Just in time for spring housecleaning, the Downtown Kingston Association is planning a community garage sale April 26. The idea behind the event is taken from other community and neighborhood garage sales.

Maps will be provided for out-of-the-area shoppers who need help finding the various garage sale locations.

Residents, businesses and churches interested in hosting a garage sale can contact Debbie Boardman at (360) 731-9619 or Nancy Martin at (360) 297-6640 to get their sale posted on the map. There is a $10 fee for the map listing, and the deadline to get listed is April 17. The fee also covers other advertising and flyers.

Maps will be available on the day of the sale at the John L. Scott Kingston office and the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce.

Arrangements can also be made to have unsold items picked up on Tuesday, April 29 by Abraham’s House. This non-profit organization has been distributing items to residents of Centralia and Lewis County who suffered losses from December flooding.