BRATTLEBORO — The St. Michael's Episcopal Church's tag sale team reports that their July 17 “Un-Tag Sale” raised $7,363 for Loaves and Fishes, a food outreach program based at Centre Congregational Church and managed by St. Michael's parishioner Ruth Tilghman.
“The original goal for the fundraiser was $3,000,” sale coordinator Elizabeth Vick said in a news release.
Donations at the clothing and linens event were $2,708; additional donations brought the grand total to far beyond that.
The funds will help cover costs of Loaves and Fishes' utilities and to buy the program a new commercial dishwasher.
“It took the work of many volunteers to make this event such a success,” Vick said.
The tag sale team had been meeting on Zoom and working since January to make the event happen.
“With the pandemic looming, no one knew what could really happen until Covid vaccinations became available in March,” said Vick, thanking the staff, volunteers, shoppers, and donors.