MC volunteer group holds rummage sale March 3

Feb. 29, 2012
Contact:  Karen B. Eldridge, Director of Communications
865.981.8207; karen.eldridge@maryvillecollege.edu

Maryville College students who will be participating in the 2012 Alternative Spring Break (ABS) will be holding a rummage sale from 8 a.m. until noon, Sat., March 3 in the lobby of Cooper Athletic Center.

The sale is a fundraiser for ASB’s trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., later this month, where they will volunteer with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) and Habitat for Humanity, both of which are working with victims of last year’s devastating tornadoes.

Items sold at the rummage sale are expected to include clothes, electronics, home décor, kitchen appliances and furniture.

The group will take donations of saleable items starting at 5 p.m., March 2, at Cooper Athletic Center.

Items that are not sold after noon on March 3 will be donated to local charities.

For additional information contact Diana Curtis, the College’s coordinator for service learning & ministry, at 865.981.8297, or e-mail her at diana.curtis@maryvillecollege.

Maryville College is ideally situated in Maryville, Tenn., between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Knoxville, the state‘s third largest city. Founded in 1819, it is the 12th oldest institution of higher learning in the South and maintains an affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Known for its academic rigor and its focus on the liberal arts, Maryville is where students come to stretch their minds, stretch themselves and learn how to make a difference in the world. Total enrollment for the fall 2012 semester was 1,093.