The fourth annual Blue and Gold Mine Sale held on May 24th, 2008 was a runaway success! The sale raised $14,000 for the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties. Thank you to all the shoppers who do the community a double-service by recycling household items and giving money to a good cause. We could not do it without you!!!!
One of the ways WVU creates impact in the community is by recycling materials from on and off-campus student residents that would otherwise be thrown away. WE CAN, in conjunction with WVU’s Center for Civic Engagement and the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties holds the Blue and Gold Mine Sale each May. On-campus collections are done during the week of finals, and the city of Morgantown continues to collect off-campus for another week after finals.
In 2007, over 30 tons of clothing, shoes, housewares, electronics, gardening equipment, sports equipment, appliances, furniture, rugs, lamps, etc. were collected and sold. (See some items here!) Over 350 people stood in line waiting for the sale to start, and at the end of the day the sale had raised $9,000 for the United Way! This sale is huge!
Tentative 2009 date: Saturday, May 23, 2009