Northshore Conifer posted on April 25, 2010 15:59
On Saturday, May 1, 2010, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum will host two events, in conjunction, all for good causes. One event, located in the garage area of the museum, will be a huge Yard Sale. All proceeds from this sale will benefit the Maritime Museum and educational programs. Simultaneously, the St. Francis Animal Sanctuary program will put on a pet adoption day on the museum’s grounds, between the museum and the historic lighthouse keeper’s cottage.
Get your Spring cleaning done and donate any unwanted items by April 30th to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., 133 Mabel Drive, Madisonville, for their Yard Sale or come by on May 1st for some unbelievable deals you just have to see! We will have a wide variety of items for sale that will include nautical items, household items, coin collection, stamp collection, railroad memorabilia, furniture, building supplies, teak boating accessories, trailer boats, home décor, pedestal sink, children’s clothes and toys, computer accessories, antique furniture, HP Design Jet Printer, too much to list!
Also, on the same day from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., will be the St. Francis Animal Sanctuary Pet Adoption Day. St. Francis Animal Sancutary’s mission and goals are to operate a compassionate, no-kill animal sanctuary for the ill, the un-adoptable and the elderly. They provide animal rescue, medical care and temporary haven for adoptable animals until qualified homes/rescues are found. The organization also operates as a Hurricane Emergency Response Center for Rescue Organizations. It is their mission to end animal overpopulation and euthanasia by teaming to enact spay-neuter laws by 2012.
The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum in Madisonville is an educational non-profit organization that offers exhibits and unique hands-on educational programs that bring the story of Louisiana’s people to life. The Museum exhibits are open Tuesdays through Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Sundays Noon-4:00 p.m. For additional information call the Maritime Museum at (985)845-9200 or visit the web site at www.lpbmm.org.