Nathan Sitnik looks through a tool box during a barn sale Saturday in Vassalboro. Proceeds of the sale were earmarked for three organizations. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

VASSALBORO — Whether you were in search of saws; pressure washers and fans; or hooks, nails and drill bits, you could probably find it on sale Saturday in a barn in Vassalboro.

What Adele Suga called “a lifetime accumulation of tools” were on sale at the former Suga Country Products at 861 Cross Hill Road on Saturday and the weekend before to raise funds for three organizations.

“All my friends are helping me pull all these things together to donate the proceeds,” said Suga, who lives in the house next to the former maple sugaring equipment and supply business that she operated with her husband, Joe Suga.

Since Suga Country Products closed after almost 30 years in business, the maple sugar equipment has been moved to another business in Morrill, according to Suga.

The former storefront — which was originally a cow barn on the Sugas’ property — was being used to display tools gathered from decades and generations of farming and other projects that Suga was looking to clean out.

Money from the tool sale was to be donated to the Maine State Troopers Foundation, the Vassalboro United Methodist Church’s fundraiser to build a new roof and the South China Community Church’s fund to support those in need.

Conrad McNaughton checks out a pickup attachment during a barn sale Saturday in Vassalboro. McNaughton had volunteered to help out with the charity fundraiser but found a few items while working there. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Suga said she had a personal connection to each: She knows many retired state troopers, many of her neighbors are involved in the Vassalboro church and she goes to the South China church.

After the first day of the sale last week, Suga had raised about $2,300 for the three organizations.

“I’m hoping it’s at least a thousand dollars for each of those three,” Suga said Saturday morning.

The first Saturday of the sale, Nov. 23, was busy, Suga said. A handful of people were perusing the many items still available Saturday morning.

Nathan Sitnik of Benton, who was gathering a pile of tools to buy as he looked through the farming, gardening, mechanical and electrical supplies in the barn, said he was not looking for anything in particular.

“It’s just one of those things,” he said. “When you see it, you know you want it.”

Suga and friends that helped her organize the sale said they were not sure yet what they would do with anything remaining after Saturday.

Conrad McNaughton looks through a tool box during a barn sale Saturday in Vassalboro. McNaughton had volunteered to help out with the charity fundraiser but found a few items while working there. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

“That might be the spring sale,” said Mary White of Vassalboro, whose husband, Blaine White, was also helping out with the sale Saturday.

As for the maple sugaring supplies, like jugs, tubing and evaporators, those can now be found at Simmons Maple Supply at 261 Weymouth Road in Morrill, an expansion of Simmons and Daughters Sugar House.

“This new venture wouldn’t be possible without Joe and Adele (Suga),” the sugarhouse said in an Oct. 8 Facebook post. “We have gotten our own maple supplies from them for over a dozen years and have learned a lot from them over that time to help us in our own maple journey.”