Wendy S Wish Committee

Wendy’s Wish Committee Meeting Minutes – 8/27/2015

Teresa, Barb C., Charlotte, Cindy, Kathy P. Nancy, Sharon Z.

Item Comments Action Items

Christmas Goose We will have 2 meetings in October to prepare for the Christmas Goose. October 8 and 22.

Wish Upon Card Went Well: - The silent auctions both went well, especially the improved method of payment prior to handing the framed cards to the purchaser who then took it to be wrapped. -Organization of volunteers was good. Thanks Barb! -Love the new Chamber lay out and the new lighting. New director was great to work with. -The procedure for counting money at the end of each shift was very good. -Precut sheets to wrap pictures in helped make checkout go smoother. -Reception at the Chamber and the sales there went well. -Smoothest year yet.

How to Improve: -Need a large reader board that lists what the money raised goes for. -Look into getting rubber feet for bottom wires of display racks at chamber to protect floor. -At the Chamber the racks looked better without the aluminum work lights clipped on top. -Should we take proxy bids over the phone? If we don’t we may lose sales. -We need to have phones to user for calls after the biding closes that are not our personal cells. Those who used their phones got many call-backs. -Need more volunteers if we are going to cover so many days so that fewer people are going multiple days. -Do we need to demonstrate on Sunday? Maybe we should just have the directions and sell cards. -We could sell the chamber posters for them on days they are not there. Several people wanted to buy them from us.

Ruth’s Poster Project Teresa can sell Ruth’s poster in front of Newport Market for a few days. The price will be $50. We have about 30 left.

Bench Have not heard more about the bench dedicated to Wendy yet.

Next Meeting Thursday, September 24th, 5:15 for regular meeting. October meetings will be Thursday Oct. 8 and 22 to prepare for the Goose. Wendy’s Wish Committee Meeting Minutes – 8/27/2015