Piggy Bank Bazaar

Hello Everyone,

 

Crisp Autumn Days have arrived with all its splendor, bringing us that much closer to the most anticipated time of the year, our 50th Annual Piggy Bank Bazaar! to be held on Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 9am to noon.

 

It’s a wonderful opportunity for children to do Christmas shopping, since all our gifts are priced at no more than $3.00.

 

Guides are available to assist the younger children with shopping, at the cashiers, and with free gift wrapping. Parents may act as guides too, or they can wait in the Fellowship Hall and have some refreshments. After shopping all are invited to Fellowship Hall where there will be a Bake Sale to visit and activities for the children.

 

Our Wednesday Morning Workshop has been working all year preparing for the bazaar. Come join us at 9:30am to 11:30am in rooms 13 and 15, on October 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th.

 

Coming this October in the Gathering Area, Volunteer signup sheets will be available for you to be apart of and share in the fun. We have sign up sheets for guides, gift wrappers, gift table workers, table & chair setups, and cleanup. If you like to bake, we have a sign-up sheet for that too. You can also help spread the word to promote the bazaar by emailing friends, hanging posters, handing out postcards, and soft copy info is now available for distribution too. Do you have an idea, or can help or volunteer, contact Pat Meaney (meaneypj@gmail.com) or the church office at 845-462-0810. For this bazaar to run smoothly, as well as in all the past bazaars, 100 plus volunteers will do nicely.

 

We transform the Education Center into one HUGE Christmas Shop! This is where you come in; moving boxes, setting up, running stations and duties the day before, on the day and cleaning up and packing everything away at Bazaar’s end.

 

The rooms are divided into little shop areas for children’s, women’s men’s, pets, florals, personalized, Christmas Décor, and photography, (photographers to take that special someone’s picture and frame it just right). Oh yes, and the wrapping room where each gift is wrapped free and labeled to everyone on each child’s list.

 

Our donation list, consists of the following supplies we could really use: Halloween candy (in Nov.), new pet toys, 8 ½ x 11” photo paper, small and tiny pinecones, tinsel, garland, jingle bells, Christmas ornaments, decorations, pens, silk flowers, polyester fiber fill, gift wrapping supplies, scotch tape, tissue paper, gift bags, jewelry size small boxes, and any craft ideas and supplies are always welcome. Donations can be left in room 15. Also, if you can donate house plants (not too large) we would appreciate it if there be an ID tag identifying the plant and care instructions.

  

Do you like to Decorate? We are looking for Volunteers. Since this is the 50th Piggy Bank Bazaar, it would be awesome if Fellowship Hall and the nearby hallways could Sparkle! Like mini lights and snowflakes from the ceilings.

 

As we get closer to bazaar day, Baked Goods will be needed, along with small plates, napkins, and cups. Many Thanks!

 

Coming soon – Stop by the Showcase in the Gathering Area to get a preview of this year’s gifts that will be on sale at the bazaar.

 

In closing; there will be more details next month as we get closer to our 50th Piggy Bank Bazaar!!!

 

Cindy Corish, for the Wednesday Morning Workshop

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PS: Bazaar snow date is Sunday, December 6th, noon -3pm.