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Post by schwung on Jun 9, 2008 17:35:16 GMT -5
We have been invited to share a booth with Dr. Hannah (who is giving some presentations and is the event veterinarian) at the Celebrate the Horse event July 5-6th at the Puyallup Fairgrounds.
But if we are going to do this, we need help!!! Need help creating booth decorations, information pamplets, and volunteers to sit at the booth as I doubt Bonnie and I will be able to stay there the entire weekend. Volunteers who stay for the event get free admission as well.
I know we had talked about creating some promotional and educational material for these types of events at the fundraiser meeting, but not sure where we are with that. Anyone?
Also - anyone interested in managing this end to end? (coordinating what needs to be done, assigning volunteers, overseeing, etc).
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Post by oneidea on Jun 9, 2008 17:59:42 GMT -5
I'd be happy to help create promotional materials and brochures. If you need signage, my SIL owns a sign shop and typically gives us a screaming deal on vinyl banners etc.
Unfortunately, I am out of town that weekend, so would not be able to work the booth.
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Post by coconut on Jun 9, 2008 18:53:11 GMT -5
Darn it! I have been FORCED to go to Napa w/my inlaws...not that I don't like them...I LOVE them but have NOT wanted to go and give up that weekend ever since I found out we HAD to go. I've given every excuse other than NO, I just don't want to go! So Kicking and Screaming...I'm headed to NAPA that weekend. I heard about Celebrate the Horse a few weeks ago and STILL tried to get out of the trip.....including trying to schedule a non-emergency surgery that week so I would not have to go to Napa, so I can stay home and go to Celebrate. HOW desperate is that? I would really rather volunteer and go to Celebrate than go to Napa but my husband (who is SO understanding about every other horse issue I have) just doesn't get it. Otherwise I would TOTALLY be there to help out. It's even down in MY neck of the woods too!! argh!!
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Post by bsnlark on Jun 9, 2008 21:11:02 GMT -5
;D ;D Coconut, ( wink , wink ) Isnt that FIRE season in Napa ? Being a , now dont hit me, native Calif sun worshiper, I recall that being a good excuse... I have to horse-sit that weekend...every weekend... ;D
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Post by coconut on Jun 9, 2008 22:35:40 GMT -5
Hey, that's a good idea....FIRE season ...and I would never hit ya for being a fellow CA Native 4th generation Native San Diegian here: which is probably why I just don't know what to do about MUD! I guess if I was going *home* I'd be on the next plane, but I'm not even a wine person....
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Post by jodycat on Jun 10, 2008 8:12:55 GMT -5
I could spend some time in the booth - one or both days.
Would it be possible to order note cards or other items from CafePress for this? And I'm assuming SAFE would have the boards with photos that it had at the Vigil?
Mary E.
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Post by jaybird on Jun 10, 2008 9:49:48 GMT -5
We talked about a new booth display at the fundraising meeting and I am still hoping that Leah is willing to put something together in time for this event. Maybe Leah and Oneidea (thanks for the offer of help!!) could work together on materials for this?
What i'd like to see there (please feel free to add more ideas)
- presentation boards with before/after photos, and other informative content
- some kind of takeaway that advertises the horse show
- a couple of binders with before/after photos (I have one already started, and maybe Monica can put together one with her Powerpoint presentation??)
- something to sell??? Met suggested note cards, I think that is a pretty cool idea, do we have a source for those? Does Cafe Press sell boxed cards or are we thinking individual cards? Either way, if Leah and Liz are willing to donate the photography, I think this is a great idea.
Thanks to met for offering to be there, sorry the rest of you have other plans!!
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Post by oneidea on Jun 10, 2008 10:23:51 GMT -5
Please contact the event organizer and make sure that selling anything will be allowed. I've been involved in some events where rescues were seperated from vendors and because the event organizers essentially "donated" the space for the rescue to "advertise" they did not allow fundraising or selling onsite.
If allowed, the notecards are a great idea... I would just hate for any effort or $ go into creating them if they cannot be sold at the venue.
Does SAFE have a printing contact or do you typically use Kinkos? Do you have any ideas on volumes required and budget for printing, etc.?
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Post by akoehmstedt on Jun 10, 2008 11:16:30 GMT -5
I am trying to go on the 6th. If I do I will definitly help at the booth.
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Post by lizstabbertphoto on Jun 10, 2008 14:07:52 GMT -5
I would definitely be willing to donate photos. Just let me know which ones you'd like to use and I'll give them any finishing touches they may need.
If you're interested I also am able to have cards printed through White House Custom Color which is a pro printing service. They're a few cents per card more than cafepress but they also dont charge shipping (cafepress has $5 shipping minimum) and I can have them sent directly to Bonnie, Jamie, whoever. Everything I've ordered through them has been great quality. I believe they come in packs of 25 but could easily be split up.
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Post by leahlady on Jun 10, 2008 14:39:27 GMT -5
We talked about a new booth display at the fundraising meeting and I am still hoping that Leah is willing to put something together in time for this event. Maybe Leah and Oneidea (thanks for the offer of help!!) could work together on materials for this? What i'd like to see there (please feel free to add more ideas) - presentation boards with before/after photos, and other informative content - some kind of takeaway that advertises the horse show - a couple of binders with before/after photos (I have one already started, and maybe Monica can put together one with her Powerpoint presentation??) - something to sell??? Met suggested note cards, I think that is a pretty cool idea, do we have a source for those? Does Cafe Press sell boxed cards or are we thinking individual cards? Either way, if Leah and Liz are willing to donate the photography, I think this is a great idea. Thanks to met for offering to be there, sorry the rest of you have other plans!! I'M ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will design it all, oneidea maybe you can help me figure out how to get it printed. !!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS OF COURSE I AM GOING TO DO IT!!!!!!!! I already have so many ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And, my boyfriend will be gone june 21st - july 3rd, so I will have NOTHING TO DO except feed Lady and design things for SAFE! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I am done with school on thursday and my BFA show is in 3 hours, I am so excited!!!!!
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Post by leahlady on Jun 10, 2008 14:42:23 GMT -5
Oh and I have been researching printing. I found a good place online, they sent me samples and it is really nice. They are going to cut us a deal.....I have yet to follow up because I have been averaging 1-2 hours of sleep/day for the past 2.5 weeks!!!
But, if we can get a local place to do it, that would be even better! The local places I contacted were very expensive, even after discounts, they were 5x as much as the online place...
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Post by leahlady on Jun 10, 2008 14:42:49 GMT -5
Oh and budget. I need to know about budget.
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Post by oneidea on Jun 10, 2008 15:04:44 GMT -5
I generally use Kinkos for color printing (or our corp. print shop... but I don't think I can send the jobs there! LOL)
If someone can let Leah and I know the budget and the volumes requiring printing, we can work backwards from there...
Leah... what about content? Does SAFE have existing text and photos, etc. or does new content need to be developed for this?
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Post by jaybird on Jun 10, 2008 15:17:29 GMT -5
Actually, we have a nice trifold brochure that just needs to be updated a bit, and I can take care of doing that. If you guys could focus on a display for the booth, that would be excellent. There is a ton of content that can be picked up from the website.
Budget for card printing?? Leah, can you PM me with prices and we can figure out what we can afford.
Re: volumes, we want to produce enough printed material so that we have it available at the show as well, but not too much so that we end up with out of date materials. So probably in the 200-500 piece range?
In the past I have used Vistaprint for color, Staples for B&W, and my own inkjet printer for everything else...
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