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Alison Borodkin

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Fall Budget Bin Sale Set to Begin

Consignment day for the popular semi-annual sale is Wednesday and the sale opens to the public on Thursday. The event is held at Parkside Elementary School.

Madness for a good cause. That's one way to describe Solon Council of PTA's Fall Budget Bin Sale, a giant consignment sale beginning Thursday at Parkside Elementary and running through Tuesday. On Wednesday, hundreds of consignors will flock to Parkside's gym to put their goods -- everything you can imagine -- up for sale. If an item sells, the consignor gets half the proceeds and the other half goes to the PTA's Lois Gazeley Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for Solon High School seniors. Last year, $34,000 was raised for scholarships, said Alison Borodkin, the Budget Bin co-chairwoman. The sale, which begins 10 a.m. Thursday, is great bargain-hunting opportunity. Nearly anything you can imagine will be there, from gently used…

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