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Brant United Way's giant warehouse sale, set for Saturday, May 27, has raised more than $2 million over the past 15 years to support programs and services in the community.

In celebration of the 15-year milestone, there will opportunities for people to win extra donated products and other prizes and incentives as they wait to go shopping at Lions Park Arena.

The arena once again will be stuffed with skids of donated products ranging from personal care items, such as shampoo, to cleaning products, footwear, non-perishable food, dog treats and diapers.

Brant United Way executive director Sherry Haines said that this year there will be an extra-large stock of diapers, which are always in demand, and more non-perishable food items. There will, however, be no toilet paper available this year.

"We go by what the companies are able to provide," said Haines.

She said that again in place this year will be a numbered wristband system, which was implemented last year and considerably cut wait times to get into the warehouse sale.

"The wristband system went swimmingly last year," said Haines. "We listened to consumers. In the past, people sometimes had to line up all day to get in. That's a hardship no matter how great the deals are."

Shoppers are invited to get a numbered wristband - being distributed at Lions Park on Friday, May 26, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, May 27, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

On the day of the sale, shoppers will be notified on Facebook when to be at the site in numerically ordered groups of about 50 people at a time.

That eliminates the need to wait in line at the arena. Shoppers are free to leave Lions Park until their number is called.

There will be a designated waiting area for those who don't want to leave the park after they get their wristbands.

It will be the shopper's responsibility to ensure they are at the arena at the time they are called in to shop.

Haines said the system cut the wait time last year to about 30 minutes.

To accommodate as many people as possible, shoppers this year will be able to get one additional wristband for someone else.

"We're always working to improve our sale," said Jaimie O'Krafka, co-ordinator of the sale. "Last year's change to wristbands was a giant success, and we are thrilled to improve on that further this year."

About 2,000 shoppers showed up last year to purchase items at the sale donated by area companies and sold at prices as much as 80 per cent off the retail cost.

Donation items will cover the full floor of the arena, measuring 15,000 square feet.

Companies that have donated to the sale include Princess Auto, SC Johnson and Sons Ltd., Proctor and Gamble, The Calendar Club, Adidas, Sobeys, Home Hardware Beauti-Tone, Parasource Marketing and Distribution, Orian Rugs, Brant Flooring, Koolatron, The Marco Corp., Dominion Equipment and Chemical, Premier Tech Home and Garden, Normerica, OLG, Treehouse Foods (aka Western Waffle).

Last year's sale raised $174,000 for the United Way, just over 10 per cent of its overall annual fundraising goal of $1.65 million.

Organizers hope this year's sale raises $185,000.

The warehouse sale was started by staff at SC Johnson in 2002. United Way now manages the event, which will operate with the help of more than 350 volunteers who are assigned to helping shoppers, restocking, collecting shopping carts, directing traffic and working as cashiers.

"It takes a village to run this event," said Haines.

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