LEWISTON – Clean Sweep, Bates College’s seventh annual “garage sale” of electronics, furnishings, bikes, toys and other goods donated by departing students, will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Underhill Arena, 145 Russell St.

Proceeds from the sale benefit local nonprofit organizations. The sale is open to the public. Members of the public are also invited to donate items and/or to volunteer to staff the event.

To learn more, call Bates environmental coordinator Julie Rosenbach at 207-786-8367 (office) or 207-240-4626 (cell).

Bates is one of a number of colleges and universities nationwide that benefit both the environment and their communities by selling usable goods – clothing, electronics, furniture, appliances, athletic and outdoor equipment, and myriad other items – donated by students as they head back home at the end of the academic year.