Garage Sale May 4 & 5, 2013

he Browncroft Neighborhood Association (BNA) will be holding its Biennial Ultimate Garage Sale the weekend of Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. This will be the 18th sale since the initial 1981 event. We again expect 200+ Garage Sales in the area.

The Browncroft neighborhood is located on the very east side of the city of Rochester bordering the Town of Brighton just west of Route 286 (Browncroft Blvd) Exit on route 590 North. Browncroft Blvd. runs through its core. Its member streets run east off Winton Road North from Dorchester Road north to Elmcroft Road and along Blossom Road they run east from Beresford Road to Gaslight Lane. There are 18 member streets within the BNA area and all will have open garage sales.

AGAIN THIS YEAR: There will be PUBLIC RESTROOMS AVAILABLE at the Rose Garden (located at the intersection of Browncroft Blvd and Merchants Road) and at School #46 (located at the intersection of Dorchester and Newcastle Roads). The BNA and Sale Information Center will also be located at the Rose Garden.

PARKING:
There will be MANY cars in the area on Saturday and Sunday, and we must follow the City parking regulations so that we don't interfere with or hinder any potential emergency vehicles in the area. Vehicles must be parked on the correct side of the street as indicated on the signs on the lamp poles.

REGISTRATION FEE IS $5.00 due by April 29th, which covers publicity, ads, balloons, map, portable johns, and website listing. Please print and complete the registration form found below and mail it with the fee (Make check payable to "BNA Garage Sale") to The Browncroft Neighborhood Garage Sale, PO Box 10127, Rochester, NY 14610-0127.

HOUSES PARTICIPATING IN THE SALE:
In keeping with tradition, we request that each participating home display 3 4 colored balloons that should be inflated and tied to a stick in front of the house. This will identify the residence as an official BNA Garage Sale participant.

HOURS:
The Garage Sale will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. PLEASE DO NOT start selling items prior to the Official Start Time, as this encourages the public to descend upon the neighborhood and other garage sale participants before all is ready. Dealers in particular will start pushing you to let them start buying things, often as early as 7:00 a.m. Please resist and ask them to return at 8:45 or 9:00 a.m., as the sale is advertised in the newspapers as starting at 9:00 a.m.

BE CONSIDERATE of your neighbors not having a garage sale and encourage visitors to do the same.

CLEAN UP AFTER THE SALE is the responsibility of each sale's participant. If you see trash please dispose of it properly. Remember the first regular City Refuse Collection is on Wednesday May 8th in this area.