SWAP Thank Yous in Order

On behalf of the Swap Committee, I want to thank all of you who participated in our spring sale! I felt it was a success and a lot of fun. I enjoyed meeting all the new members, and there are several, as well as catching up with some of those with older kids! I would love to see all of you at future events!

I think I could go through all of the sellers and find something wonderful to say about everyone. While I was disappointed that Megan and my family were the only ones there setting up Thursday night, I was pleased how things came together Friday night and Saturday morning. I would like to take a moment and thank a few people:

First, thanks to Tiffany Clarke for making arrangements for 2 different trucks to help transport the racks. We think we figured out the best way to arrange them on the trailer now, which will be a huge help in the future. Tiffany also volunteered to work the Bake Sale all day and brought yummy homemade treats even though she wasn't officially selling!

Thanks to Jen Olderog for helping to unload racks after the sale and buttering up hubby to let us store the racks rent free!

Thanks to those of you who brought the larger items to sell even if you weren't selling regular items. They really made a big difference and made our sale look impressive, even with a small number of sellers! I see this happening again in the future!

Thanks to Kim Bohannon who stayed well past closing time to help figure out final sale numbers. Normally, this is left for the Board to do (to my knowledge) and she volunteered with a smile!

Thanks to Juanita Eucker and Susan Lanning for providing extra racks! They sure came in handy.

Thanks to Lisa Stachula for helping to spread news of our sale!

And of course, I want to thank Joanna for remaining president beyond May banquet to help lead at swap. Joanna and Ashley are now officially done with their terms, and may find a bit of sanity returning to their lives!

Lastly, I want to thank those on the Swap Committee. Sure, many of our meetings were virtual or at unlikely places and times, but we managed to get our ideas out and merged fairly seamlessly. Susan Sebille fought an illness that would keep most of us bedridden for days to make sure we were ready to go in the financial department. She also provided most of the "secretarial" duties of the committee while we edited the rules. Megan Thomas was willing to meet anytime, anywhere for a meeting, especially if it involved Starbucks! She volunteered to do just about anything, even if it meant bringing her kids. I surely appreciated her set up help! Megan became the runner at Swap and saved the day on several occasions. Plus, her Bear Cake was adorable and delicious! Nancy LaMere was unable to sell at our spring swap, but did everything in her power to contribute to swap in other ways, even when she had to get 2 different sitters on the same night to keep her kids! She came Thursday evening to help set up, only to find we were done and then volunteered to join the Board. Saturday she brought amazing fudge that sold all too quickly at the Bake Sale.

Without these ladies, the smooth Swap we experienced would not have happened. I look forward to working with them on the Board and on the Swap Committee. We are already gearing up for the fall Swap to be held October 9th. If you would like to be on the committee, please let me know soon!

Jenny May