By Kacey Heinlein
The Facebook page for the Marion Kidsignments sale is full of excited posts counting down to 8 a.m.-4 p.m., today and tomorrow at the Grant County Fairgrounds. Over 15,000 items will be for sale in a children's clothing consignment event that's been held twice a year since 2006 because of C.J. McAbee Reher. "I lived in Atlanta for quite a few years, and (consignment shopping) is how I bought all my children's clothes," said Reher in a video about the event last year. "And then I moved back to Indiana, and they didn't have consignment sales, so I started saying, 'How am I going to buy my kids' clothes?' (I thought) this might be a good idea." Several corporate sponsors in the Grant County area have donated necessities like hangers and shopping bags. Hands of Hope of Noblesville has partnered with Kidsignments in a different way. Shoppers will have the opportunity to buy pink shopping bags for $2.50 each. The money from the bags will go to Hands of Hope to promote education. Shopping Kidsignments is almost as inexpensive as supporting Hands of Hope, especially when you volunteer. Moms looking to save can consign items and make money as well as shop. One volunteer, Krisha Adams, said in last year's video, "We don't budget clothing for our children... because I consign each sale, and I always make more than what I spend. It's really freed up some of our money in our household." In the current economy, Kidsignments's low prices can be of enormous benefit to local families.
