Women’s Political Action Group in Ithaca is organizing a special jewelry sale to benefit Ithaca Welcomes Refugees. The sale will take place on May 13 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. in Thompson Park on North Cayuga Street near Gimme Coffee.
Below, please find a message from WPAG member Yvonne Fogarty:
Greetings all,
Please let me introduce myself. I am Yvonne Fogarty and I am a member of WPAG (Women’s Political Action Group) here in Ithaca. We are organizing a fundraising jewelry sale this Spring to benefit Ithaca Welcomes Refugees.
All jewelry sold at the sale is gently used and donated by people like you. EVERYONE has jewelry they don’t wear anymore or inherited and never wore! What a wonderful way to pass it on to fund an organization that works so hard to help settle refugees into our community.
If you or your friends have jewelry to donate, this is an excellent time to get it clean and organized.
We accept all items, such as necklaces, earrings, bracelets, hair pins and barrettes, rings, pins, tie pins, watches, ankle bracelets, cuff links, and anything I’ve forgotten!
If you have the inclination… it is lovely to have the items separated by category in whatever containers you choose, ex: bags, small boxes etc. Necklaces can be tied with a twist tie, so they don’t get tangled. If you are donating items that are more valuable, PLEASE include a note alerting me to them so they can be priced accordingly. We work with jewelers to appraise them. We do have places that buy random pieces of gold or silver, ex: broken chains or only one earring from a pair.
There are a number of ways for you to get jewelry to us so give me call and we can figure out what works best for you.
This is the 9th year we have organized jewelry sales to benefit local or national non-profit organizations. It is always a fun event. If you’d like to work with, us please contact me.
Any Questions? Please call me at 277-7240 or 607 592-2799.
Thank you all in advance!!!
Yvonne Fogarty
WPAG
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