Annual White Elephant Sale benefits YMCA camp

Annual White Elephant Sale benefits YMCA camp

ALPINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — One person's trash is another person’s treasure. If that’s true, then the YMCA’s annual White Elephant Sale is a gold mine. Now in its 88th year, the sale began Friday at the former Art Van furniture building on Alpine Avenue north of 4 Mile Road just north of Walker. Some 70,000 square feet of floor space that was empty just weeks ago was packed to capacity with donations of all kinds. The sale is run by voluntee…

How to maximize the deals at the YMCA White Elephant Sale

What motivates Michiganders every year to line up in the early morning to get into what is billed as one of the largest rummage sales in Western Michigan?It might be the new merchandise that has been donated that can be bought at a fraction of retail price.It might be at last finding that special thing youve been looking for at the dozens of garage sales every year.Whatever the reason, serious shoppers all who appear happy to be there line up to…

See a first look at the new A.C. Lewis YMCA

Completely rebuilt from the ground up, the new A.C. Lewis branch of YMCA of the Capital Area officially opens Monday offering a range of wellness offerings, including a two-story gym and fitness center, two pools, a whirlpool, steam room and sauna.  As 225 writes in a First Look feature on the property, the $30 million project took strategies from other Y locations nationwide. says Josh Landry, YMCA of the Capital Area’s interim president and CE…

A dilly of a fundraiser for the YMCA

In just three short years, the YMCA Strong Kids Pickleball Tournament has surpassed an impressive milestone. The $200,000 mark was hit on Thursday, during the third annual event. This year’s tournament was held at the former Cascades plant in Belleville (340 University Avenue). It pitted Belleville’s Big Dills, captained by Sarah Rozema-Seaton against Quinte West’s Durkin’s Gherkins, captained by Tim Durkin. Close to 40 players participated, wit…