Irving
Community Vendors 2014 report to Irving Grange
Market
Board of Directors, elected January 2014:
Peggy Jillson, Pat Heard, Raydean Henderson
This
year the Irving Community Vendors club held six events at Irving Grange: March crafter swap meet, May-June-July-August
summer outdoor markets, and the Holiday Market in November. This was our third
year of operation.
Annual
dues are $20, plus booth and table fees for each event. This year we have 42
members, about half of whom joined for the Holiday Market. For members who join
before the end of September, dues include their first market space.
Much
of our income goes to advertising, $742.47 this year. The liability insurance
for our vendors, which the main reason the club was created, and registration with
the Oregon Corporations Division is about $300 per year. We have a kitchen
concession at the Holiday Market which makes a small profit, but also
replenishes many of the Grange’s pantry needs. Our direct financial
contribution to Irving Grange is $399.50 for 2014. We also paid $62.85 for
annual servicing on the fire extinguishers in the building so they would be up
to snuff for the Holiday Market, and have donated $100 to Pay It Forward. We
spent about $50 on sound system upgrade parts so we can play background music
in the whole building during indoor events.
We
feel the Holiday Market is an unqualified success and want to do it again next
year on the weekend before Thanksgiving. The crafters’ swap meet in March has
been somewhat successful and may be worth doing again. The summer markets are
not working well at all. However, we understand that the EEVAC/Boy Scout
pancake breakfast event is scheduled for August 22, 2015, and that the club
suggested making booth space available for auto-related merchandise. This could
provide the backbone for a specialized market event. A couple of groups are set
up to rent the Grange premises for market/festival events next year as well.
Irving
Grange has made our market possible. With third Saturdays no longer routinely available
for our use and the need to rethink our summer activities anyway, the market
will face a challenge at our annual meeting in January 2015.
Irving
Community Vendors is serving the community. The Irving Grange Facebook pages
and website benefit from the exposure and experience gained from the markets.
We hope the contacts and relationships we are building bring new members to the
Grange and enhance its reputation. We would respectfully request that we be
allowed to reserve November 20 and 21, 2015, for our Holiday market and that we
be permitted to hold our annual meeting sometime in January, using the Grange
without rental charge, but with the continuing understanding that the Market
will pay the Grange at least $5 per booth or table per market day. We will come
to you again after our annual meeting to request additional dates as we have
plans for them. We hope you agree that we deserve your continued support.
Peggy
Jillson, market manager
