Zap Holiday Stress with a Cleansing Junque Drop-off!

Are you stressed about the upcoming holidays? Need a little relief? We’ve got the solution: Donate some of your gently-used items to the MV Big Flea this Sunday, November 22 from 1-3pm.

You want your home to be perfect for the holidays, right? But what about all that stuff that’s just laying around? I’ve got girls’ figure skates under my bed and a big box of CDs in my office. And don’t even get me started on the china cabinet and basement.

Clutter is stressful. Clearing your home of unwanted items, and donating them to the MV Big Flea, eliminates more stress than a Red Door spa treatment. Best of all, 100% of your donations are tax deductible and benefit the educational programs of the Mount Vernon Community School in Del Ray.

Our pre-Holiday drop-off will take place on Sunday, November 22 from 1-3pm at 409 E. Alexandria Avenue in Del Ray. All you have to do is show up with the items you’d like to donate. It’s that simple! (Please click here for donation guidelines).

Thanks to your support, we’ve raised $37,197 for our kids’ education. Let’s keep up the great work and have a happy, stress-free holiday season.

Shout out to the Krupicka Family

Many thanks to Rob and Lisa Krupicka for donating 1/2 of their garage as storage space for Big Flea donations.

It’s parents like this that make the Big Flea what it is—a huge fundraiser for the Mount Vernon Community School PTA.

Desperately Seeking Storage

The Big Flea needs storage space. Alot of storage space. Mount Vernon Community School parent volunteers are busy collecting items for sale at the Big Flea, Alexandria’s largest charity flea market, which takes place April 24, 2010 at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center. But we need somewhere to store the items as they are donated. We will be having monthly drop offs of donations for the next several months and then weekly drop offs as the event draws closer. Our volunteers will take care of all of the coordination of donation drop offs. Do you have a garage, basement, large closet (just kidding!), or other such space you could kindly donate to the cause? All proceeds from the Big Flea go to support kids at the school. Please contact Maria Getoff at mgetoff@gmail.com or (703) 338-7748 if you can help. Also, check out our website at http://www.mvbigflea.com.

Big Flea Institutes Monthly Drop Offs–First one is November 22nd

Just in time for Thanksgiving! Trying to de-clutter before the holiday? The Big Flea is accepting drop-off donations at its storage site: 409 E. Alexandria Avenue on Sunday, November 22nd–from 1-3pm only. Your donations enable the Mount Vernon Community School PTA to raise money for student enrichment programs. We are accepting donations now in anticipation of our Big Flea event on April 24, 2010.

The MV Big Flea accepts items that have resale value. In recent years, that has included electronics, furniture, antiques, collectibles, jewelry, kids items (toys, strollers), bicycles, household furnishings, sporting goods, artwork, small appliances and more. If you think your item can be resold, we’ll likely accept it.

We’ve also learned that some items just aren’t right for the MV Big Flea. As a result, we cannot accept the following items for donation:

- Clothing
- Chandeliers/ceiling fans
- Large upholstered furniture, beds or cribs
- Stuffed animals
- Building supplies
- Pillows/curtains/linens
- TVs (flatscreen OK) or computer hardware
- Books (Contact Thom Downing, Friends of Duncan Library, at iuthom@aol.com)

For more information, please contact our Curator Cynthia Webster at cynwebster@earthlink.net or 703.549.3501. Or, visit our website: http://www.mvbigflea.com

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