i would just like to thank everyone who has given up
suggestions for club
funds. I look to order the BCI pamphlet and think it'll be a
great asset.
Btw, anyone ever thought of doing brat frys, or making t-shirts
and selling
them?

Not a lot of money in bonsai shirts. We at the IBC have done it
5 times over the years, and while we weren't TRYING to make
money, we were lucky (in some cases) to break even. And we were
selling to ourselves all 1,000 or so of us. Unless your club is
gigantic, you have a smaller market (because I can't see a
popular groundswell for shirts with potted trees on them).

I'm probably dating myself but I have NO idea what a "brat fry"
is (though if you have one of those I have several brats in mind
to send you).

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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Jim:

I think he's talking bratwurst.

Yeah. I had one of those, too!

Bart

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lewis"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 7:52 PM
Subject: [IBC] club funds


i would just like to thank everyone who has given up
suggestions for club
funds. I look to order the BCI pamphlet and think it'll be a
great asset.
Btw, anyone ever thought of doing brat frys, or making t-shirts
and selling
them?

Not a lot of money in bonsai shirts. We at the IBC have done it
5 times over the years, and while we weren't TRYING to make
money, we were lucky (in some cases) to break even. And we were
selling to ourselves all 1,000 or so of us. Unless your club is
gigantic, you have a smaller market (because I can't see a
popular groundswell for shirts with potted trees on them).

I'm probably dating myself but I have NO idea what a "brat fry"
is (though if you have one of those I have several brats in mind
to send you).

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman


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a "brat fry" is something us cheeseheads do up in wisconsin. many grocery
stores have little wagons out in front and have cookouts for local charities
all summer. you can sign up to use the carts and sell food,(brats
hamburgers,and hotdogs) to raise money for your charity or local club.



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Peter Kulibert zone 4a/5b

"Jim Lewis" wrote in message
news:004601c3822d$c57f4f60$10112cc7@pavilion...
i would just like to thank everyone who has given up
suggestions for club
funds. I look to order the BCI pamphlet and think it'll be a
great asset.
Btw, anyone ever thought of doing brat frys, or making t-shirts
and selling
them?

Not a lot of money in bonsai shirts. We at the IBC have done it
5 times over the years, and while we weren't TRYING to make
money, we were lucky (in some cases) to break even. And we were
selling to ourselves all 1,000 or so of us. Unless your club is
gigantic, you have a smaller market (because I can't see a
popular groundswell for shirts with potted trees on them).

I'm probably dating myself but I have NO idea what a "brat fry"
is (though if you have one of those I have several brats in mind
to send you).

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman


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