ANNUAL SALE

In making a report on any event such as our annual fund-raising
effort, there are always things that you wish would have happened
differently. I can think of several this year. The Grey Cup
parade was no help on Saturday, our normally big day. I learned
to expect the unexpected when it comes to advertising and
publicity.

However, there are also the enduring strengths of sur
organization: the good-natured energy and willingness of the
membership to get involved when it is necessary, and I thank
every single one of you who helped during the busy time. I
particularly want to thank Margaret McClelland and Cherie
Markiewics for taking on time-consuming jobs prior to the sale,
and Pegyy Cameron for her ever-wary eye to the needs of the sale
and those involved in it.

The theme display was fun to help organize and T was amazed at
the général willingness of those merchants approacied to be
involved. A further thank you is due to Aliki and Ricki, of
Aliki Gladwin & Assoc. Inc., who took several days to organize
and select materials for the display.

While we were down $7,000 in sales from last year, a 27% drop,
the total number of visitors was down by almost 50%, so it's
obvious that those who came to the sale did buy, and in greater
quantity than last year. Our net profits were approximately
$2,400. We grossed $19,078.87 from the work on sale. The
average sum paid to an individual potter was $238.17, and
approxinately one-third of the pieces were sold.

With additional funds budgeted for publicity, particularly for an
ad in Vancouver Magazine (the photo of which their staff screwed
up}, and séveral ads in each of the Sun, the Province, the
Courier, the West and East Enders, and the North Shore News, we
attempted to at least match last year's efforts. I thank NuWest
Press for their free design of the poster,

In summary, I have enjoyed getting involved in the sale, and I
hope a number of you will consider working together on next
year's version. Its value to the quild and the menbership is far
greater Ethan any dollar raised. It is really the only time when
approximately 75 of the membership get together to create
something for the benefit of the Guild and that is important
alone.

I hope vou all have a happy and production new year.

Jan Jorgenson