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

["Seattle_Aquarist" <Seattle_Aquarist@comcast.net>]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your feedback, as for page layout criteria we could do
alphabetical, rotate positions on the page, or ???.  I could do a mock-up;
all I'm thinking of is using the company's business cards.  Although our web
site indicates seven (7) sponsors, Fish Gallery in Renton went out of
business in the last month, so we are only looking at six sponsor stores.
Have we verified lately that the sponsor stores still give a GSAS discount?
I visited A Place for Pets and Denny's in the last six months and can
confirm they give GSAS discounts.  What about the other locations, does
anyone have any information?

Thanks,
Roy  

-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com]
On Behalf Of Paul M. Wallace
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:35 AM
To: GSAS board members and alumni
Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] Second Request Pet Store Donation Assignments /
Donations Update

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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