NONE OF THESE HAVE BEEN OR ARE PROJECTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED....THESE ARE JUST                     IDEAS TOSSED OUT FOR DISCUSSION. COME TO OCTOBER 9TH MEETING 6:30 TO CONTINUE    THE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLY MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME IDEAS.

Summary of Comments from September 15th Brainstorming event

1. What can be done to increase DTHA meeting attendance?

• Vary meeting time
• Agenda posted at Library and Town Hall and online
• Serve goodies
• Provide childcare, maybe have Scouts or FFA or 4H kids run games
• Have signage to Town Hall
• Email blasts
• Simple raffle at each meetings
• Quarterly flyer mailed out

2. What can be done to improve communication?

• Multiple touches to people….send several tomes via multiple venues
• Newsletter online
• Mail postcards for events
• Better signage
• Link to other Descanso organizations
• East County News, Alpine Community Network
•  Promote more social media
  

​3. What Social Events would you like to see added?

• Pioneer style “Box Lunch Social” where lunches are auctioned off
• Pet Show with costumes
• Chili Cookoff
• Wine Beer Moonshine tastings
• Spring Fling. Music drinks Dance
• Coffee Roasting Social
• Involve more families with kids at breakfasts ( chalk drawing contest, one class a month gets free kids ticket)
• Use the Quonset hut owned by Keith Anderson for some events

4. Comments on the Fair (Reminder there was no power and an Alpine Fire going on)

• More kids events. Longer kids are happy longer adults/families stay and spend
• Move date to cooler month (many commented same) Near Memorial Day?
• More visual flyers
• More school involvement if not in summer
• Avoid East County and Del Mar fair and involve 4H and FFA
• Need more space? Close road to street fair, vendor booths across the street with cross walk and crossing guards, kids stuff in parking lot
• Lessons on chicken raising and how to avoid coyotes

5. Comments on the Parade ( Same not Fire and Peer loss)

• Have a decade by decade theme
• Add more history
• Different date too many parades in a row Alpine, Descanso , Pine Valley
• Avoid conflict with Del Mar and East County fairs
• More advertising, contact bus from El Cajon that goes to OLOL BBQ, contact radio and tv stations, East County News and Alpine Community Network, Garden Club and Library and churches
• Early morning start or evening parade
• More $ sponsors

6. Fundraising Ideas

• Ice Cream Social / Pie Baking contest and sale
• Swap Meet/Yard Sale
• Honorary Mayor competition
• Spaghetti Dinner Dime a dip fundraiser
• BUNCO
• BINGO
• Family Movie Night/ Kids childcare Involve teachers who get 50% of funds
• Pony Parties
• Spring Art Show raffle off kids art
• Silent Auction Raffle Member’s Services i.e. “Gourmet Dinner for 8 at my home by …….” Or “ Day of fishing on Cuyamaca lake with …….” OR “ Day of Gardening help by ……” OR “Pet sitting for a day by …..” OR “History tour of the backcountry mountains by …..”
• Beer Wine tasting
• Drive through Dinner
• Descanso Junction Benefit Dinner night
• Food Truck Night
• Bake Sale