Volunteers will be needed to prepare the site by moving in and setting up tables and other furniture, cleaning the floors, and installing signage.

In this activity you will be required to lift and move boxes and bags from a donor’s trunk into the sale site, and then move them to a designated area within the building. You must be able to lift items that may weigh up to 30 lbs. without difficulty. Shifts vary in length but are generally 2 to 3 hours.

Sorting volunteers will be required to attend a training session. Each sorting session is three hours long.

To make room for as many sorting volunteers as possible, each volunteer is asked to limit themselves to a training session and three regular shifts.

Since the last scheduled day of sorting is often cancelled, anyone who chooses a shift on October 16 as one of their regular shifts may also sign up for one additional shift.

If you are unable to get as many shifts as you would like, please consider volunteering in Diversion or on Sale Weekend, where your help will be greatly appreciated.

Note, if you usually volunteer in the Media area, please do not sign up for shifts on the Sorting SignUp calendar.

To sign up for a training session and sorting shifts please use the SignUp button below.

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October 26-28

It ain’t over til it’s over!

We need plenty of strong (and some not-so strong) people to help us clean up the book sale site. There are a whole variety of tasks: tables, chairs and other book sale paraphernalia must be prepared for transport, the space will need cleaning and the left-over books and media must be packed up. Once again we will be using easy-to-fill 4ft square crates.

There will be morning, afternoon, and evening shifts, so whatever your schedule we hope you can find time to help in some capacity. Moving tables, breaking down cardboard, or packing crates is as good as a trip to the gym and possibly more fun.  Join the Post Sale clean-up crew for a different kind of work-out!

There is no mandatory training session. Volunteers will receive task-related instructions as needed. Shifts are three hours long with breaks whenever necessary.

For more information, please contact Nancy, Post Sale Coordinator at postsale@fgpl.ca.