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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello chapter members.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is information and suggestions that Patty Heffner regarding raffle baskets for our next wine & cheese function.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Patty put together our raffle baskets last year (15 of them). We made as much from the raffle as we did from ticket sales.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Per our discussion, following are some notes pertaining to baskets for the Wine and Cheese fundraiser at Cellar55 for 2017:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487870797888_152353"><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>NUMBER OF BASKETS</span></b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>: Agreement on the necessity to reduce the number of baskets from the 14 in 2016 to approximately 5 in 2017 (larger more comprehensive focus) for the following reasons:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>1.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Space limitations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>2.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Many people are unable to stay an entire afternoon – IF PEOPLE KNOW THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN SOMETHING, THEY WILL BUY MORE RAFFLE TICKETS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>3.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>SUGGEST HAVING RAFFLES EARLY IN AFTERNOON FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE STATED ABOVE – SAVE A LARGER ONE UNTIL THE END<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>4.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Provides for more time to present the purpose of the fundraiser and is more professional and organized<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>5.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Is more in line with what other fundraisers have presented successfully <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>6.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487870797888_152385"><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>NO DONATIONS BEYOND THIS NUMBER OF BASKETS WILL BE TURNED AWAY</span></b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487870797888_152391"><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>FOCUS ON MOST POPULAR BASKETS</span></b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>: Agreement that the most popular baskets with the higher number of tickets in each bucket were<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>1.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>ENTERTAINMENT- this can be defined as, though not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>a)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>WINE OR ANY TYPE OF BEVERAGE (CELLAR55 DONATED WINE AND PASTA BASKETS WERE A HUGE HIT LAST YEAR) – SO WAS THE DONATED PIZZA PARED WITH A NICE PIZZA PAN AND SOME SODA POP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>b)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>FOOD (PIZZA; GIFT CARDS FOR RESTAURANTS OR FAST FOOD PLACES)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>c)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>MOVIES (DVD’S OR TICKETS – GIFT CARDS TO THEATRES)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>d)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>STAY-AT-HOME ENTERTAINMENT (HAND-MADE AFGHAN; COFFEE; TEAS; ANY FOOD ITEMS; POPCORN POPPER; SODA POP; CANDIES, LOTTERY TICKETS, ETC.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>e)</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> SPA TYPE ITEMS - The donated massage last year was very desirable – couple it with nice candles or treats (food, wine)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487870797888_152428"><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>SUGGESTED APPROACH BY ALL NFB CLARK COUNTY NFB MEMBERS TO ENSURE SUCCESS:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>1.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>START NOW – EACH PERSON BRING IN INDIVIDUAL ITEMS (OR A COMPLETE BASKET IS ALWAYS ACCEPTABLE) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>2.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Kay Kipp has volunteered to assemble the baskets (she has prior experience) – it is suggested to have several people help out. This is a big job<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>3.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS DONATED WILL BE ASSEMBLED INTO GROUPINGS IN A BASKET TO INCREASE THE VALUE AND ENCOURAGE THE SALE OF MORE RAFFLE TICKETS FOR BIGGER PRIZES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>