By the numbers: St. Peter Barn Sale

Posted September 16, 2014 11:00 pm

Courtesy of St. Peter Church

Volunteers Greg Mucha and Carl Koester, right, cover a desk after loading it into a pickup truck at a previous St. Peter Barn Sale at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com, 2013

A Fox Valley tradition, the St. Peter Barn Sale has been hosted by a Catholic parish in Geneva for more than 30 years.

This two-day gigantic "garage sale" will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20-21, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Months ahead of the sale, volunteers collect, sort and box donations from the community.

Here is a look at the St. Peter Barn Sale, by the numbers:

37: Number of years the Barn Sale has been serving the Fox Valley

500: Volunteers working to organize the sale

90,0000: Square feet of goods

19: Semitrailers of merchandise on sale

6: Charities to receive items not sold at the sale

5: Food vendors offering breakfast and lunch at the sale

18: Departments brimming with merchandise

10,000: Visitors expected

3: Goals of the sale: community, charity and revenue

The fairgrounds will open one hour prior to the start of the sale each day so shoppers may purchase breakfast. Parking is free.

For details, visit www.stpeterbarnsale.com or call the St. Peter parish center, (630) 232-0124.

Yongen Zhao, who is from China and was with his son Jing Zhao of Naperville, inspects dishes at the St. Peter Barn Sale. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com, 2013

Volunteer Jeff Ralston places a hutch on top of a desk as he helps set up for the St. Peter Barn Sale at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com, 2013

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