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Jumble Sale
11am Saturday, 1st October
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is back!
Join us on Saturday, 1st October, for Glasgow’s biggest and best Jumble Sale!
More information regarding local collections, drop offs, volunteering opportunities and the day itself will be available closer to the time.
How can I donate items (and what is accepted)?
We’re collecting items from our local area in the week leading up to the sale.
Please do not leave items outside the hall.
If you haven’t received a leaflet with details about Scouts collecting jumble in your area, please drop your items off at the Scout Hall between 7.00pm and 8.30pm on Monday 30 September – Thursday 3 October or give us a call on 0141 255 0528 during those times and we’ll try to make arrangements for them to be collected.
We welcome donations of:
Bric – a – Brac: Ornaments, Glassware, Pictures, Jewellery, Etc
Kitchenware: Crockery, Cutlery, Pots and Pans, Etc
Books: Paperbacks, Non-Fiction: Children’s Books, Etc
Toys: Children’s Toys, Soft Toys, Board Games, Lego, Etc
Clothing: Tops, Skirts, Trousers, Handbags, Shoes, Etc
Miscellaneous: Bikes, Computer Games, Linens, Etc
We are unable to accept any furniture items, 3 piece suites, beds, mattresses, white goods, electrical items, items that are not in a saleable condition or anything that’s too big to fit into the boot of a car.
How can I help?
It takes a small army of volunteers to make our biggest fundraising event the success it is.
If you’re able to help on the day of the sale, or any evening in the week leading up to the event, please get in touch: jumblesale@giffnockscouts.org.uk
Why is the jumble sale important?
The annual subscriptions (which are about half the level of the subscriptions charged by most other Scout Groups in the area) are kept so low because they do not include any contribution towards the upkeep of the Scout Hall. The subscription covers the per-capita membership fee (£41) that we need to pass on to Scout Headquarters and the balance is retained by the section (eg Beavers, Cubs, etc) to pay for badges, craft materials and other items used at the weekly meetings.
We rely on fundraising (principally the annual Jumble Sale) to raise the funds necessary to pay for the running and maintenance of the Scout Hall and the purchase of group camping and activities equipment. That costs about £17,000 (or about £90 per head) in an average year. We look forward to running a Jumble Sale this session and will be looking to every family in the Group to assist with it ie with helping to collect and sort jumble in the week leading up to the sale and helping to run stalls on the day of the sale. Further information about this will be issued over the summer.
