Hammond said that the PTA had reached their fund-raising goal of $25,000 (the PTA budget) by noon on Saturday. Local restaurants and stores donated food to feed the volunteers and vendors free of charge throughout the course of the weekend.

"It's such a community event. We've worked really hard to get safe equipment. I think the quality of the equipment has really gotten better," Hammond said.

The core group of volunteers (Hammond, Amy Jamieson, Eva Frankel, Beth Libby and Bear Simmons) oversaw the sale that drew more than 3,000 shoppers this year.

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