CALEB NICKERSON
OTTER LAKE June 2, 2018
On Saturday, the grounds of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Otter Lake were filled with people and a vast assortment of odds, ends and everything in between for sale.
In the rectory, there were baked goods, in the parking lot there were several tables of garage sale items and on the lawn, members of the local fire department barbequed up some grub for the hungry shoppers.
Joan Dubeau, who helped coordinate the event, explained that the funds raised go towards the day to day operation of the church. She said that this is the second year they have had the event.
“Everything is 100 per cent donated,” she said, adding that they were also selling tickets on a generator, to be raffled off in October at a murder mystery event they will be hosting at the local R.A.
In the parking lot, the Lafleur family was raising funds for their own cause: fighting Parkinson’s disease. Elise Lafleur explained that her sister Fernande suffers from the disease and they hope to find a cure. A gaggle of family members manned the row of tables they had set up, loaded with various household items and decorations.
In total, the event raised over $1,700 for the church, which is an increase of $300 from last year’s event.
