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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below are the notes from our meeting with the wine and cheese fund raising event.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We thought if you had them early would allow you to see what was discussed. Hopefully this will speed up the discussion at the chapter meeting this Saturday.<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Notes from wine and cheese Feb 6<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In attendance was: Bob, Betty, Vaughn, Joan, Sara, Patricia, Kaye<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dates to be considered are Saturday Oct. 16 and Saturday Oct. 23. Time is 2-5 PM. Sunday of those weekends may be considered depending on the locations desires. Cellars55 and Burntbridge wineries are the two locations being considered. Both are downtown Vancouver.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Betty will coordinate ‘ticket’ sales. We will use the system of selling tickets used for our last event. Sara will provide information to Betty as to the process used.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Twenty dollar ticket price was discussed, nothing confirmed. This will depend on how much the location wants for their share.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>AS to ticket sales, finding an organization that will support the event by their members buying tickets was discussed. The Lions of Ridgefield was discussed as a possible organization. They are very supportive of activities at WSSB. Dean Stinjham is or was a member of the group. Vaughn is looking into this.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vaughn will be leading up the publicity portion for the event. We will get Vaughn the ‘In Kind’ donation letter, as well as, the flyer for advertising the event.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Patricia will work with the raffle/donation used of the event. Discussion of having baskets again was accepted. In order to have more winners, more but smaller raffle amount per package was discussed and accepted. ( instead of 1 large package with gift cards, use Smaller bags less ‘gift cards’ in a bag) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It was suggested that the ‘in kind donation’ letter be also in Spanish. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It was suggested we have a package forming session to create the raffle bags.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kaye said she would head up the raffle. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Patricia noted there is someone she knows that could make a quilt and Kaye would make an Afghan again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Those two items would be auctioned off.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Members getting donations would list who they are asking and send out an email to the chapter, wo we don’t duplicate asking the same businesses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We plan to meet again in late March or early April.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bob Sellers<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><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>