Saskatoon Symphony Book & Music Sale - History 2003 (Year 15)

Page Contents

Location
Schedule
Drop-offs
Story
Expenses
Statement

Schedule

Day	Date	Open	Close
Thursday	March 27	10 am	9 pm
Friday	March 28	10 am	9 pm
Saturday	March 29	9:30 am	6 pm
Sunday	March 30	Noon	5 pm
Monday	March 31	10 am	6 pm
Tuesday	April 1	10 am	6 pm
Wednesday	April 2	10 am	9 pm
Thursday	April 3	10 am	9 pm
Friday	April 4	10 am	9 pm
Saturday	April 5	9:30 am	6 pm

Sales were down for the first four days, probably due to the popular Gardenscape happening at that time. Sales were beginning to recover when Saskatoon was hit by a blizzard on the Wednesday and Thursday.

First time Silent Auction done entirely with posters

Throughout the year 53 volunteers collected, sorted, priced and packed donated materials. Another 114 volunteers helped out during the sale, covering 234 shifts and putting in a total of 981 hours. The volunteer effort over the year totaled to about 3800 hours.

For the first time the silent auction was done entirely eBay style, with photographs and descriptions of the items. The symphony web master put the posters on the web site but all bidding was done at the sale. With 10 items in the Auction, we realised $616, almost as much as with 14 items in previous years. No one asked to see the actual auction items, all of which were kept in a safe place until the last day of the sale.

A planning committee was formed of board members, volunteers and the general manager to look at long range planning for the sale, with a view to ensuring this project continues to be a successful fund raiser for the Saskatoon Symphony.

Regina Symphony follows in our footsteps

Members of the Regina Symphony Board approached the management committee for help with their book sale. They came to Saskatoon to see the work and sale space and to learn how the sale is managed. According to reports, they had a successful sale and hope to continue with the project. They were requested to not hold their sale at the same time as the Saskatoon sale.

The dates for the 2004 sale were set for March 18-27, fitting in between the end of the Nokia Brier on March 14 and the start of Gardenscape on March 25, and before Easter week in April.