Sun, 7/27 4:30pm (new time) @ FIDO - Music City for Change silent auction mtg AGENDA

[Karen Lyu]

Hi Music City For Change members - Ed Petterson of Music Row Democrats (who has major music connections) needed the change the silent auction meeting time to 4:30pm, so I'm sorry for any confusion. David Shankle of Nashville Loves Barack Obama will try his best to be there also. Below is the meeting info and the agenda. MEETING INFO Sun, July 27th 4:30pm (not 2:30pm) Fido Coffeeshop 1812 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212 http://www.bongojava.com/fido.html (615) 777-FIDO Google Map http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=1812+21st+Ave+S+Nashville,+TN+37212&fb=1&geocode=9596565481027948888,36.136570,-86.800598&oi=manybox&ct=14&cd=1&resnum=3 FYI - I will plan to be at FIDO with a Music City for Obama sign at 2pm to catch anyone who didn't get the new time. AGENDA 1. EVENT DATE -  either the 2nd or 3rd weekend of September (possibly UN International Peace Day September 21st). 2. VENUE - Vanderbilt (1st choice), Belmont (2nd choice) or ______? 3. CO-CHAIR - We're seeking a co-chair for the silent auction committee to help with: - silent auction venue - getting donations from local restaurants/catering companies - getting printing donated from a printing company - booking the music - booking MC - possibly being volunteer coordinator at the event 4. ONLINE AUCTION POSSIBILITIES - Please check before the meeting if you can - http://www.cmarket.com/auction/BiddingForGood.action Their program handles EVERYTHING - online submission of donation items and descriptions, email invitations, ticket sales, credit card processing, bid sheets, item tracking, outcome reports, thank you letters, you name it + it's open to the public and they have over 80,000 registered bidders (ie. estimates of 200% + more profit than just live). - http://www.readysetauction.com Their program handles EVERYTHING - except our auction would only be accessible to people who show up at the auction. - If we do not do an online auction, we could lose out on tens of thousands of dollars for lack of $600 up front. (We should be able to find one or more donors to help out.) 5. VOLUNTEERS - We will need volunteers for - committee members - set-up/clean-up - event registration table - voter registration/Obama items table - silent auction items monitoring/ushering - food servers/prep - computer techies (for laptops if we do the online auction) - people to let us borrow their laptops (we'll get keyboard covers) - stage hands - stage manager - musicians (possibly Emmy Lou Harris? - Ed will check) - MC (Susan Anders knows of a possibility - thanks Susan!) - publicity/marketing/media - volunteer coordinator for the event - possibly someone to be my personal gofer at the event (depending on how big it gets) Ideally the funds raised would go to Obama TV, radio and print ads, mailers/brochures, and Obama items (lawn signs, stickers, buttons, T-shirts, etc.) which could potentially reach tens of thousands of new voters! Your help would be VERY appreciated Look forward to working with you and hearing all your ideas. Please contact me with any suggestions, questions or potential connections. Karen Lyu MN Cell 612-327-0050 ka...@globaljazz.net FYI - I plan to be in Nashville until after the election, then I will be returning to Minneapolis.

[Karen Lyu]

Hi Music City for Change members -

Oops sorry I didn't update the subject line for that last email, its:

Sun, 7/27 4:30pm (new time) @ FIDO - Music City for Change silent auction mtg AGENDA

Karen

On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 5:13 AM, music-city-for-change group <nor...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

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* Obama/Gore rally and Sept. 27th fundraiser - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Music City for Change Silent Auction Mtg - Sun, July 27th 2:30pm FIDO - 2
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Date: Wed, Jul 23 2008 5:44 am
From: shikawkee


Howdy-

Spoke with Ernest Chapman last night.  I called and e-mailed JD
Souther with the rally and gig info and asked him to contact Rodney
Crowell.  Ernest said his mom Beth will likely speak with Emmylou
Harris.  I also spoke with Bobby Braddock who was very enthusiastic
about both events.  I think Matraca Berg and Bill Lloyd are also on
board.  Trying to get in touch with Raul Malo too.  More later...

Ed




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TOPIC: Music City for Change Silent Auction Mtg - Sun, July 27th 2:30pm FIDO
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Date: Thurs, Jul 24 2008 2:07 pm
From: KarenLyu

Hi Music City For Change members -

You are all invited to join the Music City for Change Silent Auction
Committee and/or to volunteer for the major silent auction event we
are planning for September.

Ed Petterson of the Music Row Democrats will be at the meeting Sunday,
and has connections to music celebrities who want to help out, so this
looks like a terrific fundraising opportunity.

The live silent auction (hopefully with a parallel online auction)
will be held either the 2nd or 3rd weekend of September (possibly UN

International Peace Day September 21st).

VOLUNTEERS - We will need volunteers for the event registration table,
voter registration/Obama items table, silent auction items monitoring,
computer techies, stage hands, stage manager, cashiers, food, set-up,
clean-up, publicity, a volunteer coordinator, and someone to be my
personal gofer at the event.

CO-CHAIR - We are also looking for a co-chair for this committee who
would be responsible for setting up the silent auction venue, dealing
with local restaurants/catering, booking the music + the MC and
possibly also be volunteer coordinator at the event.

VENUE - We're currently looking at having the event at a classy cheap
venue on either the Vanderbilt campus (1st choice) or the Belmont
campus (2nd choice - they're already having Obama there for a debate
Oct 7th).

If you have any other suggestions, please let me know. (Ryman would be
very expensive.)

FIRST MEETING:

Sun, July 27th 2:30pm

Fido Coffeeshop
1812 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
http://www.bongojava.com/fido.html
(615) 777-FIDO

Google Map
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=1812+21st+Ave+S+Nashville,+TN+37212&fb=1&geocode=9596565481027948888,36.136570,-86.800598&oi=manybox&ct=14&cd=1&resnum=3

I will send an agenda out as soon as I can.

Please forward this email to any Vanderbilt, Belmont or music contacts
that may be interested in helping out.

Thank you!

Look forward to meeting you Sunday,

Karen Lyu
612-327-0050
ka...@globaljazz.net

PS For some reason, I wasn't able send this out from my
ka...@globaljazz.net address (it bounced back), but I do have a Google
address kare...@gmail.com and I also have a Yahoo address
kl...@yahoo.com. Anything from those 3 emails will be from me.



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Date: Thurs, Jul 24 2008 2:36 pm
From: Susan Anders





on 7/24/08 4:07 PM, KarenLyu at kare...@gmail.com wrote:

> If you have any other suggestions, please let me know.

   I really feel that you should have it in conjunction with one of the
music events, preferable the mercy lounge 9/27. I don't think people will
come for the auction alone.

 thanks,

Susan
353-7869
http://www.susananders.com






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