Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, May 28, 1993 TAG: 9305280243
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: PAUL DELLINGER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: PULASKI LENGTH: Short
It was money raised in the third annual community bake and yard sale, the brainchild of Powers and her husband, Tom.
The proceeds were divided into three equal checks amounting to $2,878.90 for Habitat for Humanity, the SHARE program's baskets for the needy, and the Emergency Needs Task Force for its Christmas-all-year program.
Powers had the first sale in 1991, when it raised $4,800, and has stayed with the project ever since.
She came up with the idea in 1990 after seeing a newspaper photo of people standing in a long line outside the Free Clinic and thinking of ways to help such efforts.
"I'm trying to think of someone to compare her to, and the only thing I can think of is the Energizer Bunny," said H.B. Warner, one of the hundreds of volunteers who helped with the project.
"I think, in three years, we took in over $17,000," Powers said after the check presentations.
The items donated for the yard sale were stored that first year in the former Tyler Drug building, owned by her brother-in-law, John Powers, and his wife, Carrie.
Now they have moved to larger quarters at the former Advance Auto Parts store in Pulaski. Advance President Garnett Smith was on hand for the presentations, saying it reminded him of the community spirit he remembered growing up here.
"I see it's still going on," he said. "It's a great day for Pulaski, and I know the money will be used for good services."
by CNB