[PPRAANet] Hamfest Planning Update

[Rob Roller N7LV]

January 17 Northern Colorado ARC Swapfest:  Dan Scott, his wife Pam, and I 
had a table at the swapfest up in Fort Collins and sold some ticket.  Not a 
whole lot, but some.  Seems that it might be a little early to be selling 
tickets for a July swapfest in January.  We did sell 175 tickets for $104. I 
appreciate Ed Bates WB0YAF and his wife sharing some space with us at the 
swapfest  up there!

February 8 Aurora Repeater Assn Swapfest:  So far I'm the only one planning 
on going up, so I would really like to have a couple of other people up 
there with me.  It's not that easy nor practical for one person to do it. 
Who can volunteer to ride up or meet me up there?

***
*** THIS IS WHERE I REALLY NEED THE HELP, FOLKS!  ASSISTANCE WITH SELLING 
TICKETS!
***

We also have one other hamfest coming up on April 4 in Longmont that I will 
need two or three volunteers to help sell tickets.  Maybe we can sell more 
tickets with more bodies helping out!  Who can volunteer for that one?

Not to mention the HamCon Colorado, aka ARRL Rocky Mountain Division 
convention, May 29-31.  I'll need several teams of folks to help man out 
table at the event.  REmember, this is YOUR hamfest, and it's going to need 
YOUR help to be a success.  Please sign up at one of these events to help 
sell tickets.

Table sales:  It's way early, but we actually have one table reserved!

Vendors:  I need a volunteer or two to help contact vendors to try to sell 
tables.  We have Miley down in Florence that used to get 10 tables from us. 
I don't even know how he's doing and if he sells at hamfests any more, but I 
need someone to make contact with him and find out!

I need others to go over past table vendor lists and get mailings out to 
them or make phone calls!


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*** THIS IS THE OTHER AREA THAT IS CRYING FOR HELP!  CONTACTING VENDORS!
***

Dennis Major N0ABC works with the guy who did the food last year, so he's 
volunteered to set up the food sales again.

Dennis Rosas took some tickets from me at the last club meeting to sell, and 
I know he sold some, because one of his work buddies stopped by the table to 
look at our prizes.  Thanks, Dennis!

*** Biggest thing I need right now:  vendors and ticket sales!!!

*** So ... step right up today!

Another area that can use help - hamfest advertising!

So far, only Chris Stark has come forward to help with spreading the word by 
offering to mail out flyers, get our info posted on web sites, sending 
e-mails, etc.  No way that he can do it all; no way that I can do it all 
either.



As I wrote in a previous e-mail to all of you:

> Given the increased investment in the raffle prizes this year, I am
> definitely expecting a commensurate increase in the investment of time by
> our members in helping to make this hamfest a continued success.  This is
> not a one-man job.  There are plenty of tasks to take care of.  Please
> volunteer to help!
>

The kind of help I'm not worried about at this time is worrying about 
getting people to help set up tbles the day before the hamfest.  I'm not 
worried about getting people to sit at the entrance tables and sell the 
entrance tickets.

The kind of help I need now is the people to help with getting raffle 
promoted, and with getting tables sold.  Looking forward to seeing a good 
sized group of volunteers this year!


73
Rob
N7LV