As the final paperwork on our recent Super Sci-Fi Book Sale is completed, I wanted to take a moment to express my personal gratitude, as well as that of the club, to all MonSFFA members, and friends of the club, who answered the call and volunteered to help with the sale. On the eve of the event Friday night, on the Saturday morning of the sale, and late-afternoon/evening, post sale, folk stepped up to help us unload and cart boxes of books, set-up our sales tables, and then pack it all up at day’s end. This is a monumental task, and we greatly appreciate your efforts on behalf of MonSFFA; our book sale simply could not happen without the help of volunteers, so again, thank you!
We are also very appreciative of the many donations of books—in some cases whole carloads!—that we received. So a “Thank You” is in order, as well, to all who donated to the cause. This annual book sale is a major fund-raising event for our club; know that all proceeds are directed to MonSFFA’s operating budget.
Our treasurer will report on the sale during the upcoming November 23rd regular club meeting, but I can tell you that this 2024 installment of the Super Sci-Fi Book Sale was quite well attended and added north of $800 to the club’s coffers. It had been some five years since we had held the sale, the yearly event having been scuttled during the pandemic and post-pandemic period, and frankly, we were unsure of the number of people who might return after such a prolonged hiatus, given lingering post-pandemic anxieties. We were very pleased to see a good turnout, resulting in one of our more lucrative results! So, a final thank you is proffered to all who attended and availed themselves of the fantastic bargains we had on offer!
Happy reading, everyone, and we’ll see you at next year’s Super Sci-Fi Book Sale!
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