Weather promises to be perfect! Kate Shreck Licensed Associate Broker Douglas Elliman 700 Fort Salonga Road Northport, NY 11768 Cell 631-897-1865 Office 631-261-6800 > On Sep 18, 2014, at 9:33 AM, Peter White <pedro831@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I hope we have good weather for Cow Harbor Day this Sunday. As most of you > know, this is a big end of summer Northport outdoor festival day, with parade > and food, etc. But for us, we'll have a table or two set up in Npt.Village > Park from noon til five p.m. We will be trying to solicit donations and > members, mingling, schmoozing, handing out literature (I will have 300 > flyers...enough?), explaining, being ambassadors for our org. and the poor, > and selling the Nicaraguan items we purchased on our June trip plus some of > the left over items from last year's trip/Cow Harbor Day. Everything we make > Sunday will be doubled, as we still have several thousand dollars to go in > order to get the $12000 grant from SG Foundation to build the ten houses in > Nica. > > So, with that said, Joanne and Millie said they can staff the table in the > early hours, I'm assuming meaning from noon til mid way through? I can be > there all or most of the whole time. Kate usually arrives after the parade, > maybe 1-something. We could certainly use more coverage. Fran is out of town, > she's usually a regular. So if any others can come, please do so. it's > actually fun, mingling, greeting people and explaining our work to those > interested folks. Many alumni stop by. Some years we do poorly, like $120; > other years much better, like $1500. So please help if you can. We are > usually situated down the lane in the park that faces the village dock. > > Joanne, let me know where the table can be located and I'll pick it up. > Probably Sat.. late afternoon. I'll bring it to Millies back porch along with > the box of stuff I have from last year, our sign, another table, a roll of > duct tape, our money jar, the flyers, and the three new posterboards I made > which show only 4 enlarged photos each, most of which are from our JUne trip. > Nice shots, big sized 11X17, with enlarged captions, easier to see from a > distance, and read. I'll need to pick up the items for sale too, unless you > are bringing them sunday Noon. > > Millie, I hope it is alright for me to do all this and prepare all on your > back porch late Sat. aFternoon. Let me know. If you have company I wouldn't > want to be in the way. I"m thinking of before diinnertime, before dark, not > too late. This way, with everything we need in place on SAt., I can walk it > all over to our spot in the park on Sun, between 10 and 11 a.m. I could use > some help then, so someone please volunteer. Last year I did it mostly > myself, but some kids from SF60K helped, so all done in one trip from MIllies > to the park. > > I may make up a small flyer on my swim. I got a pledge from my union of $250, > better than nothing, considering it'll be matched. The UTN pres. also said > she's sending a donation from her personally. She also allowed a blurb I > wrote to go to 700 teachers throughout the district. Basically, one day next > week, I'll be swimming from Centerport BEach to Sand City, about 2.1 miles > for pledges. If you know anyone who'll pledge, let them know. I've been > swimming all summer, but usually not 2 mi., usually more like 1/2 - 3/4 of a > mile, so it'll be a challenge. My daughter may accompany me by kayak for > safety so no jetskiers or boaters come too close. I'll wear a wetsuit as the > water temps have plunged a few degrees in recent nights. I'll have the flyers > for swim to hand out on CHD also. > > Please come and help out Sunday, and put your thinking caps on about how to > raise the final $3500 or so we need to complete our end of the SG Foundation > housing grant. Then it's on to the park project.... > > Pete W. > -----Original Message----- > From: craft155@xxxxxxx [mailto:craft155@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 10:08 PM > To: pedro831@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: table > > I have a table but someone will have to pick it up. I think we have three > maybe four for early pm. Kate, Millie, you and me. Anyone for later? > > Jo-Anne > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4015/8230 - Release Date: 09/17/14