The 20th Annual Ramleh Benefit Yard Sale will take place at St. George’s School’s Cabot-Harman Ice Center (contributed photo)

The 20th Annual Ramleh Benefit Yard Sale will take place at St. George’s School’s Cabot-Harman Ice Center, 384 Purgatory Road, Middletown, on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. This event is free and open to the public. 

A public presale event will be held on Friday, July 6, 2025, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tickets for the presale are $15 per person and are available for purchase at stgeorges.edu/public-forms/ramleh. 

The giant yard sale is stocked in large part with students’ former housewares, school supplies, sports equipment, furniture, clothing, and electronics. 

Proceeds fund summer camp experiences for underprivileged children from Aquidneck Island, and donated goods also benefit local agencies including Lucy’s Hearth, the Potter League, the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, Child and Family Services, Women’s Resource Center, RIDEP, and the McKinney Shelter. 

In past years, items at the sale have included floor and table lamps, small appliances, bookcases, coffee tables, couches, pillows, towels, coats, sheets, blankets, comforters, curtains, jewelry, backpacks, suitcases, bicycles, office chairs, rugs, and clothing of all sizes.

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