Post by kyla on May 2, 2009 20:15:57 GMT
Here's how the day went, to save my wrists from typing it all out (they are telling me they are done for the day) I'll post the email that I sent to Sandy.
"Wow you did really well! We weren't as successful, but we may have had less people than you. I don't know how many flyers Andrea had made (and they were the expensive looking, glossy high-quality flyers that she got for free, as well as big impressive-looking posters, she did really well with those) that we gave out, but we had about half as many as when we started, and we had a decently good stack when we started. We tried to push the 'knit a row with some tea,' but most people said 'oh I would but I am only here to do a quick loop through, then I have to go to somewhere else," but they took flyers and information home with them with promises to knit some at home.
right at the beginning we had one lady come in with two big bags of yarn, she walked over and dropped them off with us, saying "I knew you would be here so I brought you some yarn!" and I have no clue who she is or how she found out about us.
Another lady came over from another table to check out our table, and at the end of the day she brought us over two squares - one of which appears to be silk ,and is really soft.
A young woman came by and said "I have a big box of afghan sqaures for baby blankets that never got put together, they are a whole assortment of sizes, from maybe 7 inches to 10 inches or so, can I send those?" I told her yes, becuase if she has a full box, it may be enough to make a blanket out of, even if its just a couple baby blankets.
I gave my phone number out to one lady who has blankets and blankets and blankets. She just keeps making these things and wants to unload them on somebody, so I told her I could pick them up and then get them to you somehow.
People really enjoyed having the tea, and just a place to sit down. And it worked to our advantage becuase they would grab tea and cookies, then sit down, and then see the yarn and the instructions and it would sort of slowly dawn on them that it wasnt just a free for all, it was connected to the KAS tables. So then they came over and dropped off a donation, took a flyer, asked some questions.
I had one woman come and sit and have a good conversation with me who orignally came form East Africa, so she knows the situation that the kids are in and was really touched by the project. Another two woman who don't knit or crochet but use a loom have promised some baby hats, and even the girl who came out from SNAP (local community newsletter) who took pictures of the event took a flyer and said that she would look it up and see what she could do. People not only took flyers for themsevles but for friends and family, and a lot of people said "thats really neat, did you know aobut this charity project?" and shared what projects they were doing for other similar charities.
Andreas bracelets sold pretty well, my key chains sold to kids. We had a plate of cookies out on the table that also sucked in the kids, then we got to chat to moms and dads for a while.
I had six movies on the go on my laptop, and people would stand and watch the childrens faces go by on the screen and listen to the heartstring-pulling music and then come over and talk. My blanket really got attention, people were touching it and hefting it and commenting on how warm it must be.
overall, we made just over $30 in donations/key chain/bracelet sales (Andrea got a big glass jar then crocheted a 'sweater' for it, and the whole jar was covered in this crocheted cosy and it looked really good) and she sat and made a vest and I made two squares, then we had overall 7 squares come out of the day - with frequent pee breaks for Andrea, who is all baby belly.
things that realy realy worked;
- photos and stories of the kids (Jamey was the big pull)
-movies
-tea, cookies right at the table
-us if we sit there and knit
-photos of kids - putting a face to the cause really works
-blanket
- the t-shirts. people knew who to talk to
-telling them that the same event happened half a wold away, and it was truly a 24 hour knitting relay.
things we need to change:
-we need to be in a situation where people can come and sit down, so a coffee shop or a libary. Somewhere where people were coming in to sit anyway, becuase then they have the time to knit with us. Andrea is going to email a local knitting store and ask them about setting up something like that.
-people weren't aware that they were supposed to sit and join us, so we need a big sign for that.
overall, it went really well. I got one person signed up for the ezine, (most of the people were seniors and didnt have an email address) and a number of people promising to make squares at home."
"Wow you did really well! We weren't as successful, but we may have had less people than you. I don't know how many flyers Andrea had made (and they were the expensive looking, glossy high-quality flyers that she got for free, as well as big impressive-looking posters, she did really well with those) that we gave out, but we had about half as many as when we started, and we had a decently good stack when we started. We tried to push the 'knit a row with some tea,' but most people said 'oh I would but I am only here to do a quick loop through, then I have to go to somewhere else," but they took flyers and information home with them with promises to knit some at home.
right at the beginning we had one lady come in with two big bags of yarn, she walked over and dropped them off with us, saying "I knew you would be here so I brought you some yarn!" and I have no clue who she is or how she found out about us.
Another lady came over from another table to check out our table, and at the end of the day she brought us over two squares - one of which appears to be silk ,and is really soft.
A young woman came by and said "I have a big box of afghan sqaures for baby blankets that never got put together, they are a whole assortment of sizes, from maybe 7 inches to 10 inches or so, can I send those?" I told her yes, becuase if she has a full box, it may be enough to make a blanket out of, even if its just a couple baby blankets.
I gave my phone number out to one lady who has blankets and blankets and blankets. She just keeps making these things and wants to unload them on somebody, so I told her I could pick them up and then get them to you somehow.
People really enjoyed having the tea, and just a place to sit down. And it worked to our advantage becuase they would grab tea and cookies, then sit down, and then see the yarn and the instructions and it would sort of slowly dawn on them that it wasnt just a free for all, it was connected to the KAS tables. So then they came over and dropped off a donation, took a flyer, asked some questions.
I had one woman come and sit and have a good conversation with me who orignally came form East Africa, so she knows the situation that the kids are in and was really touched by the project. Another two woman who don't knit or crochet but use a loom have promised some baby hats, and even the girl who came out from SNAP (local community newsletter) who took pictures of the event took a flyer and said that she would look it up and see what she could do. People not only took flyers for themsevles but for friends and family, and a lot of people said "thats really neat, did you know aobut this charity project?" and shared what projects they were doing for other similar charities.
Andreas bracelets sold pretty well, my key chains sold to kids. We had a plate of cookies out on the table that also sucked in the kids, then we got to chat to moms and dads for a while.
I had six movies on the go on my laptop, and people would stand and watch the childrens faces go by on the screen and listen to the heartstring-pulling music and then come over and talk. My blanket really got attention, people were touching it and hefting it and commenting on how warm it must be.
overall, we made just over $30 in donations/key chain/bracelet sales (Andrea got a big glass jar then crocheted a 'sweater' for it, and the whole jar was covered in this crocheted cosy and it looked really good) and she sat and made a vest and I made two squares, then we had overall 7 squares come out of the day - with frequent pee breaks for Andrea, who is all baby belly.
things that realy realy worked;
- photos and stories of the kids (Jamey was the big pull)
-movies
-tea, cookies right at the table
-us if we sit there and knit
-photos of kids - putting a face to the cause really works
-blanket
- the t-shirts. people knew who to talk to
-telling them that the same event happened half a wold away, and it was truly a 24 hour knitting relay.
things we need to change:
-we need to be in a situation where people can come and sit down, so a coffee shop or a libary. Somewhere where people were coming in to sit anyway, becuase then they have the time to knit with us. Andrea is going to email a local knitting store and ask them about setting up something like that.
-people weren't aware that they were supposed to sit and join us, so we need a big sign for that.
overall, it went really well. I got one person signed up for the ezine, (most of the people were seniors and didnt have an email address) and a number of people promising to make squares at home."