Garage Sale
Saturday, May 31, 2025
8 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Crescent School Field House
8 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Crescent School Field House
The Crescent Garage Sale is one of the CPA's biggest events! This is a great community fundraiser and requires many volunteers to make it a success.
Find more information about volunteering or donating to the Garage Sale here.
The Garage Sale is an annual Crescent Parent Association initiative, staffed by more than 200 volunteers and attended by more than 1,000 bargain-hunters and deal-hunters from across the GTA. For one Saturday in spring, the Field House is transformed into a well-organized flea market open to the public, with lineups starting early in the morning. Members of the public are invited to bargain hunt and, after the sale, hundreds of leftover items are donated to carefully chosen community support agencies.
This sale raises funds for the capital projects of the Our Way Forward campaign as well as being a community outreach initiative.
Tell Your Friends
Please let your friends and neighbours know about the event. There are great deals to be found and admission is free.
Volunteer
Consider volunteering the week before the Garage Sale or on event day. This event is staffed by more than 200 volunteers and is a fun opportunity to connect with current and past parents in a meaningful way.
Donate
Take the opportunity to de-clutter your home and donate gently used items such as household goods, clothing, furniture, sports equipment, treasures and designer labels, electronics, and children’s toys. Specific items that are accepted or not accepted are listed below.
Donation Drop-Off Times
Bring your donations to the Field House during these times:
- Sunday, May 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Monday, May 26 & Tuesday, May 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 28 (late start) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday, May 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Volunteers will be on hand to receive your donations.
All bagged donations must be in clear recycling bags. Donations will NOT be accepted in black garbage bags.
WHAT NOT TO DONATE
Please hold back items that are broken and not safe to use again. We want to avoid having to put things straight into the garbage. Disposal of unsafe or unusable donations is costly and difficult. HELP US REDUCE OUR GARBAGE!
Items we do NOT accept:
Items we do NOT accept:
- Broken items
- Items with missing parts, cables, cords, etc.
- Large household appliances
- Large furniture such as sofas and cabinets
- TVs (unless they are flatscreen)
- Sport helmets of any kind
- Stuffed animals
- Mattresses
- Undergarments (including bras, underwear, bathing suits)
- Infant, toddler or child car seats or boosters
- Strollers
- Faux Christmas trees
- Books (unless children’s)
- CDs or DVDs
- Printers, scanners or fax machines
- Uniforms
- Toxins, chemicals or hazardous materials
*ALL ELECTRONICS MUST BE IN WORKING ORDER
Please note our donation process:
- Items must be donated in clear bags or will be refused
- All clothing donations must be laundered or dry-cleaned
- Kitchen and serving items must be washed
- ONLY the following small household appliances will be accepted: blenders, toasters, coffee makers, lamps, microwaves, toaster ovens, air fryers, and Instant Pots. They must be in good working order.
- All other items must be wiped down and free of any stains or debris
- We are ONLY accepting children’s books (NO OTHER BOOKS, even cookbooks)
- We are ONLY accepting the following electronic items: flatscreen TVs, computers, laptops, and gaming consoles with controllers (no controllers on their own). For example, Nintendo Switch/Wii, Xbox One/360, Sony PlayStation 4/5, etc. All electronic items must be in working order and have the requisite cords and/or cables
- If a donation is being made to our Treasures department, please place the treasure items in a separate clear bag and let our volunteers know upon drop off
Thank you for helping to make this event a success!
CPA Contacts:
Alice Lee, Garage Sale Co-Chair: aliceleetoronto@gmail.com
Cindy Gardner, Garage Sale Co-Chair: cindyandtrevor@mac.com
