Re: Re: Trbovich building

["doris welz" <doriswelz@hotmail.com>]

This "book purge" event is starting to look great. Yes I think we should 
have another meeting. How does next Weds. sound. Noon is a good time for 
most people. So May 29th 12:00 at Clean North office. I hope this E-mail is 
getting out to everyone. Kathie could you let me know if it did?. In the 
mean time I will contact the College and the University and the Friends of 
the Liberary to get ready for the drop off day.
Doris


>From: <ahaft@gosympatico.ca>
>To: Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>, Peter McLarty 
><petmcla@soonet.ca>
>CC: <book@lists.cleannorth.org>
>Subject: Re: Re: Trbovich building
>Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 15:46:21 -0400
>
>
> >
> > From: Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>
> > Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 15:19:13 -0400
> > To: Peter McLarty <petmcla@soonet.ca>
> > CC: book@lists.cleannorth.org
> > Subject: Re: Trbovich building
> > My responses are in the text too...
> > 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)This one should be definitely out 
>because there is a used bookstore on Queen street by the same name.
> > 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...
> >
>Yes, this is a good idea!  I think it would be faster to have a unit price 
>or bag price than a pound price.
>
> > > 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.
> >
>
>The donation idea seems to work well at BOYD and it seems to be associated 
>with our events.  Perhaps we should stick with what people expect at our 
>events.
> > > 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
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > O my soul, do not aspire to immortal
> > life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.            - Pindar
> >
> >
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