Good evening, everyone!
After having visited the fairgrounds and the proposed site for the sale, we are able to provide more specific information about how the Fall sale might proceed.
* Parking: very close. Walking distance is similar to Martinez JHS.
* Bathrooms: conveniently located within the hall so people don't have to leave.
* Loading and unloading: there is a spot where people could pull up to the hall to unload. Whether or not we could do this on a large scale, I don't know, but for the set-up crew, this is a plus.
* The hall itself is equipped with plenty of electrical outlets and a large, open space, well over double the space of St. Francis. There would be no need to limit the number of sellers or the number of items for the Fall sale if this move was made.
* We could also make the bake sale bigger and give it more space within the sale area. There are lots of possibilities here.
* The marketing and advertising of this sale would be very different and we would need to work on this aspect of the sale diligently. The event coordinator at the fairgrounds provided us with a list of venues and contact people to help get us started if the vote passes.
* We have tentatively held the weekend of Friday, September 9th and Saturday, September 10th as the weekend for the sale.
* Proposed timeline -- all times are approximate, and are meant to provide an idea of what the timing of the sale might be.
Friday, midday: set-up equipment only in the hall, setting up racks, laying out tables, signs, etc.
Nothing Friday night.
Saturday morning:
Members set-up sale items, maybe 8 to 10.
Member sale, beginning with managers, Board members, sellers, members, friends and family: maybe 10-12.
Public sale: maybe 12-3.
Bag sale: maybe 3 - 3:30 for members, 3:30-4:00 for public.
Clean up and take-down.
Again, let's discuss what we think might or might not work, where the advantages and disadvantages are, and truly, whether or not this type of move is good for our members. Please engage in discussion here by posting, and please, if you are able, attend the meeting on Thursday!
Cheers!
Your Co-Presidents,
Tracy and Stacey
I know the schedule is tentative but I do not see a time between the public sale and bag sale for sellers to pick up unsold items.
ReplyDeleteYeah, sorry Fran, I forgot to include that! The timeline is totally approximate; there would be time for folks to pull their items before the bag sale.
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