Vice President's Letter, November 2008
Bazaars----------November and December are times when the Lodges have their Holiday Bazaars. Do you advertise them? Put flyers at churches and stores? And, posters? The posters from the International Office are eye catching and attractive and would look great at your events!
Utilize your bazaar to expose our wonderful heritage and culture.
Amongst the tables of Scandinavian ornaments, goods, jewelry, and food, do you have a membership table? Have a member (your VP or a person from your membership committee) be there to greet people as they enter your bazaar. Be sure to ask if they would be interested in joining your lodge. Contact your Financial Benefits Advisor. Have your Financial Benefits Advisor with you at the membership table; they can let people know what Sons of Norway has to offer. Order an EVENTS KIT from the International office. It is Free and has all the information on SON and our new BANNER. Post upcoming events so they know what other events are going on in the lodge. Let them know they are welcome to attend these events and see what your lodge is all about!
If your lodge doesn’t have a bazaar and you think you would like to start one, contact me and I will be glad to come and discuss it with the lodge members. Maybe next year will be your first one! It is a great fund raiser for your lodge.
There are a couple of things I need to know from you, too.
Please let me know if you sell Scandinavian goods, other than food at your bazaar. The International office is trying to see if we pool all of the SON lodges together if we can get “wholesale “prices from companies. Estimate how much you purchase so we can put together an amount we could order as a District.
I am putting together a list of bazaars, fairs or festivals (outside SON), so that the Order could be represented or participate in them. If you know of any or have visited some, please forward the information to me. Thanks
Alt for denne gangen,
Gail
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