If Fry's won't "join up", give a shot at PC Computer Club on Southern and
Alma School (near Fiesta Mall and the B of A building). They're a small
enough company that exposure like what we could provide would be the perfect
ad campaign. I'd go and ask myself, but my time is rather limited right now. 

-- 
Thomas "Mondoshawan" Tate
mondoshawan@tank.dyndns.org
http://tank.dyndns.org

On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 10:15:22PM -0700, Alan Dayley wrote:
> If you have the ear of the manager, use it!  I have been working on getting 
> local sponsors for the Install Fest and getting no where.  I have talked to a 
> sub manager at Fry's, more than a month ago.  She referred me to the home 
> office in CA, the Community Relations Department.  When I finally actually 
> talked to the guy after 3 days of long distance calls of trying, he said he 
> would have to talk to a VP to see about thier participation.  I have followed 
> up numerous times since then and either left messages or he says he does not 
> know the answer yet.
> 
> If you can get in, do it.
> 
> As to what we are offering:
> -A complete table display, a "booth" so to speak, if they want it.
> -Banner space.
> -Ad distribuiton.
> -Mention on the Install Fest web site.
> -Verbal thanks as we give/use/display whatever they contribute.
> -Follow-on thanks on the web site and at meetings.
> -Whatever else we can reasonably and legally give as exposure.
> 
> If anyone else has some favorite vendor/store they use and has an ear to bend, 
> use it.  We could really use some refreshment donations like soda and stuff.  
> Books, hardware, software a nice chair or anything that can be 
> used/consumed/looked at while using Linux would be just fine!  Point them at 
> me if you like or "sign" them up yourself.  Just let me or Bill know about 
> what they are going to provide so we can plan for it.
> 
> Alan
> 
> On Friday 14 June 2002 06:13 pm, Matt Alexander wrote:
> > I'll be meeting with the Fry's (on Baseline) store manager tomorrow to see
> > if they'd be interested in contributing to the InstallFest.  I'm mostly
> > interested in getting as many of the Linux quicksheets that they sell as
> > possible.  But maybe they could donate books or Linux distros or whatever
> > else.  So, what has PLUG been offering to other businesses that are
> > contributing?  I'd like to go in and be able to say exactly what we can
> > offer them in return.  I'm guessing that other contributors are going to
> > have signs up and other forms of advertising for their business?  Anything
> > else we're doing to recognize sponsors, etc.?
> > Thanks,
> > ~M
> 
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