Time to go through your shelves, bins and closets! Your outgrown resources and clothing might be exactly what another ACHEV family needs. Someone else may have exactly what you need! In fact, you don’t have to bring anything to participate. You could just come for the play, fellowship and shopping.

While the kids browse or play at the park, celebrate the end of the school year with fellowship, sunshine and your wishlist for next year. We have timed it so hopefully you can collect some of what you need here, then next month you can check out the used curriculum hall or the exhibit hall at the CHEA Convention.

City ordinance requires we exchange within our group. No sales to public, but if people wander in to inquire, be sure to share about home education and ACHEV. We’ve had some wonderful conversations with curious people over the years. Some have joined ACHEV.

Every year we have a free table for anything you don’t want to take home with you. This year, Geneva Atchison is collecting resources to send to a Christian homeschool group in Kenya, so I will have her pull out what they can use before donating the rest, most likely to Abednego Book Shoppe in Ventura.

Camino Real is a big park. Areas are first come, first served, so look for the ACHEV whiteboard easel and maybe a pop-up tent or play tipi. Last year we did well by the play structure near the tennis courts.

Suggestions for what to bring: resources and/or clothing to sell or give, camp chairs or blankets, a folding table if you wish, bags and/or boxes for shopping, small bills for making change, picnic lunch, sunscreen, outdoor play or sports equipment, small pop-up tent.

Questions? Contact Susan Pineda at must_sew@yahoo.com or (805) 407-6851.