Stran Promotional Solutions (asi/337725) raised more than $1,700 for the Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester in Massachusetts during its charity yard sale at the end of August.

The event offered a wide selection of old samples collected by Stran over the last couple of years to be “sold” to guests in exchange for a donation to the nonprofit organization. Stran set a goal of raising $1,000 for the Boys & Girls Club over the course of the event, but the company far exceeded its goal by raising $1775.17 in donations.

“Funding from Stran will help us to keep our services affordable and accessible to the low-income community that we serve,” Patty Lamb, director of events and communications for the Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester, said in a press release. “While the yearly cost of our services is about $1,900 per child, our members pay just $5 in annual dues to participate. This funding is vital in helping us to provide over 200 life-enhancing programs in art, education, music, film and photography, college and career prep, character and leadership development, health and life skills, athletics, aquatics and social recreation.”

In addition to the charity yard sale, Stran hired two local food trucks and provided lunches to the first 100 guests as a thank you for participating in the event. Stran’s neighboring business Yasso also gave out free samples of frozen yogurt popsicles.

“It was really exciting to see and feel the energy at the event,” said Andy Shape, president of Stran Promotional Solutions. “The people who came out found some great items to take home and everyone was really generous in helping to support a great organization like the Boys & Girls Club. Our whole team chipped in to make this a fun and successful event.”