Summer Swap Meet on August 6th
The Wellington Marketplace will be the home of a big swap meet on Saturday, August 6th and everyone is invited to participate…either as a seller or a buyer. Do you have old stuff that you would like to sell? Especially good for those who live in communities where yard sales are not allowed, the swap meet allows you free up a little space in your home. Are you looking for a great bargain on some things – like kids’ toys, furniture, auto parts, electronics? You could pay just 1/10th of the original price for these items, because as you might know from yard sale experience, the sellers are motivated to sell!
Bedonna Flesher, coordinator of the event, explains that they were looking for something that would bring more people into the Wellington Marketplace and a swap meet seemed to be the perfect opportunity.
A few other things will be happening in the Marketplace that day. They will have a blood mobile, the P.B. County Sheriff’s office will be doing child fingerprinting, bike safety demonstrations and car safety seat information. All very helpful things for families with young children.
In addition, the Asphalt Angels car club will be doing their cruise-in car show.
Here are some details about the Swap Meet event.
· The vendor fee is $10/ space. “Bring Your Own Setup” (tables, chairs, canopies).
· Setup begins at 7am, we will open up shop from 9am – 2pm.
· Bring house wares, crafts, auto parts, etc… NO FOOD Venders permitted.
· Wellington Marketplace tenants will be raffling off door prizes and offering exclusive sales and offers during the event! There will be a Marketplace general information booth in front of the fountain; please come say hello!
· There will be a Bloodmobile, Bike Safety area, Car Seat Safety area on site
· If you need more information, please contact us via our website/facebook at www.thewellingtonmarketplace.com
The Wellington Marketplace is a large plaza with a nice diversity of shops and venues. For a complete listing of businesses and their phone numbers, see the end of this story. At the Swap Meet on August 6th, there will be a general information table (by the fountain) where you can get coupons for FREE and discounted items at all of the restaurants and shops in the Wellington Marketplace.
Bedonna Flesher is also the owner of Nature’s Table Café, a family-owned and operated café serving healthy specials. She says she’s excited to see the community come together for this special event, highlighting her store and all of the stores in the plaza.
There’s no need to call ahead of time, if you plan on having a table at the Swap Meet. A place to pay your $10 will be clearly marked inside the plaza. Just bring your own tables, chairs and (recommended) canopies.
As a special treat, the Asphalt Angels are co-sponsoring the event. They are a non-profit car club, known for doing non-profit fundraisers to benefit Hospice, Make-a-Wish, Back to Basics and many others. They also do a Cruise-In car show every Friday night in the Wellington Marketplace, from 5pm to 8pm.
Flesher says that there’s no official “protocol” for what to do with any unsold items at the end of the day, but suggests that there’s a Goodwill store inside the plaza. This makes it very easy with sellers who would like to get rid of the balance of their goods and give to a good cause, if they would like to.
The event will come to an end at approximately 2pm, only because of the heat. Participants will be asked to break down their tables at this time.
In case of rain, the event will be postponed to the next weekend and will be held on August 13th instead.
For further details about the Swap Meet or about Wellington Marketplace, be sure to “like” them on Facebook.
Here’s a complete listing of the stores and venues inside the Wellington Marketplace.
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At the Wellington Marketplace
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