It took more than 1,400 volunteers about a week, with many putting in 8- or even 12-hour-long days, but the annual Bainbridge Island Rotary auction and rummage sale is about to be open for business again.

Fueling all those volunteers was coffee. A lot of coffee – about 10 gallons a day, a critical service provided by Fstopcafé Bainbridge Roasters.

This, the 56th annual sale, was moved to Saturday, July 2 to allow organizers more time inside Woodward Middle School to sort donations and get everything in place, explained event spokesman John Spuller.

The whole thing eventually amounted to more than 6 acres of furniture, bikes, books, clothes, toys, boats, cars, household decor and more. There will be a special preview viewing from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 1. For a $2 donation (for adults, kids get in free) you can get an early and strategic view of what is going to be on sale, plus an entry into a drawing for prizes such as a select parking spot during the auction, a free meal or even the opportunity for early entrance before the auction starts.

Officially, things kick off at 8 a.m. – and go until 2 p.m. – the very next day.

That’s 8 a.m. sharp, as any returning rummage sale aficionado knows.

The start is often a sprint.

Gross revenue from last year’s auction and sale totaled a record amount: about $481,000.Proceeds go to build island infrastructure, such as parks and sports fields, dance floors and theater seats. The money raised also funds grants to other nonprofit organizations, provides college scholarships, drills wells in Uganda and provides sanitation equipment in Guatemala.

For more information, visit www.bainbridgerotaryauction.org or www.facebook.com/RotaryAuction.