So far the forecast looks promising (sunny and warm!) for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day next Saturday (May 11), and that’s great news for all 500+ sellers on this year’s map (clickable online version here, printable PDF guide here) and the neighbors/shoppers who’ll be visiting them. Starting tonight, we’ll publish daily previews, including mini-lists of popular sale categories, starting tonight with the (updated) 24 sales that are at, and/or benefiting, nonprofits/schools – click these numbers on the map to see locations and listings:

Sales #20 and #220 are benefiting the White Center Food Bank
Sale #71 is benefiting Southside Revolution Junior Roller Derby
Sale #94 is at the West Seattle Eagles
Sale #111 is benefiting Puget Sound Goat Rescue
Sales #139 and #173 are raising money to cure breast cancer
Sale #156 is raising money for Hazelwood Preschool
Sale #184 at Genesee Hill Elementary is raising money for a school in Liberia
Sale #189 at West Seattle High School is benefiting WSHS Care Coordination
Sale #221 in the St. John the Baptist lot next door is benefiting the WSHS Volleyball Team
Sale #282 is benefiting Highline Premier FC girls’ teams
Sale #295 is benefiting the West Seattle Timebank
Sale #351 is a “record swap and spin” at and benefiting Kenyon Hall
Sales #389 and #448 are benefiting Providence Mount St. Vincent
Sale #413 is the Solstice Park P-Patch‘s annual fundraising plant sale
Sale #415 is benefiting BSA Troop 284
Sale #422 is benefiting Delta Kappa Gamma educational programs
Sale #455 is raising money for rainforest work
Sale #465 is benefiting Fairmount Park Elementary
Sale #502 is benefiting the Pepper Foundation‘s work with foster kids
Sale #506 is the annual plant sale for the Lung Force Walk to cure lung cancer
Sale #509 is at and benefiting the cooperative elementary Bridge School

Official sale hours next Saturday are 9 am-3 pm – some sellers start earlier and/or later, and some even add extra days; see the listings for those details (in the guide, or click any number on the map to open an info-bubble showing the descriptive info).