Rummage sale to benefit Sports for Sound

Items available will include housewares, clothing, jewelry, shoes, knickknacks, books, games and seasonal decorations

Vintage typewriter displayed at a flea market.

Donations may be dropped off May 13 from 8-11 a.m. For information, call Janet at 330-364-5202. Organizers ask that no computers or televisions be donated.

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Published April 20, 2026 - 10:11 a.m.

A rummage sale to benefit Sports for Sound will be held at the Tuscora Park Pavilion in New Philadelphia.

The sale will take place Wednesday, May 13, from noon to 6 p.m. and Thursday, May 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Items available will include housewares, clothing, jewelry, shoes, knickknacks, books, games and seasonal decorations.

Donations may be dropped off May 13 from 8-11 a.m. For information, call Janet at 330-364-5202. Organizers ask that no computers or televisions be donated.

Proceeds will support Sports for Sound, a nonprofit that provides financial assistance to low-income, hearing-impaired patients in Tuscarawas and Carroll counties for hearing devices and related procedures.

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