[Rfu-barnraising] update on donations, etc

[btaylor at prairienet.org]

hi lynsee,

so, i emailed this to molly, but shoulda put you in the loop too --

some more scrounge, if'n ya need it --

about 1000 PLASTIC [sorry] Budweiser [sorry] cups - 12 oz.

about 190 paper [whew] Big Apple Bagel [sorry] cups - 16 oz.

maybe - 24 oz. cans of beef [sorry] stew - dunno how many

maybe - those little plastic containers of pre-made pudding - so-called
vanilla and so-called chocolate [sorry - why would anybody ever?...]

a gob of plastic [sorry] 2 part snap-together wine glasses

a gob of individually-wrapped [one-hander's delight] plastic [sorry] soup
spoons

a whole big gob -- like thousands -- of plastic [sorry] forks


sorry abt all the "sorry's"

peace, bill




> What up guys
>
> So here's the skinny...
>
> I called Odman today and the owner told me that he had already
> discounted the doors we bought from the original $3500 price to $2009
> and was not able to give us anything more. For future reference,
> donations are done on an individual basis and do not fit into any fiscal
> year like most places.
>
> I called and left a message at Cotter for Shane...no reply back yet.
>
> I called Schnucks-Urb, Schnucks-Champaign, and IGA and left messages, no
> word back yet.
>
> I called CDC paper/janitorial supply and spoke w/the owner. He's been
> too busy to check out our websites (before he wasn't quite sure what we
> were about and wanted to check out our websites before making a
> decision) and will look into it asap. I will call back Monday. They have
> everything we need (plates, cutlery, cups, trash bags, cleaning
> supplies, paper towels). MOLLY AND CHRIS: I need to get an estimate of
> how much of this stuff and what you will need so that I can approach him
> w/that. Also we will need to buy it anyhow and it will be good to have
> that. Bare minimum we can get a 10% discount from CDC.
>
> Tom from Clark Wire called me today to follow up on the wire donation.
> Please call him at: 800-222-5348 to follow up w/them. He's waiting :)
>
> Thanks
> Let me know if you have any Qs.
>
> Lynsee
>
>
>
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