PARIS – For the last eight years, Myrtle Cadenelli has collected whatever items she could and stored them until it was time for her annual tag sale to benefit H.O.P.E., Healing of Persons Exceptional.
This year may not be the same, however. Due to liability concerns, Cadenelli can no longer hold the tag sale in the garage on the H.O.P.E. property at 52 High St.
“I’ve been with (Dr. Ken Hamilton) at H.O.P.E. for 18 years, since he started it, and we have helped a lot of people,” Cadenelli said recently. The tag sale, she said, “is the big fund-raiser of the year.”
Cadenelli said she typically raises about $1,000 through the sale, all of which goes to benefit H.O.P.E.
According to Hamilton, the nonprofit helps people with personal struggles recognize that their lives have value and meaning.
“We don’t call the H.O.P.E. group a support group,” he said. “But it is a supportive group.”
Cadenelli’s tag sale, Hamilton said, “has been a lovely source of contributions every year and it’s just been a treat to be able to have it.”
Both Hamilton and Cadenelli hope – no pun intended – someone in the area may have a large space they’d be willing to let Cadenelli use for her tag sale.
A large, two-car garage was used at the H.O.P.E. center.
The tag sale is typically held in June. For more information, phone Cadenelli at 743-0555.
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