location options - please vote

[Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>]

I have two options for BOYD locations.  Date is June 20,21 (the following 
week is the long holiday weekend so a no-go).

Both locations have severe limitations.  Pick the constraints you are most 
willing to deal with:  (especially Peter and Jack as the constraints most 
concern your area)

1.  Station Mall has two small stores opposite each other.  Benefits are 
the usual Mall benefits - parking, washrooms, tables, publicity.  The 
severe constraint this time will be space - there is barely enough space 
for techies and sales, no space whatsoever for making pallets (or even 
piling up the junk!) except for on the loading dock itself, and they don't 
want us moving junk through the mall during shopping hours.  this could be 
really difficult.  And forget amenity space like food and drink.  It's 
tight.

There are also no back doors on either of these stores, so we'd have 
essentially the same situation as last time with drop offs - businesses 
would drop to the loading dock, we'd triage there, and Saturday customers 
would have to bring stuff through the mall.

2.  The Bingo Hall on Queen Street (old theatre building).  Benefits are 
lots of room, tons of chairs to use.  It has ample electricity, a couple of 
separate rooms in front (lobby) for sales, separate from technical area. 
Great Triage area, also separate.  Drawback is the loading, too.  We would 
have to load the pallets right on the truck.  I think we could do this if 
we planned for the extra labour involved.  (rotating crews of four young 
people - two on the truck, two off, and the loading manager setting up the 
pallets and designating what goes in them).

There is a double door at the back but it has a post in the centre, there 
are four steps down from the main room to the back door.  We can block the 
back door area off with the truck so drop offs on the Saturday won't be a 
problem.

The plumbing is shut off, so we'll have to use washrooms nearby or post a 
volunteer at the CN office which is just one block away.  The balcony would 
make a great lunchroom if we're prepared for the additional cleanup.

The sports association wants a contribution, suggested that we could ask 
for a toonie at the door instead of our loonie, and split the proceeds with 
them.  Any comments on this idea?  Or just stick with our loonie and turn 
over that $250 or so to them?


In either location, if we got the truck Friday 5 pm we could schedule a 
team to load the junk from Friday, to have it all out of the way before 
Saturday's arrivals.


Comments wanted please....  further questions about either spot?

k