Hi Everyone,

Happened to be dialing Sue's number earlier in the evening to talk with
her about my teaching schedule when Erica's email popped up (thank you
so much for following up and
sharing details, Erica!). As I thanked her for presenting this generous
opportunity to us, we started to chat about the vendor decision, and she
and I both wondered about some of the same things that Deb and Kat did
(i.e. what about services like belly casting, or products that in no way
compete with any thing D.M. sells, etc.). So she is going to talk with
the powers that be and get some clarification. If D.M. says absolutely
no vendors, we thought one solution might be to have an info table where
people could at least advertise products or services with printed
materials (all pre-approved by the Vendor Committee, of course!)

Any other thoughts on the vendor thing? Also, if anyone who isn't
familiar with the store has a chance in the near future to take a look
at it, please do so and weigh in on whether you think it will be a good fit.

Thanks so much to all for such a great birthday celebration,
Jen