Y’all. This month, I had the opportunity to preview inventory for the Junior League of Birmingham’s Annual Bargain Bash and Carousel and lemme tell ya…you are not gonna want to miss these events!!

What is the Junior League of Birmingham?
The Junior League of Birmingham (JLB) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is to improve the community by delivering services and
assistance to those in need through partnerships with community partner agencies.

JLB is one of the largest Junior League organizations in the world, with nearly 2,300 members. As one of the largest volunteer service organizations in Alabama, JLB has nearly 1,000 active volunteers, hailing from 50+ zip codes in four counties throughout the Birmingham metro area. These volunteers
contribute nearly $2,500,000 into the Birmingham community through a combination of approximately 55,000 hours of service and financial support.

Learn more about the Junior League of Birmingham by visiting www.jlbonline.com or on social media: Facebook, www.facebook.com/JuniorLeagueBirmingham; Twitter, @JLBirmingham; Instagram, @jlbirmingham or with the hashtags #EngageInspireLead and #JLBirmingham.

How does shopping at Bargain Carousel impact the community?
Bargain Carousel provides the local community with the opportunity to purchase gently used merchandise, including necessities like clothes, furniture, and large appliances, as well as children’s toys, infant items, kitchen items, linens, art, books, outdoor and home improvement equipment, and much more with the added benefit of raising money to fund JLB Programs. This is not your typical garage sale! JLB programs serve those in need in the metro area, including initiatives related to domestic violence, human trafficking, homelessness, juvenile crime, healthy living, job readiness, personal finances and education.

When you purchase a ticket to Bargain Bash and/or Bargain Carousel, when you purchase merchandise, or when you purchase Auction items at Bargain Bash, you are helping to fund the 38 community projects that the JLB supports, such as the JLB Diaper Bank, JLB Second Servings Program, JLB Essentials Pantry Program, Children in Crisis through our partnership with the YWCA, or Mobile Food Pantry through our partnership with the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama. Because the Junior League of Birmingham (JLB) provides both direct funding and trained volunteers to the community, your supports helps to double the JLB’s impact.

 

When you first walk in, you’re faced with the baby section. ADORABLENESS abounds. If you have babies, toddlers, or little kids, this section is for you. Clothing, toys, you name it – it is for sale.

The end of the school year is coming and doesn’t your child’s teacher need another coffee mug or water bottle to get them through the summer?? Of course they do! Pick up a few for less than $1 each in this section.

Bag lover like me? Eat your heart out, baby. Bargain Carousel’s got bags like you wouldn’t imagine!

The most exciting part, in my opinion, was the massive quantity of household items. You could literally furnish a home with all the amazing things they have available. Towels, rugs, kitchen ware, electronics, yard equipment, sports equipment…I mean, it’s endless! I left my heart with a super adorable and functional laundry sorter that retails for $40 and was selling for $4. It didn’t fit in my car y’all. UGH.

 

Every $40 ticket purchased to Bargain Bash provides necessities for 4 survivors of sexual violence through our partnership with The Crisis Center, 10 meals for homeless women and children through our partnership with Pathways, or diapers for one child in need for a month through the JLB’s Diaper Bank.