Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 16th 9am to 3 pm and Sunday October 17th 9am to 2 pm. The sale will be held at Bonner School, 3060 Cobble Hill Road, Mill Bay.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to storage limitations, we are no longer accepting book donations until December 1, 2021. Thank you to everyone for your generous donations and continuing support!
COVID-19 PROTOCOL INFORMATION:
PROOF OF VACCINATION IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY TO THE BOOK SALE for everyone born in 2009 or earlier (12+) as required by order of the Medical Health Office. Government issued identification must be shown as well, with the exception of youth ages 12 to 18.
Everyone born in 2016 or earlier (5+), with specific exceptions, will be required to wear masks at the sale. Face shields are not deemed to be masks. People will be encouraged to pay attention to distancing. Sale tables will be spread out more, with checkout lines and tables being in the hallways and foyer outside of the book sale room. No food or beverages will be available. Hand sanitizer will be placed at the entrance to the school and throughout the sale area. As usual, the number of people in the sale room will be monitored as they enter and leave. Please check this site periodically for updates.
We are happy to report that the Garden House Foundation Fund balance was $183,619 as of August 31, 2021! Cowichan Family Life, Cowichan Women Against Violence and the Duncan and District S.P.C.A. received their annual grants before the end of 2020 even though there was no sale last October.
Thank you again to everyone who has ever purchased a book, volunteered their help, supported through sponsoring, or donated books, for making this happen. A special thank you to Tenold Books and the Duncan Missions Thrift store for donating books, as well as School District 79 for its support in providing book storage, sale space and tables. Bonner School students and staff, as well as students and staff from Brentwood College have since 2013 been setting-up and dismantling the sale, for which we are so grateful!!
We are looking forward to seeing you again in October during the excitement of the sale. In the meantime, we wish you the very best of health!
Kind regards,
Jackie and Jim Barker