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Dollar sale helps Aldergrove elementary school purchase sound gear

Shortreed Elementary’s PAC holds sales in the spring and fall

Shoppers loved the math.

Everything – whether it was a sequined backpack or a bread maker – was $1 at the Shortreed Dollar Sale on Friday, April 21.

The sale is run by the parent advisory council as one of its key fundraisers, and the money from Friday’s sale is earmarked for sound equipment.

“This year, we are fundraising for our sound system for our gym,” organizer Cashmere Roder explained. “So we have been hosting events throughout the year, and this is kind of one of our last big fundraisers to get the rest of the money.”

The twice yearly sale has been a winning formula for the PAC, allowing it to help out the school in various ways, including providing food.

“Over the years we have paid for, our playground. We have bought sports equipment,” she added. “We have helped the kids being able to go on field trips and have performers and entertainment come into the school.”

The school borrowed the idea from Parkside Elementary which held a dollar sale several years ago. It started with a Shortreed dollar sale one Christmas and was adopted in the twice yearly sales which occur in April and November. The pricing gives the customers predictability and makes it a bit easier on organizers since they don’t have to attach price tags to each item.

“The sale went well. We raised just over $1,800 for the students,” she said the next day.

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Volunteer Erin Caldwell had some fun trying on the shamrock shades and checked them out in the cat mirror, both items donated for the Shortreed Elementary Dollar Sale. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)
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Two-year-old Austin Woods found her treasure, ladybug suitcase, at the Shortreed Elementary Dollar Sale. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)
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Mahasingh Kooner, 2, found his bargain at the Shortreed Elementary Dollar Sale Friday, April 21, 2023. (Heather Colpitts/Langely Advance Times)
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Cashmere Roder, with the Shortreed Elementary School parent advisory council, was among those who sorted donated items, which included an adult T-shirt. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)
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A glib adult shirt was among the items up for grabs at the Shortreed Elementary Dollar Sale Friday, April 21, 2023. Volunteers like Cashmere Roder, with the school PAC, put on the sale. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)


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Since starting in the news industry in 1992, my passion for sharing stories has taken me around Western Canada.
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