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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Members of the Celebrate program at St. Christine Parish gathered at the Trunk or Treasure sale in the St. Christine parking lot on Aug. 5.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Cars lined up in the St. Christine parking lot for the Trunk and Treasure sale on Aug. 5 to sell different items.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Vendors set up tables at the St. Christine parking lot on Aug. 5 to sell different items for the Trunk and Treasure sale.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
St. Christine Parish hosted their second annual Trunk and Treasure sale on Aug. 5 in the St. Christine parking lot.
Several cars set up their trunks and tables full of items they are hoping goes to a good home. Some of the items are previously used, while others are new. Some vendors sold crafts they handmade themselves.
“It started out as a fundraiser for Celebrate and a service project for our kids because we’ve been donating half our proceeds to a worthy cause,” said Kathy Nemergut, coordinator and Celebrate advisor.
This year half of the proceeds went to a past Celebrate member who has sarcoma. The sale gives the children who are involved in the church an opportunity the get the feeling of giving to other people.
Celebrate is a program that St. Christine Parish runs as part of the youth ministry program. A group of adult advisors meet with a group of high school seniors every week from September to March. Toward the end of the program, there is a three-day retreat for high school juniors. The juniors are then invited to be part of the Celebrate program for their senior year. St. Christine has done this for 18 years and have had more than 450 students come through from over 25 high schools.
“We grow in faith and get to know each other,” said Nemergut.
The church raises money by charging $10 for a parking spot, selling food and raffle tickets. There were several people who registered last year and this year to sell their items. Seniors from the previous Celebrate program come, as well as the juniors who are preparing for the upcoming year. The sale gave them an chance to get to know each other.
“It’s fun for us to get together too because we don’t usually meet this time of year,” said Nemergut.