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We are excited to have a variety of experiences and consumable items up for auction tonight and tomorrow. The items range from international meals to bird watching to a night out on the town to exploring Luray Caverns to food or flowers on your kitchen table!!

This year's live music lineup! https://vareliefsale.com/activities/

Replica of an antique cherry washstand. This re-donated item was handcrafted by Daniel Bowman, who is blind. Dan has made and donated a lot of incredible pieces over the years. Thank you Guy Vlasits for re-donating this beautiful piece! https://vareliefsale.bidwrangler.com/ui/auctions/125156/16751191

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Our sincere thank you to our many generous sponsors of this year's sale! Our major sponsors this year are Park View Federal Credit Union, Vision Technology Group, LD&B Insurance and Financial Services & The Norton Group! Please help us thank all of our generous sponsors! https://vareliefsale.com/sponsors/

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Roma Fogelsong is an aunt to 4 nieces who live in the Rockingham County area. Roma owned a fabric store for 20 years in Tecumseh, Michigan and also taught quilting classes. When she passed away, at age 91, in November 2022, her son reached out to his cousins to see if they would be interested in some of her fabrics and quilt tops. Over 100 pieced tops of various sizes were gifted in additions to yards of fabric. Many comforters and quilts have brought much warmth and comfort to persons around the world by these generous donations. In this year's auctions there are 24 different tops for sale. Her local nieces are Marilyn Hughes, Rita Lehman, Kay Nussbaum and Janet Troyer. Check these beautiful items out now. Early Bidding is open. You can find Roma's pieced items by using the magnifying glass seach tool! Downloaded our app today! https://vareliefsale.com/download-our-new-auction-app/ or browse and bid here. https://vareliefsale.bidwrangler.com/ui

Don't forget to withdraw cash for the Sale. We kindly request cash or check payments to ensure all proceeds benefit MCC. As a registered non-profit, Venmo is now accepted, though cash or checks are preferred to avoid fees.

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We are seeing stars! 🤩 Check out some of our stars in this year's auctions! Early bidding open! Download our app https://vareliefsale.com/download-our-new-auction-app/ or browse and bid online https://vareliefsale.bidwrangler.com/ui

It takes a Village of Volunteers for the Relief Sale to succeed each year! We are always looking for Volunteers to help with set up and take down! Set up on Thursday and Friday (Oct. 3 and 4) starting around 8 a.m. Come as you are available to the auction building or the trailers by the barns. Lunch will be provided for volunteers. Tear down/clean up on Saturday (Oct. 5) beginning around 1 p.m.

Do you have your eye on an item in auction lineup? Did you know you can mark the item as a favorite to keep tabs on it! If you haven't downloaded our new Auction app do it now! https://vareliefsale.com/download-our-new-auction-app/

In Honor of National Bakers Day we wanted to shout out and say a big THANK YOU to all of our Bakers who make pies and goodies for our Relief Sale every year! For those still wanting to bake just a reminder that you can pick up tins and Virginia Mennonite Conference Center and Park View Federal Credit Union's Broadway, Harmony Square and Dayton branches! Below you will see in the picture this year's guidelines or you can find them here https://vareliefsale.com/food/

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**update** We have found a volunteer to go pick up the Catfish! Thanks everyone! There is a wonderful group of people willing to prepare and serve the fresh Mississippi Catfish at the Relief Sale, but they are looking for someone willing to travel to Macon Mississippi Oct 2-3 to pick up the fish. It is a 12 hour drive there. The owners will give you a tour of their ponds and processing plant. They also provide lodging and breakfast. There is then a 12 hour trip back. A pickup truck is preferable. We have always had reports of good trips. Please ask around at church and let us know if you have anyone interested. info@vareliefsale.com