Saskatoon Symphony Book & Music Sale - History 2000 (Year 12)

Page Contents

Location
Schedule
Drop-offs
Story
Expenses
Statement

Schedule

Day	Date	Open	Close
Thursday	March 16	10 am	9 pm
Friday	March 17	10 am	9 pm
Saturday	March 18	9:30 am	6 pm
Sunday	March 19	Noon	5 pm
Monday	March 20	Closed	Closed
Tuesday	March 21	10 am	6 pm
Wednesday	March 22	10 am	9 pm
Thursday	March 23	10 am	9 pm
Friday	March 24	10 am	9 pm
Saturday	March 25	9:30 am	6 pm

Drop-offs

Klombies Galon Insurance Brokers	3rd Avenue North
J&S Picture Framing	Jessop Avenue
Mount Royal Drugs	29th Street & Avenue P North
Canada Post	4th Avenue North
Centennial Plumbing	51st Street
Willey's Jewellers	Broadway Avenue
Darren's Music Place	Circle Drive
Firestone	8th Street East
McNally Robinson Booksellers	8th Street East
Saskatoon Symphony Office	Bessborough Hotel
The Parsons	North Battleford
Shoppers Drug Mart	Humboldt

Story

The Book & Music Sale brings more business to the mall

The total number of volunteers involved was 125, including 43 regulars who work throughout the year. The other 82 volunteers help during the sale, include symphony volunteers, Symphony board members, Symphony players, University and Community Chorus, Royal Bank, SaskTel Pioneers, members of the Saskatoon Kiwanis Club, and many once-a-year regulars who enjoy the excitement of the sale.

Once again the sale was held in the centre concourse of Confederation Mall. And once again the sale succeeded in attracting hundreds of people to the mall who might not otherwise have been there.

The site in the centre of the mall entailed concentrated work setting up the furniture and stocking shelves over a four-day period prior to the sale, and a mad rush on the final Saturday evening and Sunday morning to dismantle everything and return all items to the workroom by noon on Sunday.

Overcrowding problems necessitate changes in stocking methods

The sale space was smaller than that used in 1999, causing overcrowding on the opening day, when the usual crowds surged in to find bargains. It also meant that volunteers had to continually restock shelves and reinvent the layout of the sale from day to day as some sections became depleted, making room for others to take their place.

The sale opened with the now traditional fanfare, written specially for the project by former symphony player Mark Rogers, and played by members of the symphony. A presentation was made to Betty T, the coordinator of the sale for most of its history, as Betty retired from this position this year due to ill health.

Of total revenue, 67.5% was from books, 27.4% recorded music, 5.1% sheet music. 83 boxes of books were given to a school in northern Saskatchewan and 26 boxes of Readers Digest condensed books were given to Confederation Park Community School.

Management committee created

The Symphony had supplied a coordinator to work with Betty and the volunteers, but this approach was unsuccessful. So following the sale, three regular volunteers agreed to act as a management committee for the coming year. They were Stuart S, who was responsible for recorded music, Liz S, project treasurer and coordinator of volunteers during the sale, and Terry H, responsible for pricing several sections of books.

The hope was to continue the excellent example set by Betty of encouraging knowledgeable people to work in specific areas of their expertise with as little supervision as is necessary. Julia T continued to act as liaison between the sale volunteers and the symphony board.