First Attic Sale
Entre Nous' very first Attic Sale was held on February 12, 1960, at the Kiwanis Hall. The sale grew, and was moved a few
years later to the Bradenton Auditorium and then to the Manatee County Fairgrounds. According to the records, the Attic
Sale earned $7,525. in 1971, bringing the total earned from the Attic Sale from 1960 to 1971 to over $57,000. The Attic
Sale continued to be an annual fundraiser until 1988. During the
1960's, the Art League of Manatee County held an appreciation
coffee for Entre Nous members. The coffee was to thank the Club for the financial assistance it had provided throughout
the years. On March 11, 1963,
Entre Nous and the Bradenton Herald sponsored a lecture by national celebrity, Abigail Van Buren; also know as "Dear Abby". Entre Nous served as ushers at the event. "Dear Abby" came to speak to Entre Nous members,
as well as others in the community at the City Auditorium. She later went to Manatee High School where 900 tickets had been
distributed to schoolchildren in the 9th through 12th grades. She addressed parents and students on drugs and sex, which
was on the rise in the 60's.