Recession Relief for Back-to-School with Just Between Friends October 5, 2009

Recession Relief for Back-to-School with Just Between Friends
Local Moms Offer 3 Big Events in Seattle-Tacoma Area to Help Families Save & Earn Money
JBF Also Supports Local Charities

Seattle-Tacoma – With the jobless rate at an all time high and the recession affecting families across the country, many are searching for ways to save. Just Between Friends (JBF) is helping thousands of families throughout the Puget Sound region make ends meet. Families are able to earn some cash quickly while also saving money on everything they need for infants, children and teens.

Just Between Friends Sale Events are huge children’s and maternity consignment events. These 3 local events are getting ready for their biggest fall events ever, with huge discounts for shoppers. JBF also gives families the chance to earn money, by selling the items their children have outgrown. Families are making plans now to participate in these October events:

JBF-Seattle East
October 5th-7th
The Pickering Barn
1730 10th Ave. NW
Issaquah

JBF-Seattle
October 3rd & 4th
Cascade Shopping Center
16950 116th Ave SE Renton

JBF- Tacoma
October 23rd - 25th
Puyallup Fair & Events Center Expo Hall
Puyallup


Families will find great deals on everything they need for their family: clothing, Halloween costumes, school uniforms, baby equipment, furniture, DVDs, toys and much more. Over 3, 000 families participated in the JBF sale events last spring!

Once again, Just Between Friends is helping local charities by donating some unsold items to the following organizations after each sale:
- Eastside Baby Corner
- Renton Clothes Bank and The Hope Chest
- Trinity Church of Pierce County

At the Seattle sale, shoppers will be able to support BeadforLife, an effort to eradicate poverty one bead at a time (www.beadforlife.org).

Owners Kay Koitzsch, Nina Hawley, & Allison Stephens know firsthand how expensive it can be to raise a family which is why they brought Just Between Friends to the region. They are available for interviews and we can also provide families who are involved with the event to comment on what having this resource means to them and their families.

About Just Between Friends

Just Between Friends was founded in 1997 in a living room in Tulsa, Oklahoma when founders Shannon Wilburn and Daven Tackett invited 20 of their friends to be consignors at their sale. The idea caught on and grew each season in Tulsa. In 2003, they formed Just Between Friends Franchise Systems, Inc. and began selling franchises. As of July 1, 2009, they have 95 franchises in 20 states with 10 more under development. They have received national attention on several shows including ABC News, Good Morning America, Inside Edition and CNBC’s The Big Idea and recently taped a segment for CNN News.