http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/TehachapiHumaneSociety/26436 Kudos go out to all who participated this year in our Annual Rummage Sale.  I don't know everyone by name to thank them individually so will tell all just how much time effort and work went into it to make it a great fundraiser!   Throughout the time we were gearing up for this day Peggy Mikkelsen, our chairperson for this event made many, many trips to the storage unit that Tehachapi Mini Storage donated to us. She also arranged for a truck from BSE so we could have a U-haul truck to deliver all the stuff to the site.  I'm sure her husband Mik felt the strain too.  I know this past week, I've made at least 6 trips taking stuff or meeting people there so they could unload their donations.     We had a drop off day, that was really helpful to all.  So helpful that we absolutely filled to the brim our storage room and the lady who runs the office came out and asked if we were full.  I said yes and that I didn't know where we were going to put the rest of the stuff and she volunteered an additional storage unit one door down!  Talk about great community involvement!  Tehachapi Mini Storage really came through for us.  Betty Penley had made a number of trips out there too until the first unit was full then the lock we had to the second one only had 2 keys so Peggy and I were elected from then on.  Betty didn't quit though!  Her car seemed to always be full of something.   We had two gentlemen (Troy and Ernie) helping load the truck on Thursday, then they were gluttons for punishment and came back today to help unload, display and sell.  We were so lucky that one of these guys did moving and storage because he had that truck filled with no room to spare!  You guys were really workaholics!   We had other bodies there too to help, Barbara Zupan, Lynn Wolfe, Neide Franzen actually got up early two days to help loading with the truck and working the Rummage Sale!  Joanne Huckins was helping both days and she just recently had surgery!  Iris Lehr was there both times, Luci Veith worked the Rummage Sale as did Paula Podorski (she is really good at selling and pulling the heart strings for extra donations).  Theresa McClain was there keeping the money straight, selling raffle tickets etc.   The person we can't forget is Dr. Warsaw, of Alpine Medical.  This gentleman is truly a God send to us.  He allows us the use of his parking lot, opens the doors to his office, puts the coffee on for us, brings tables for our use, sets them up and helps unload.  I even saw him putting a big sign up for us.  He was constantly taking people in to his office area to see if electrical items worked.  He was there all day and always had a smile and a gentle look on his face.  Then he buys stuff too!   There were a lot of businesses that should be thanked as well...they allowed us to display our posters telling about the sale, handed out fliers and such so the word got out.  People who donated and the people who came and bought are to be commended as well.  Know that your donations keep on giving.  What we weren't able to sell by closing time for us went to Help and Hope to continue with the giving.   I know I've probably forgotten some people, and if I did...I'm truly sorry.  I recognize faces, but so many times I don't know the names that go with them.  To all, a great big thank you for another successful fundraiser! Kudos go out to all who participated this year in our Annual Rummage Sale.  I don't know everyone by name to thank them individually so will tell all just how much time effort and work went into it to make it a great fundraiser!   Throughout the time we were gearing up for this day Peggy Mikkelsen, our chairperson for this event made many, many trips to the storage unit that Tehachapi Mini Storage donated to us. She also arranged for a truck from BSE so we could have a U-haul truck to deliver all the stuff to the site.  I'm sure her husband Mik felt the strain too.  I know this past week, I've made at least 6 trips taking stuff or meeting people there so they could unload their donations.     We had a drop off day, that was really helpful to all.  So helpful that we absolutely filled to the brim our storage room and the lady who runs the office came out and asked if we were full.  I said yes and that I didn't know where we were going to put the rest of the stuff and she volunteered an additional storage unit one door down!  Talk about great community involvement!  Tehachapi Mini Storage really came through for us.  Betty Penley had made a number of trips out there too until the first unit was full then the lock we had to the second one only had 2 keys so Peggy and I were elected from then on.  Betty didn't quit though!  Her car seemed to always be full of something.   We had two gentlemen (Troy and Ernie) helping load the truck on Thursday, then they were gluttons for punishment and came back today to help unload, display and sell.  We were so lucky that one of these guys did moving and storage because he had that truck filled with no room to spare!  You guys were really workaholics!   We had other bodies there too to help, Barbara Zupan, Lynn Wolfe, Neide Franzen actually got up early two days to help loading with the truck and working the Rummage Sale!  Joanne Huckins was helping both days and she just recently had surgery!  Iris Lehr was there both times, Luci Veith worked the Rummage Sale as did Paula Podorski (she is really good at selling and pulling the heart strings for extra donations).  Theresa McClain was there keeping the money straight, selling raffle tickets etc.   The person we can't forget is Dr. Warsaw, of Alpine Medical.  This gentleman is truly a God send to us.  He allows us the use of his parking lot, opens the doors to his office, puts the coffee on for us, brings tables for our use, sets them up and helps unload.  I even saw him putting a big sign up for us.  He was constantly taking people in to his office area to see if electrical items worked.  He was there all day and always had a smile and a gentle look on his face.  Then he buys stuff too!   There were a lot of businesses that should be thanked as well...they allowed us to display our posters telling about the sale, handed out fliers and such so the word got out.  People who donated and the people who came and bought are to be commended as well.  Know that your donations keep on giving.  What we weren't able to sell by closing time for us went to Help and Hope to continue with the giving.   I know I've probably forgotten some people, and if I did...I'm truly sorry.  I recognize faces, but so many times I don't know the names that go with them.  To all, a great big thank you for another successful fundraiser! en-us Right on Sharon...  I'm glad Tehachapi Humane Society's fundraiser was a success.   When I hear of the over 18,000 dogs and cats euthanized this year in Kern County alone...  I just want to cry.   I hope more people will spay and neuter their pets and when they go to get a new pet... I hope that many will save a dog or cat by adopting one. THS Rocks!!!  Please visit the Tehachapi Humane Society online at:   http://tehachapihumane.org for a vast amount of information on what they do. http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/TehachapiHumaneSociety/26436/#c_236636 http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/Blog/TehachapiHumaneSociety/26436/#c_236636 Right on Sharon...  I'm glad Tehachapi Humane Society's fundraiser was a success.   When I hear of the over 18,000 dogs and cats euthanized this year in Kern County alone...  I just want to cry.   I hope more people will spay and neuter their pets and when they go to get a new pet... I hope that many will save a dog or cat by adopting one. THS Rocks!!!  Please visit the Tehachapi Humane Society online at:   http://tehachapihumane.org for a vast amount of information on what they do.