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From left, Joe Fagersten, TJ Harris and Tarrell Harris load an entertainment center into a semi trailer for storage before a garage sale fund raiser. The trailer, donated by Warren Transport, will be unloaded Thursday for a garage sale sponsored by youth groups from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and St. Timothy's United Methodist Church. The youth groups have collected items all summer for this weekend's garage sale that they hope will make more than $2,000 for the Kids Cafe, a program of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.
KIM LA FAUCE / Courier Staff Photographer
KIM LA FAUCE / Courier Staff Photographer
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Working for food
By STACEY PALEVSKY, Courier Staff Writer
CEDAR FALLS --- Most garage sales fit in a garage. The items may seep onto the driveway, but generally the sale is contained.
The items on display at this "garage" sale numbered so many that the coordinators stored the items in a semitrailer.
On Thursday, youth groups from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and St. Timothy's United Methodist Church will kick off their three-day bazaar of clothes, housewares and baked goods. The youths will donate all of the proceeds to Kids Cafe, a program operated by the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.
The youths began collecting items for the sale in June. Earlier in the school year the kids served food at Kids Cafe sites in Waterloo. For months, they went once a week. They were so touched by the children they met they decided to organize a fund raiser to ensure the program's viability.
Kids Cafe, an after-school program, provides a free meal for children ages 17 and under in a safe and accessible environment. It is offered at three locations: Boys and Girls Club, Payne AME Memorial Church and Jubilee United Methodist Church. During summer months, Kids Cafe serves up meals at Lowell and North Cedar schools.
The Mormon youth sent letters to several community churches to see if any were interested in collaboration. St. Timothy's responded. Together, the groups decided to set a fund-raising goal of $2,000.
"It's definitely reachable. I know we have over $2,000 worth of things," said Rebecca Fogersten, 16. "We've just been trying to keep it prayerful, to keep it focused that we're serving."
Fogersten is a co-chair of the bake sale. She is proud to be a part of such a big project.
"Knowing that they'll have a place to go, that it will always have food, people will always be there to welcome them --- being able to give that to someone else would mean a lot to anyone, and it means a lot to me personally," Fogersten said.
The sale is a community effort. The Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley first notified the Mormon church youth group of Kids Cafe volunteer opportunities. Warren Transport donated the semitrailer. Church and community members donated items for the sale.
The Boy Scouts have agreed to camp out in the church parking lot to watch the goods and protect them from rain.
Barb Prather, executive director of the Food Bank, was thrilled when she learned that the church youth groups planned to donate all the money raised to Kids Cafe.
"It means kids are helping kids. They weren't asked to do it. These kids wanted to make a difference in our community," Prather said. "It will be a tremendous help to Kids Cafe, and provide meals for a while."
Carolee Followill, a youth counselor at St. Timothy's, said she wanted to work with the Mormon church to encourage more church partnerships.
"We learn about our differences, but we also see we all have a lot in common," Followill said.
Stacey Palevsky can be reached at (319) 291-1580 or stacey.palevsky@wcfcourier.com.
The items on display at this "garage" sale numbered so many that the coordinators stored the items in a semitrailer.
On Thursday, youth groups from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and St. Timothy's United Methodist Church will kick off their three-day bazaar of clothes, housewares and baked goods. The youths will donate all of the proceeds to Kids Cafe, a program operated by the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.
The youths began collecting items for the sale in June. Earlier in the school year the kids served food at Kids Cafe sites in Waterloo. For months, they went once a week. They were so touched by the children they met they decided to organize a fund raiser to ensure the program's viability.
Kids Cafe, an after-school program, provides a free meal for children ages 17 and under in a safe and accessible environment. It is offered at three locations: Boys and Girls Club, Payne AME Memorial Church and Jubilee United Methodist Church. During summer months, Kids Cafe serves up meals at Lowell and North Cedar schools.
The Mormon youth sent letters to several community churches to see if any were interested in collaboration. St. Timothy's responded. Together, the groups decided to set a fund-raising goal of $2,000.
"It's definitely reachable. I know we have over $2,000 worth of things," said Rebecca Fogersten, 16. "We've just been trying to keep it prayerful, to keep it focused that we're serving."
Fogersten is a co-chair of the bake sale. She is proud to be a part of such a big project.
"Knowing that they'll have a place to go, that it will always have food, people will always be there to welcome them --- being able to give that to someone else would mean a lot to anyone, and it means a lot to me personally," Fogersten said.
The sale is a community effort. The Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley first notified the Mormon church youth group of Kids Cafe volunteer opportunities. Warren Transport donated the semitrailer. Church and community members donated items for the sale.
The Boy Scouts have agreed to camp out in the church parking lot to watch the goods and protect them from rain.
Barb Prather, executive director of the Food Bank, was thrilled when she learned that the church youth groups planned to donate all the money raised to Kids Cafe.
"It means kids are helping kids. They weren't asked to do it. These kids wanted to make a difference in our community," Prather said. "It will be a tremendous help to Kids Cafe, and provide meals for a while."
Carolee Followill, a youth counselor at St. Timothy's, said she wanted to work with the Mormon church to encourage more church partnerships.
"We learn about our differences, but we also see we all have a lot in common," Followill said.
Stacey Palevsky can be reached at (319) 291-1580 or stacey.palevsky@wcfcourier.com.
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