Resale at St. Alban Roe has 'giant' results

Submitted on June 09, 2010
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By Barbara Watkins | bwatkins@archstl.org
Marolyn Humm answered a question from a shopper at the St. Alban Roe Giant Basement Sale last weekend. Humm organized the first parish basement sale in 1984, when her daughter was volunteering on a mission in Chile. Since then the annual event has raised more than $300,000 for poor people in Chile and Guatemala, as well as helped dozens of local charities.
Marolyn Humm answered a question from a shopper at the St. Alban Roe Giant Basement Sale last weekend. Humm organized the first parish basement sale in 1984, when her daughter was volunteering on a mission in Chile. Since then the annual event has raised more than $300,000 for poor people in Chile and Guatemala, as well as helped dozens of local charities.
Lisa A. Johnston

Everybody loves a sale — especially the one at St. Alban Roe Parish in Wildwood.

The Giant Basement Sale, a parish tradition since 1984, has raised more than $300,000 over the years to help poor residents of Chile and Guatemala, as well as dozens of local charities.

"St. Alban's basement sale brings the world a little closer together," said Tammy Humm Donelson, chairman of the sale and daughter of the event's founder, Marolyn Humm.

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