Welcome!
The Rotary Auction & Rummage Sale is an annual event organized and run by the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island and over 2,000 community volunteers.
Every summer, we take over the campus of Woodward Middle School (map), where we set up sale departments in classrooms, under tents, in parking lots, and on the athletic field. We accept drive-through donations for several days, then we sort, clean, test, price, and display those donations. All this work culminates in one epic sale, the net proceeds of which go back into local and international communities via Rotary club projects, grants, and scholarships.
Key Dates
Volunteer Open House: June 2, 5 to 6:30
Donation Days
- July 5, 9:00 to 6:00
- July 6, 9:00 to 6:00
- July 7, 9:00 to 6:00
- July 8, 9:00 to 6:00
- July 9, 9:00 to Noon
Preview Night: July 11, 5 to 7
Sale Day: July 12, 8 to 2
Latest News
New this year: We will not be accepting sofa donations, due to low demand.
Donation dropoffs: We’re making several improvements to try and shorten the waiting time and improve traffic flows. Stay tuned for more details.
We Need Your Vehicles!
We accept vehicle donations any time of the year!
We make it easy! Find out How to Donate a Vehicle.
The Rotary Sale Story
The Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island Auction & Rummage Sale was born in 1960 when Bainbridge Islanders decided they needed a new library. To raise the necessary funds, local residents collected donations for the project, and Rotary took the lead. The first auction raised nearly $6,000 toward library construction. A year later, in 1961, the second Rotary auction raised $4,000 to purchase furniture for the new building. As it turned out, the Auction & Rummage sale has continued (almost) annually ever since.
The sale has become a local institution and is truly a community effort that would not be possible without the help of an army of volunteers that come together every year, some of whom have worked for 30 years or more. Over 2,200 community volunteers worked at the last sale!
We invite you to visit the Where the Money Goes page to see how your volunteer hours, your sponsorship support, and the sale of your donated items has made a positive impact in peoples’ lives in many ways.