Christmas Tree Sales Lot

It is almost that time of year again when Troop 1 has its annual Christmas Tree fund raiser sale.

Three hundred and twenty five trees have been ordered. Kmart has again given us permission to use their parking lot for our sale. We have applied to the City of Gaylord for a Charitable Solicitation Permit to sell trees from November 25, 2005 to December 23, 2005.

The next step in planning our fund raiser is having all Scout Families sign up for time slots to sell trees. In prior years we have tried to have two Scout families at the lot for all time slots, I do not believe that will be practical this year. Sometimes there will be two families at the lot and other times families will work their time slot alone.

I am requesting that each Scout family sign up for four time slots this year. I will have sign-up forms at the Lock-in and at the next Troop meeting. You may email me with your preferred dates too. Slots are filled on a first come first reserved basis. One family has already requested the four Monday time slots.

On the first Friday of the sale and on all Saturdays and Sundays, time slots are two hours long and start with a 10 AM to Noon slot and end with a 6 PM to 8 PM slot. Week day time slots are about two hours long and run from 4:30 to 7:30. The weekday start times depend on when the family can get to the lot and the end times depend on how busy the lot is after 7:00. Please select and sign up for you four spots as soon as possible.

Volunteers are needed to assist with the tree lot set up on Wednesday, November 23. The set-up crew will unload the trees and stack them on the ground. The crew also drives steel posts and strings rope for tree display. Poles are wired to the steel posts and our lighting system is strung. A good time is had by all.

Other important tree lot information:
The Troop trailer serves as our "Office" for the Christmas Tree sale. The keys to the trailer are kept at the Kmart service desk and are picked up by the first family to arrive that day and are returned to the Kmart service desk by the family that closes the lot in the evening.

The Troop trailer will have all supplies and equipment needed for the tree lot.
Cash box for cash and checks. Mr. Marsh collects funds daily from the cash box.
Ledger sheet to keep track of how many trees we have sold and how many are left.
Twine buckets for securing trees to vehicles.
A small ladder or stool for the vertically challenged.
Saws for trimming trees - only if requested by a customer.
Price list. This year we will have two prices - an under 8' price and an over 8' price.
The generator for the lights.
Gasoline and oil for the generator.
Wreaths with price tags attached. Sell them at will.

If I have left anything out, please let me know.