Members Only Yarn Sale FYI & Volunteers Needed

Drivers
Meet at Beltline Storage, 401 W Beltline Hwy, Madison
3:30pm May 11,2026
Entrance Table
4:45 - 6:15pm and 8 - 8:30pm
Hand out medium gift bags for both time slots
Payment Table
4:45-6:15 pm and 8-8:30pm
Take payments
Cash, check and charge will be accepted forms of payment. If you have experience with "Square" for credit card purchases, we would really appreciate your help. Both time slots are included in the volunteer position
Return Drivers
End of Meeting to 9:30pm?
Load any left-over yarn and the flattened boxes into your car and return to the Guild Locker.
Beltline Storage, 401 W Beltline Hwy, Madison
Table Attendants
4:45 to 6:15pm and 8 to 8:30pm. Answer questions and restock table during the sale.
Please note, both time slots are part go the volunteer position.
Unloaders and Set-up crew
4:00 – 5pm Help unload the cars when they arrive at MATC. Take the boxes into the sale area. Boxes to be placed next to the tables for each yarn weight.

Members-Only Yarn Sale
May 11, 2026

Get ready to stuff your stash! This year’s Yarn Sale is a Bag Sale—fill a medium gift bag with as much yarn as you can fit!

Sale Details:

Payment Options:
Cash, check, or card accepted
Tip: Cash is always the quickest and easiest!

Helpful Tips:

Bring your own bag to carry your purchases (we’d love to reuse the sale bags next year ♻️)
Have your project ideas handy so you can match yarn perfectly
Don’t miss the knitting books—just tuck them right into your bag!

Help make the sale a success!

Drivers (7) – 3:30 pm
Meet at the Community Projects Locker (401 W Beltline Hwy, Madison) to load yarn and deliver it to MATC
Unloaders & Set-Up Crew (7) – 4:00–5:00 pm
Unload vehicles and organize yarn by weight in the sale area
Table Attendants (7) – 4:45–6:15 pm & 8:00–8:30 pm
Answer questions and keep tables stocked
Entrance Table (2) - 4:45–6:15 pm & 8:00–8:30 pm
Hand out gift bags to shoppers
Payment Table (3) - 4:45–6:15 pm & 8:00–8:30 pm
Handle checkout
Return Drivers (3) End of meeting - 9:00pm
Pack up leftover yarn and return it to the Guild locker

You can volunteer for more than one volunteer position.
Please let me know if you think I should split the initial sale and break sale volunteer positions.
Volunteers will receive more detailed instructions via email.

If you have questions please contact Karen Thiel, Community Projects

thielsev@ameritech.net or (608)347-9526

Madison Knitters Guild
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