posted 03/30/09 12:34 PM | updated 03/30/09 12:34 PM
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Capitol Hill Garage Sale open planning thread

By jseattle
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Last year's Capitol Hill Garage Sale was a modest success with some first-time lessons.

Good stuff:

  • There were about 20 sales across the Hill.
  • Organization was light and simple. Framework consisted of three basic items: a date to rally around, a community map and a web site to unite them all.
  • People cleaned out their closets and found some treasures.

Bad stuff:

  • Organizing the community spaces took a lot of work.
  • One of the community spaces let us down.

This year, we're expanding our horizons while still keeping things simple. CHS is talking with Sustainable Capitol Hill about co-organizing the 2009 event. Basic framework will remain the same but having more people involved will make things like the community space actually work this year. Hopefully.

Still working out a few details -- but we're hoping to gel on date soon. CHS' unilateral suggested date is Saturday, June 13th. Share your thoughts and ideas on that and the rest below. Oh, and if you can't wait for June, you can always put the new CHS Classifieds to work.

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not sure about the date, but if we're around we're in. we unloaded a bunch of good stuff last time.

i think the web site and map were great. i'd also suggest POSTING a printed flyer with the map on it all around town and even maybe printing up some copies of the flyer and putting it in a few local cafes and stores. whatever puts the MAP in the hands of potential shoppers.

i think the key value that CHS adds here is marketing, after all. :)

as before, we probably wouldn't take advantate of the community space mainly because we don't want to lug our stuff anywhere other than the front sidewalk. :)
Comment by pffft
10 months ago
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Date
Date is questionsble. It's the weekend of Portland Pride, quite a few of Cap Hill residents will be out of town. Just sayin'
Comment by Lezzy
10 months ago
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RE: Date
Thanks. Summer wknds in the PNW are busy times. Maybe 20th would be better. To the calendar i go...
Comment by jseattle
10 months ago
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