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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi Marya,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We’ve done a few of these in the past, and it depends on the timing of the event, as well as the vendors. One time (a morning event) we sold coffee in commemorative travel mugs (the mugs cost us $3; Starbucks provided the coffee free, and we sold them for $10 – big hit!)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Another event was later in the afternoon and into the evening – we sold glasses of wine in commemorative wine glasses, etched with our logo, but you could etch anything you want (such as a line drawing of a prominent building???). Same kinda deal – the wine was donated and the glasses cost us about $4 (based on a pretty big volume, though), and sold them for around $10 or $12….also sold full bottles of wine with commemorative add-on labels.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Recently I’ve been to some events that sell re-usable shopping bags made from recycled material with logos on them….these seem be pretty popular, and I seen them used all over town after the event….nice marketing plus!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Good luck with your event!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Chuck <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Charles M. O'Leary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Bankers Investment Services, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>16325 Boones Ferry Road, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Lake Oswego, OR 97035 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>503/ 636-1225<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marya Nowakowski<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Oregon Main Street program managers'<br><b>Subject:</b> [OMS_MANAGERS] souvenirs at events<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The fledgling Enterprise Main Street group is helping organize the Bowlby Bash (a street fair in Historic Enterprise) and we are trying to decide what kind of souvenirs to sell. We haven’t had much luck with T-shirts but think perhaps something else might work better. We are thinking of lapel pins, note cards, or Christmas ornaments with a historic building theme.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What souvenirs have worked well for other towns?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marya Nowakowski</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>City of Enterprise, Oregon</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A Preserve America Community</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>541-426-4196<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=95 height=63 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CBD34A.64DF5670"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>