White Elephant Sale
Major Fund Raiser Since 1937
The Grand Rapids Y Service Club's major fund raiser and a Grand Rapids institution since 1937, the sale happens most often the last Friday and Saturday of April each year. Location varies year to year – it depends on what space is available!
It’s one of the largest rummage sales in Western Michigan. This two-day sale provides one with a wide variety of choices including home and office furniture, hardware, building supplies, housewares, seasonal decorations, sporting equipment, books, fabric and carpet, clothing, valuables, and a whole lot more.
We usually begin collecting donations from businesses, estates sales, manufacturers AND YOU – your extras from garage, closets, basement, storage barn – early in the new year. We can arrange for pickup of large items with our big White Elephant Truck. Otherwise, we have hours to drop off your goodies.
All profits, after operating expenses, go to YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin to help support special capital projects. We have donated upwards of $50,000 - $70,000 annually over the past several years. Projects we’ve supported include helping make the waterfront accessible for special needs campers, upgrading the ropes courses and outdoor cooking pavilion, and the launch of the Willem Center education building.
2025 White Elephant Sale Dates
April 25
Early Bird: 8:00-9:30 am - $10.00;
Free: 9:30 am to 8:30 pm
April 26
Free: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Donations
We will begin actively receiving donations for the 2025 sale early in the new year. Contact wes@gryserviceclub.org with questions.
Please, we CANNOT take unusable JUNK! Yes, we do want sellable items - see the list below of what we can and cannot accept.
ITEMS THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED:
Antiques
Appliances
ATVs
Books, CDs, Vinyl records, DVDs
Building Materials, Hardware, and Lumber
Business Dead Stock/Excess Inventory
Business Liquidations/Retirements
Car Parts
Clothing - gently used
Coins and other Collectibles
Electronics
Estate Sale Items
Farm Implements and Equipment
Furniture
Generators, Power Washers, and Pumps
Hobbies
Housewares
Industrial Supplies
Jewelry/Gems
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies
Outdoor Living Equipment, Furniture, and Supplies
Sporting Goods
Tools
Toys
Trailers
Vehicles
Watercraft
ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED:
Firearms and Ammunition
Containers for any type of gas or oil including propane tanks
Toxic materials of any type
Open cosmetics, health care products
Used paint of any type
Photo Chemicals
Used Computers – we recommend you contact CompRenew at www.comprenew.org to recycle your old computers
Non-working TV’s – we may ask you to prove the TV being donated is in working order
CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) TV’s – we will only accept flat screen TVs that are in working order
Cell Phones or Cell Phone Chargers
Florescent light tubes
Broken or non-functional items
Used - Vaporizers or humidifiers – only new will be accepted
Used Mattresses and box springs
Refrigerators
Appliances that don’t function – we may ask you to prove the appliance is functioning
Used hot water heaters or water softeners
Pianos or organs
Wood office credenza
Standard wood office desks
Infant/child car seats or baby cribs
File cabinets