Another great day!

Today was an exciting day!  In the past we haven't opened on Sundays until 1:00 p.m.  Today we opened at 10:00 and got 5 visitors during the first hour.  We ended the day with 15 visitors and T-Shirt sales of $10!  This brings our total visitors for the month to 315, with 12 days (not 14, Caroline ... ahem!) remaining!

We had YAGPS (yet another good planning session) concerning our marketing the Railroad Museum to the community.  I am very excited about all the ideas discussed.

For example, our business neighbor (Los Potrillos) has agreed to display our T-Shirts in the restaurant.  We have put the request in for McDonalds to do the same.  Also, I traded Ernesto (the owner of Los Potrillos) a T-Shirt for himself in exchange for a Los Potrillos T-Shirt when he has them done!

Also we secured another benefit for our volunteers:  Free water from McDonald's and Los Potrillos while the volunteer is on duty.  I wonder what benefits we might secure from our other commercial neighbors.

I discussed with Larry (the owner of Thayer Jewelry and Pawn) the possibility of starting a petition drive to address the issue of cars speeding into and out of the communal parking lot (shared by Los Potrillos and 4 other commercial ventures) on Risner.  I am working on a petition to place in the TIC to encourage the City Council to address the issue of preventing a fatality in that narrow stretch just to the south of the Caboose.

Please stay tuned for more news from Caroline's Corner™.

Chris McIntosh,

Volunteer
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Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
 - Sir William Osler