Brockville’s Big Give Happening This Saturday at Six Local Churches

Brockville – Six local churches are participating in this year’s Big Gift free charity event being held this Saturday, June 3rd at local churches around Brockville.

First Presbyterian at 10 Church Street, is organizing a free garage sale, with cookies on offer, from 9:30 am. to noon, while First Baptist at 5 Pine Street is offering a barbecue, “music and manicures,” with ladies from the church providing the manicures, from 11 am to 1 pm.

Bethel Christian Reformed Church and Christ Church Lyn are at 117 Windsor Drive and will host a yard sale and light brealfast from 8 am to noon.

St. Paul’s Anglican at 12 Pine Street will hold a yard sale offering children’s toys and clothing, as well as cookies and lemonade, from 9:30 am to noon.

Finally, St. John’s United Church, 32 Park Street will host their yard sale from 8 am to 1 pm.

The faith-based initiative started in Ottawa in 2008, and The Big Give has turned into what organizers call a “national movement of generosity,” where items are offered in a “yard sale” where everything is free of charge.

The faith-based initiative started in Ottawa in 2008, typically happens on the first Saturday in June. The Big Give has turned into what organizers call a ‘national movement of generosity,’ where items are offered in a ‘yard sale’ where everything is free of charge.

typically happens on the first Saturday in June, first re-emerged last year after going virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.