HAZLET — When Katryce Cannon moved to Middletown a few years ago, she searched for a consignment sale of children’s clothing similar to the one she’d shopped at near her former home in Virginia. That sale lasted for an entire week.
“[There was] nothing like this up here. I was looking for [one], I like to shop by consignment,” said Cannon, the mother of three girls ages 5, 3 and 1. “I decided to start my own.”
Cannon has organized the Fall New 2 You Kids Consignment Sale at the North Centerville Volunteer Fire Company firehouse, 372 Middle Road, Hazlet, set for Oct. 3-5. The sale will be open to the public 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. All items will be 50 percent off on Sunday.
The consignment sale is for moms who are “always looking for quality clothes but don’t want to pay department store prices,” she said.
So far it is a success. Over 160 consigners have committed to the sale, surpassing the initial goal of 50. Close to 50 volunteers will help run the event.
Consigners will receive 60 percent of the sale of their items; they can get additional percentages of the sale, up to 90 percent, for volunteering and referring other consigners. Consigners and volunteers also get the opportunity to shop before the sale begins, as well as early on Sunday morning.
This sale differs from the ones Cannon frequented in Virginia in that it benefits several charities.
“I really wanted to pull in a lot of charity work. If there’s a lot of people involved, hopefullywe’ll raise a lot of money for good causes,” said Cannon, who is actively involved in other charities, including the MOMS Club of Middletown South, where she serves as president.
Consigners can get money back from their sale items or they can choose to have proceeds go to any charity. One woman requested the money her items make be given to the North Centerville Firehouse because the fire company helped raise money for her family when her husband was suffering from stage 4 cancer, Cannon said.
The ALS Foundation will receive 3 percent from every sale made when the purchaser brings a flier from ALS, Cannon said. Several area moms with their own businesses have donated gift baskets for a raffle; 100 percent of proceeds from the raffle will benefit the firehouse.
Cannon looked at many places and found the people at the fire hall were easy to deal with.
“They said, ‘Absolutely you can do it here.’ They have been wonderful to work with,” said Cannon.
Consigners can also opt to give to charity whatever doesn’t sell. Project Paul will receive most of the unsold items, with the exception of books, which will be given to Bridge of Books Foundation, and new pajamas, which will be given to the Pajama Foundation.
For more information about the sale, visit www.new2youkids.com.