U-TURN, “Carlisle’s Largest Yard Sale,” set for June 14, 2025

United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County

Each year, Dickinson College students prevent abundant landfill waste by choosing to donate thousands of gently used items to United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County’s U-TURN Community Yard Sale.  It is our way to Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle, and the dollars raised all go back to help our community.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR 2025

7:30 am to 8:30 a.m.: Early bird shopping. $5 ENTRY FEE at door. 8:30 a.m. to noon: Everyone shops for FREE! 11 a.m. to noon: $5 Fill-A-Bag Sale (13-gallon)

Parking is free!

Event Sponsor

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U-Turn will be held June 14 at the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Building T, and we can use volunteer help from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 11-13 to help get us ready. Setup involves unloading 2 tractor-trailers of donations from Dickinson College students, staff and faculty. Volunteers sort, fold, clean and organize the items. Volunteers should wear comfortable clothes that you do not mind getting a little dirty and sweaty. The sale setup takes place in Building T and involves a lot of walking. We will be both indoors and outdoors, unloading donations off the tractor-trailers and sorting them inside the open garage-style building. It is usually pretty warm, so dress appropriately. Lunch will be provided as well as drinks. We can also use help on June 14, the day of the event.

Volunteer Sign-up

We also might need some help with Dickinson College Campus Collection Days (on and around the Dickinson campus) from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 18, and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 20. Those dates are not on the signup form, but you can email Jason Maddux at [email protected] to let him know about those dates.

Benefits United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County

Additional questions? Please call 717-243-4805 or email [email protected].