Re: Trbovich building

[Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>]

My responses in the text...

Quoting Peter McLarty <petmcla@soonet.ca>:

> Houston...we have a location!
>
> I met with Al Tourigny of the PUC this morning. At this point I have
> > confirmed that we will be using the east half of the building (520?
> > Second Line East...2 buildings west of the Police station). The
> location > is ideal. The PUC will left us use the facility rent-
free... as long
> as > we give them "public billing" as a co-sponsor. (Do we have any 
other
> > sponsors?)

Great work!  We have only one other sponsor as far as I know, that's 
Avery Transportation.  If I'm missing anyone, please clue me in 
because "Chris the co-op" and I are working on posters and a bookmark 
right now!

Also, we need a cool name for this event.  I've tried "Hit the Books" 
and "Got Books?" but am not keen on either of those.  Brainstorms 
welcome, all ideas will be safe from ridicule (they can't be worse than 
mine!  I call this "Leadership by Incompetence" and someday I'm going 
to be famous when my leadership book becomes a best-seller!)  :)

Nose in a book
Book Worms (sounds like composting)
BiblioPhile (too erudite for this town)
OK I'm lost.

> I have reserved the building from June 10 until July 8. I would
> propose > that the institutions contact me by phone (759-3393) or 
email > (petmcla@soonet.ca) to arrange for an  appointment to drop off 
books.
> I > will arrange to get pallets into the building so that the boxes 
can
> go > directly on the pallets. (NB...please instruct everyone that 
books
> are > to be brought to the site in sturdy boxes ONLY!) If/when we get 
24
> full > pallets, we will immediately call for a transport. (How many
> transports > will Avery provide?)

Good question.  I think we're probably safe for "more than one" for the 
institutions, since it was the institutions that asked them.  So if we 
need to have a load taken before the public drop, and then one after, 
they may not give us any grief over it.  But maybe Steve could check 
this out with the contact there?


> I would suggest that the site be open to the public for drop-off on
> the > Friday (9-9) and Saturday (9-5). We would need at least 3 
volunteers
> at > these times times to receive the books (at least 2 volunteers 
would
> have > to have young/healthy backs!)  We will also need at least 3 
workers
> on > Saturday to shrink-wrap and load pallets onto the trailer. Is 
there
> any > need for workers on Sunday...or can we do it all on Saturday?

Probably just to make sure we should schedule a crew for Sunday.  We 
can call and cancel them if we're all clear by Saturday night.  Do you 
think we really need to do a daytime Friday crew?  Since the 
institutions will have a month of "by appointment" drops, I suspect we 
may be just fine with Friday night, Saturday all day.  And lots of 
people!  Make it a carnival atmosphere, and have a barbecue truck!  And 
a car wash (just kidding!).

Andrea, if the weather is good, would it make sense to have a book sale 
at the same time?  Kind of like BOYD, triage immediately, put out on a 
table, sell by the pound/bag (not the antiques, of course)?  Less to 
cart away later...

> We will need banners/signs to place out front to advertise the
> location.

Doing this.  I've been wanting to get a banner "Another Clean North 
Event" for some time now.  Here's my excuse...  And we can put the big 
sandwich board right at the roadside and attach balloons.  How about a 
big bookworm "mascot" waving people in..  (here I go getting carried 
away again)


> We will need lots of publicity. I have talked to Susan Hamilton (the
> > City's waste reduction coordinator) to seek the city's help in
> promoting > the event.

We're doing the posters, a bookmark for libraries and booksellers 
desks, and the usual PSA stuff.  I think Oliver will give us several 
mentions.  Maybe the PUC will even put us in one of their ads if 
they're feeling nice...  Randy Johnson there might be able to help if 
not our new friend Mr. Tourigny.

I'll start the PSA machine as soon as we're in agreement on public 
hours. 

> Can/should we approach the institutions for $$$ for helping to get
> rid > of their "garbage"?

In theory this makes sense, but it can backfire.  Example, the 
badmouthing we've received after asking for help with BOYD 2.1 expenses 
from the catholic board.  Since Avery is doing this for free, and the 
fellow in Montreal may pay us for the load (I still have no idea 
whether, or how much, though), we may just set up our donation box for 
the public and let it go at that, or try to do the book sale thing on 
the spot.  

> Comments/suggestions??? Can we meet/discuss via email?

We should probably have another meeting soon to do final logistical 
planning and divide up responsibilities.  Doris, can you call a 
meeting?  Same time, same channel?

kathie


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