $20,000 annually to the hospital’s indigent patient/medication fund and are raising funds to support the hospital’s diabetes institute.
So, if you like to shop for cookbooks, paperbacks, bestsellers and children’s favorites, you’ll find them all at the “Book are Fun” sale. And you can feel good knowing that your purchase goes toward a good cause.
The Christian Hospital Auxiliary book sale will be held April 3, 10am-4pm, and April 4 & 5, 7am-4pm, inside the main hospital lobby. Christian Hospital is located at 11133 Dunn Road, 63136. For more info, call (314) 653-5634.
Here’s a “souper” way to help the Metamo4ic
With its former home severely damaged in the Aprill 2011 tornado, Ferguson's Metamo4ic Math Center is looking to re-open at a new location, following some serious fundraising and a "green" renovation.
When a tornado swept through North County last April, leaving a path of destruction from Bridgeton to Bellefontaine Neighbors, it wasn’t just houses that bore the brunt of it. Several churches were hit hard as well, including the First Baptist Church of Ferguson, which had generously donated its entire third floor to the nonprofit Metamo4ic Math Center.
This kid-friendly math museum, which was featured on NOCO back in 2010, is a wonderful labor of love from teacher Vicki Adams, who cashed in her pension to open it and built all of the exhibits herself. Largely destroyed in the tornado, the Metamo4ic had an uncertain future for a while there. But now, thanks to a kind donation from Sportsprint’s Ralph Rockamann, the math center has a new home at 123 S. Florissant Road, the site of the former Ferguson Bowling Lanes.
Of course, there is a bit of a catch. The property needs about $700,000 worth of renovation, which the small nonprofit must raise in order to re-open. But the good news is, YOU CAN HELP!
This Saturday, January 28, the Metamo4ic is hosting a fundraiser at Dick Weber Lanes called the Souper Bowl, in which teams compete for cash prizes in two different contests. The first contest is a mix between crazy bowl and football, and could land your team 300 bucks. The second is a soup competition that yields $100 for the winner.
If you’d like to participate, the cost is $150 per six-person team plus a crockpot full of your best soup. And don’t worry if you can’t pull a whole group together. There’s also a “potluck” team for individuals, at a cost of $25 per person. All are welcome!
To register or get more info, contact Vicki Adams at (314) 807-3290.
The Souper Bowl is January 28, 1-4pm, at Dick Weber Lanes, 4575 Washington, 63031.
Are you getting ready for the big day? NOCO is a proud sponsor of the 3rd annual Live Well Ferguson 5K