Brattleboro Garden Club

Annual Plant Sale:

Steps for setting up the sale:

JANUARY-FEBRUARY

1.) Call Carol Lolatte 254-5808 or Cynthia Green 254-4541 to verify that the date available and to reserve it.

2.) Print out the Facility Rental form from the Town of Brattleboro's Web site http://www.brattleboro.org and mail it in - you should receive the approved form back in a few weeks, file this and keep it with the Sale things in case there are any future issues (there never have been but Mary will ask you for it - so you should have it HA HA).

3.) Send out letters/e-mails to the following now so they can plan and again on May 1st so they are reminded:

• Steve Barrett, Public Works Director, sbarrett@brattleboro.org to inform them that the Garden Club will be having their annual Flower Sale on Saturday May ___ and ask him to mow the lawn & put picnic tables out a few days before the sale.
• High School Horticulture Instructor - Mark Nevin 802-451-3910 ext 3913 mark_nevin@fc.brattleboro.k12.vt.us to inform them that the Garden Club will be having their annual Flower Sale on Saturday May ___ and that they can participate in any Non-Competing activity or fund raiser.
• West Brattleboro Fire Station 254-5686, Assistant Cheif Bucossi - dbucossi@brattleboro.org to inform them that the Garden Club will be having their annual Flower Sale on Saturday May ___ and could they put out their cones so our patrons do not interfeir with the needs of the Fire Department. And also could we use their bathroom facilities is necessary. Thank them for all their support over the years.
• Brattleboro Community TV (BCTV) BCTV@sover.net, Phone 257-0888, fax 258-6508to inform them that the Garden Club will be having their annual Flower Sale on Saturday May ___ and could they put this information on the TV Community Events. If they would like to film the Garden Club Sale or other things, we would be happy to work with them.

4.) ADD our SALE to the following Calendars Electronically

• iBrattleboro
• National Garden Club
• Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce
• Vermont Leaf

5.) Update Dictions/Poster any other hand outs that have been created.

6.) Update your committees and the Calendar of Events and Job Descriptions.

7.) Mail Advertising with check ($60.00) for a FRONT PAGE, BLOCK AD for the WEEKEND of May 14-15 to:

• Brattleboro Reformer & Observer attn: Classified
• Black Mountain Road
• Brattleboro, VT 05302-0802
• Phone: 254-2311, FAX: 257-1305

NOTE: The Reformer front page block ad's fill up quickly - and we want this on the FRONT PAGE !!

APRIL

8.) Print out 100 Posters, 100 Directions and Committee List to be distributed 4 to each person at the Annual Meeting

9.) Send out newspaper FREE advertising to Reformer, Town Crier in the Community Events

MAY

10.) Send out reminder letters again from #3

11.) Create Yearbooks & Brochures to hand out at the sale.

SALE WEEK

12.) Have pricers go to drop off points to price

13.) Create Labels for types of plants that are plentiful this year

14.) Make sure that the pricers have enough felt-tip pens and Labels of wood or something easy to write on.

15.) E-Mail Radio Stations - ask to have add run under Community Events

• WKVT - pc@wkvt.com 458 Williams Street, Brattleboro VT Phone: 254-2342 or 254-6683
• WTSA - info@wtsa.net 464 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT Phone:257-4644
• BCTV - BCTV@sover.net 230 Main Street Suite 21, Brattleboro, VT 802-257-0888

DAY BEFORE SALE

16.) Check to see if lawn is mowed and thank Steve Barrett

17.) Call Cashier Chairperson and see if everything is OK - do you need money/change picked up from bank

18.) Call Table Chairperson and see if Tables & Plastic coverings are ready to go

19.) Create list of pickups of plants

Learn more about the Brattleboro Community:

• iBrattleboro
• Brattleboro Community
• Brattleboro Reformer Newspaper
• Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce

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