Twenty-one Isla Vista homes set up yard sales Saturday coinciding with the annual UC Santa Barbara move-out season.
Isla Vista Community Services District hosted the event to help Isla Vista residents with sustainable ways to sell and recycle furniture, clothes and other belongings they will not be taking with them into the summer.
To ensure every house was accounted for, IVCSD created a map as well as a spreadsheet that listed the homes and what they would be selling.
One of the sellers on Trigo Road, second-year student Katelynn Shipley, encouraged her housemates to participate this year.
“We wanted to downsize lots of furniture that we don’t need, and clothes,” explained Shipley. “I saw it on Instagram as an ad, and I thought this could be nice to get rid of our clothes and make some money while doing so.”
Shipley also noted that IVCSD came around to provide them with a free sign, donuts, and Yerba Mates as a thank-you for taking part in their sustainability efforts. Shipley noted that she was overall surprised by the high turnout of people to their home and the amount of money they were able to make from the sale.
“We have a big old couch that we were not expecting to sell, and we sold it for more than we were expecting,” said Shipley.
For Isla Vista residents without a front yard or for those who preferred to sell outside of their home, IVCSD had spots available at the Isla Vista Community Center.
Alicia Banegas, a member of IVCSD’s Beautification Team, spoke on her own perception of the event as the closing time of 2 p.m. grew nearer.
“It’s been really nice to see a lot of people that seem like they were coming in from Goleta or Santa Barbara,” Banegas said.
By selling to people from all over the Santa Barbara area, students are able to sell more, and items can leave Isla Vista to reside in new homes.
Banegas also touched on bringing food to participating homes as a thank-you.
“That’s just a little thing to give them appreciation,” Banegas said. “It’s a sustainability effort, so thanks for trying to reduce the waste that’s circling around Isla Vista before move-out.”
