Project Yard Sale 'N More
All money raised at the yard sales helps support the many projects Operation Wildcat oversees in its mission to help students and families in need. It is Operation Wildcat’s ONLY fundraiser.
Project Coordinator:
Maureen Ross, 717-773-1988, mmross4@comcast.net
Committee:
Margene Harper, Bill Richie, Kaleb Dissinger, Bud Beauverd, Scott Brechbiel, Kyle Haskins, Diane Koenig, Kristen Funk-Adleblute, Nora Gulden, Nadia Renoll, Kathy Wargo, Gail Perez, Jean Long, Susan Johnson, Gerry McCracken, Curt Sober and Meghan Hoff
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Consignment Sales:
Kristin Funk-Adleblute, Nadia Renoll, Meghan Hoff, Gail Perez, and Nora Gulden​​
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2026 Spring Yard Sale Success!
On a beautiful Spring week (finally!) Operation Wildcat held it latest yard sale at McBic! We always have a huge list of those to thank, but can’t go without a special shout-out to Kaleb Dissinger, Bill Richie, Curt Sober, Bud Beauverd, Kevin Donovan, and Johnny Wilson for loading, transporting, and unloading all the skids. To Pastor Lebo, the McBic congregation, Stacey Poe for the hours and hours she spends assisting us with ‘logistics’ at the church, and the awesome youth group – thank you for opening your doors for us to ‘move in’ for a few days. Thank you to our friends from AmeriChoice, the Mechanicsburg Lions Club and Upper Allen Women’s Club for signing up, and showing up, to do whatever was needed. To Bruce Barclay – as always thank you for continuing to believe in our mission and giving us the great warehouse space that both services our families with furniture and household items, as well as the site for drop-off and storage of yard sale donations.
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To the awesome yard sale committee – Kris Funk- Adleblute, Diane Koenig, Gail Perez, Margene Harper, Susan Johnson, Jean Long, Gerry McCracken, Nadia Renoll, Kathy Wargo, Nora Gulden, and Janice Deveney – you continue to be the heart and soul of this project. Your dedication does not go unnoticed as the compliments keep rolling in from customers about how well organized, neat, and clean the items were! To all who volunteered over the course of 4 days – some new and many returning – thank you! Too many to name –but each and every one of you contributed to the success of the sale!
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We started this yard sale journey 19 years ago -never in our wildest dreams thinking we would fill the inside of a church to over-flowing AND have customers standing in line 1 ½ hours before we opened the doors. We are truly blessed to live in a community that supports our mission and keeps donating items week after week. Those donations are what keep this going and growing!
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We also wish to extend a shoutout to the Life Skills class at MASH – their bake sale and raffle baskets raised $894. Their enthusiasm is an extra highlight of the sale. The Pink Hands of Hope Holiday Shoppe sold out of their awesome soup and promised to be back in the Fall. We also had a great assortment of one-of- a- kind designer lamps for sale, created by MASH high school students in Ms. Jacey Costello’s Family & Consumer Science class.
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See you again October 23 and 24, 2026. The OW warehouse is open every Saturday and Sunday from 1-3 PM. Keep cleaning out those closets, drawers, basements, garage – the warehouse is looking pretty empty right now 😊
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And how did we do??? The total from this sale was $23, 215! Grand total raised since we started Project Yard Sale - $409, 246! And people actually said we would never succeed…
Maureen Ross
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Warehouse
The warehouse is located at 507 N. York Street, Mechanicsburg. (Turn on to Pleasantview Drive - FIRST left into parking lost - stay straight to dock door 1 on the left).
Below is a list of items we do NOT take at the warehouse - questions text or email Maureen at 717-773-1988, mmross4@comcast.net
Clothing (Can be dropped off in the lobby of MMS)
Furniture (must be pre-arranged with pictures first)
Glassware - odds and ends of cups/mugs/vases (we do take sets of glassware/mugs)
breadmakers
foot soakers
Ceiling fans or any lighting that has to be installed
exercise equipment
canister vacuums/ floor steamers/cleaners
Skis/ski equipment
Used Pillows (bed or decorative)
Grills
old tv sets
artificial Christmas trees (contact Courtney Gross - courtk1109@gmail.com)
dehumidifiers
textbooks
VHS Tapes/cassette tapes
Anything stained, torn, or damaged
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Fall October 23 & 24
Warehouse - Hours for Donations​
Address: 507 N York Street, Mechanicsburg 17055. Turn on to Pleasant View Drive. Make 1st left into parking lot- stay straight to dock door 1. Skids will be in the area of dock door #1.
The OW warehouse is accepting donations of yard sale and household items on most Saturdays 1-3pm and Sundays 1-3pm. Check calendar to ensure we are open before you come by.
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At the present time (due to all the donations received and lack of space) we are NOT taking:
Clothing (may be dropped off in MMS lobby during school hours)
Furniture (must be pre-arranged with pictures first.)
Glassware – random cups/mugs - vases
exercise equipment
canister vacuums/ floor steamers/cleaners
Skis/ski equipment
Used Pillows (bed or decorative)
Stuffed animals (may be dropped off in MMS lobby in box for stuffed animals)
Grills
old tv sets/old stereo equipment
artificial Christmas trees (Contact Patti Herring for drop-off)
dehumidifiers
textbooks
VHS Tapes
Electrical items that need to be installed (No ceiling/wall lights, ceiling fans, etc. -unless NEW in box)
and items that have seen their day and need to be disposed of!
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If you have furniture items to donate please contact Maureen at 717-773-1988, mmross4@comcast.net to make arrangements for drop-off/pick-up.
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Questions? Call or email Maureen Ross at 717-773-1988 or mmross4@comcast.net
Tax receipts are available for all donations!
Thank you for continuing to help us support MASD.
PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF DONATIONS WHEN THE OW WAREHOUSE IS NOT OPEN!
Contact Maureen Ross 717-773-1988 mmross4@comcast.net with any questions
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​​​Yard Sale is looking for help in the following areas:
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Yard Sale
Volunteers are needed to:
- Be at the warehouse to accept donations (times/days can be arranged according to volunteers schedule)
- Work at the warehouse sorting, organizing and pricing the items for the sale. Pricing is not a hard as everyone makes it out to be – it will all be explained. (Time/days can be arranged according to volunteers’ schedule)
- Help at the yard sale from Wednesday through Saturday (not the entire time!) to learn all that goes into setting up/tearing down the sale.
So what Operation Wildcat does with all the money raised? Check out OW Year in Review. Check out the OW website at https://www.operationwildcat.org/ to learn all about what OW does to support MASD families in need, how you can help, and how you can get assistance if needed.
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P.S. We are always looking for volunteers – if you’re interested in helping with the yard sale or have questions about donating, please call or email Maureen at 717-773-1988, mmross4@comcast.net.
Thank you. Maureen Ross​
