Environmental Defenders to host garage sales

Satisfy that urge to shop while saving money at the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County indoor garage sales Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25.

The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 8118 Route 31 in Richmond, across from Richmond-Burton High School.

After many successful years in Woodstock, the sales were moved to the barn in Richmond when the Woodstock Area Recycling Center closed in 2006.

The group also will accept donations of useable items during the sales only, and are looking for antiques and collectibles, household items, books, tools, dishes, pots and pans, dressers and tables, and the like. Small appliances and electronics must be in working order. No clothes, upholstered furniture, televisions, computers or large appliances.

Proceeds from the sale benefit the Environmental Defenders, a nonprofit citizen organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the environment.

For information, call the Defenders office at 815-338-0393 or visit www.mcdef.org.