Re: [GSAS-board] Second Request Pet Store Donation Assignments / Donations Update

["Paul M. Wallace" <pwallace@u.washington.edu>]

Roy:

We have already called out 8 local stores on the back of the member card so I 
do not think that adding a section to the newsletter would be out of order.  I 
am however, not able to coordinate placements or generate criteria as to whom 
gets top billing etc.  Are you willing to mock up something for the board to 
view?  I would personally like to stay away from pages of banner ads.

-Paul

On Tue, 7 Apr 2009, Seattle_Aquarist wrote:

> I believe that Christine and Margie were the only ones that commented on my
> request for input on the following:
>
>
>
> ?Bottom line, no donation yet but I will go by again next week.  In the
> meantime, what are your thoughts on the following?
>
> 1)       Business Card size ?ad? in our Monthly Newsletter for ?Store
> Sponsors?, maybe put them all in a common area with a caption recommending
> our members support the stores that support our club and mention the
> discounts available?
>
> 2)       Offering ¼ page ad space for Special Events at Stores (for a fee)??
>
>
>
> I plan on meeting with Kevin this week and would like to give him some
> response to the above, how about some feedback please?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roy
>
>
>
>
>
>  _____
>
> From: Seattle_Aquarist [mailto:Seattle_Aquarist@Comcast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:42 PM
> To: 'GSAS board members and alumni'
> Subject: RE: [GSAS-board] Pet Store Donation Assignments / Donations Update
>
>
>
> Hi again,
>
>
>
> Well I stopped by ?A Place for Pets? today thinking that Kevin wanted to
> give us their donation.  We had a great lunch at the Pub next door (my
> treat).   We talked about the club, the economy, and current trends in the
> hobby (aquascaping etc.).  I thanked him for his support of the club this
> past year and discussed how our monthly mini-auctions help pay the rent and
> monthly expenses and how the Plant Auction and Big Annual Auction help pay
> for the guest speakers that we invite to our meetings.  I gave him a CD that
> I had burned with copies of the four (4) talks that I downloaded with
> Bitorrent in MP4 format along with a copy of QuickTime for a player.
>
>
>
> Kevin asked how the club was doing and I said that in my opinion attendance
> has grown in the last year.  He said he sees very few members visit his
> store, or if we do we are not letting our membership be known when we visit.
> I asked how we could better support him as a ?Store Sponsor?.  We discussed
> the updating our GSAS website and a link from our website to the store
> website.  (I confirmed tonight that it is currently in place in the
> ?Sponsors/Donors? area of our website at that the link works.)  I also
> confirmed that his is receiving a ?hardcopy? of the monthly GSAS newsletter
> and asked if he would like additional copies or if he or his employees would
> like to receive it electronically.  Kevin said not at this time, one copy
> was sufficient.
>
>
>
> I asked if he would be interested, as a ?Store Sponsor?, in a business size
> card ?ad? in our monthly newsletter.  He said that would be nice and he that
> would consider donating a fish or other item for our monthly mini-auctions
> if someone would come by and pick it up.  I asked if he would be interested
> in taking out a ¼ page ad in our newsletter.  Kevin said it had been
> discussed in the past, but instead of supporting the club with advertising
> it was decided to give members a 15% discount instead.  I asked if possibly
> advertising for special events, like the ?A Place for Pets? 4th Anniversary
> Sale on April 25th and 26th would interest him.  He said that might be a
> possibility.
>
>
>
> Bottom line, no donation yet but I will go by again next week.  In the
> meantime, what are your thoughts on the following?
>
> 3)       Business Card size ?ad? in our Monthly Newsletter for ?Store
> Sponsor?, maybe put them all in a common area with a caption recommending
> our members support the stores that support our club and mention the
> discounts available?
>
> 4)       Offering ¼ page ad space for Special Events at Stores (for a fee)?
>
>
>
> Overall my meeting with Kevin was friendly and positive.  I was interested
> in what we could do, as a club, to help support him as a ?Store Sponsor? and
> Kevin was open, friendly, and very frank.  I probably opened about a dozen
> cans of worms that everyone is going to get really excited about, so try not
> to all yell at once!  I look forward to your input.
>
>
>
> Roy
>
>
>
>
>
>  _____
>
> From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com]
> On Behalf Of Seattle_Aquarist
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 11:44 AM
> To: 'GSAS board members and alumni'
> Subject: [GSAS-board] Pet Store Donation Assignments / Donations Update
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I visited with Kev at ?A Place for Pets? last Friday, dropped off corrected
> auction flyers, and asked if they would please provide a donation for our
> auction this year.  He asked me to come by on Tuesday.  I will advise the
> board what is donated after my visit.
>
>
>
> Maybe we could increase member interest if we posted on our forum what
> donations we have received to date?!!  I know I am interested and I suspect
> others would be as well.
>
>
>
> Thanks, Roy
>
>


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