Hello Everyone, I recently read the FML post from Joanne Ruffner in which she suggested that FML people hold yard sales to benefit Support Our Shelters. I think this is a GREAT idea, and I am currently trying to plan such a yard sale for this summer. Hence my post... When I sat down & began planning out ways to make this happen, I realized that I have one "problem". My boyfriend & I just bought our first house almost two years ago, and we don't really have all that much "stuff" anymore - we either threw out or gave away most of our old & decrepit/extra things when we moved. I thought I could ask some of our friends & neighbors to donate their own stuff to make for a more impressive selection at the yard sale. However, involving other people & their property brings up a set of potentially complex situations that I was hoping an experienced FML member could advise me on. For example... 1. As I am not a business or charity, how do I go about giving people receipts for their donated stuff? Or do I just see if the person's stuff sells & then worry about getting them a receipt? 2. How do I avoid getting stuck with a basement full of other people's crap if some/all of it doesn't sell? I have a million other questions, but I don't want to take up any more space than necessary. I think a yard sale would be a great way to not only raise funds for SOS, but to raise general ferret/ferret shelter awareness as well. If anyone could email me privately with advice, anecdotes, suggestions, dos & donts, etc. I would much appreciate it. Thanks so much! jessica. jessica l. manson whimsy creative photography! 28 stafford st. plymouth, ma 02360 (508) 747-5505 [log in to unmask] www.whimsyphoto.com [Posted in FML issue 4066]