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
2. What can be done to improve communication?
3. What Social Events would you like to see added?
4. Comments on the Fair (Reminder there was no power and an Alpine Fire going on)
5. Comments on the Parade ( Same not Fire and Peer loss)
6. Fundraising Ideas
Summary of Comments from September 15th Brainstorming event
- 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