Child Welfare Guild in Ottawa to host sale Sept. 25-26

The Child Welfare Guild will host one of its sales from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the VFW Post, 1501 La Salle St., Ottawa.

The sale will include unique items, toys, books, housewares, adult and children clothing, among other items.

All proceeds from the sale benefit children organizations within the Ottawa community.

The Child Welfare Guild is a charitable organization in Ottawa, and was founded in 1932. Child Welfare Guild was started to collect and donate necessities to the nursery at Ryburn King Hospital.

Some of the many organizations that the guild serves have been the Ottawa YMCA, Opportunity School, Camp Tuckabatchee, ADV/SAS, Feed His Children and Under His Wings.

The guild also sponsors a tutoring program for children in the Ottawa grade schools, and has donated clothing items to Central School, Shepherd School, Ottawa High School and Under His Wings.

Historically, the guild hosts two rummage sales a year – one in the spring and one in the fall.