July 16, 2011
Housing Works Warehouse Sale on Summer Saturdays
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 2 MIN.
NEW YORK, NY - Back by popular demand, Housing Works wants you to BUY THE BAG! You give them $25 and they will give you a bag to fill up with clothes, accessories and everything in between from their amazing warehouse in Long Island City.
No need to dumpster dive or shop stoop sales this summer when you can save while donating to the city's hardest working AIDS charity. What doesn't make it into their shops is yours for the picking. Beat the heat with bargains on some of your favorite designer duds.
The clothing ranges from "may need to be laundered or repaired" to designer items that just need a little love!
Featured items up for grabs include: Marc by Marc Jacobs chic '70s inspired dress, Alice and Olivia sequined striped party frock, Tory Burch pleated print dress.
All you can stuff BUY THE BAG shopping starts at 11:00 am, but if you want first dibs, join them for Power Hour from 10:00-11:00 am. Tickets are just an additional $5 donation per person.
Free General Admission begins at 11:00 am.
Purchase Power Hour tickets. Availability is limited
WHAT: Buy the Bag
WHEN: Saturdays, 7/23, 8/6, 8/13, 9/10, 9/17
11:00am-2:00pm
WHERE: Thrift Shops Warehouse
4849 35th St., Long Island City, NY 11101
BENEFITS: Housing Works provides lifesaving services, including housing and medical care, to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS. Proceeds from this sale go to those services.
Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Their mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain their efforts.
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
