Shaftesbury High School Annual Craft Sale
2023
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Information for vendors
General Craft Sale Information
Reminders: Table Details, Fees, and Item Donation
Load-In and Parking
Set up
Vendor Hospitality
Tear down / Load-Out
After the Show - Reapplication
We at Shaftesbury strive to make this craft sale a fun, stress-free day for all of our guests and vendors! Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
We look forward to seeing you in December!
- Sale location: Shaftesbury High School Gymnasium; 2240 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, MB.
- Sale Date: The first Sunday in December from 11 am to 4 pm. (Please see note regarding setup and tear down times.)
- General entrance admission is $2.00; admission for children 12 and under is free.
- In addition to the Raffle Prize draw, there will also be a 50/50 Draw.
- Tickets for the draws will be sold in increments of $1.00, $5.00, $10.00, and $20.00.
- The winning ticket numbers will be announced at 3:30 pm and posted the evening of the sale to the website.
- All vendors are welcome to participate in the prize draws.
- Please note that, while there is guest wifi available at the sale, it is not a very strong network; please take the appropriate steps to either bring a booster or use a personal hotspot for more efficient internet access.
Reminders: Table Details, Fees, and Item Donation
- There are limited electrical-access booths available with one outlet per electrical booth for an additional cost.
Vendors renting electrical-access tables must bring their own long extension cord. - The cost to rent a 6' X 2.5' table in the gym is $60.00. Vendors may request to rent a double stall at a cost of $120.00. Two chairs will be provided per table.
- Along with their registration fee, all vendors are required to donate an item with a minimum value of $10.00 for the raffle prize draw. Please do not include gift certificates as donations. :)
- Food sellers, it is your responsibility to follow the Farmer's Market Guidelines:
https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/environmentalhealth/protection/docs/farmers_market.pdf
Load-In and Parking
- Set up time begins no earlier than 8:00 am.
- Prior to unloading, please come into the school to check-in. Please supply your raffle prize donation at this time.
- Load-in takes place only at the front entrance of the school. There is a ramp; bringing a dolly is encouraged.
- Vendors are advised to bring their own dollies, if possible, as the school has very limited dollies.
- Volunteers will arrive to assist vendors with load-in no earlier than 8:00 am.
- The floor plan will be posted in the front foyer as you enter. Please see volunteers to help you find your table.
- As soon as you have unloaded your vehicle, please move your car from the front of the school prior to beginning setup inside.
- Parking options: (1) the rear parking lot behind our school or (2) at St. Paul's next door. Vendors must take every step to ensure that shoppers can easily access the sale by not parking near the entrance.
- We respectfully ask that you are at your table and already be started your setup by 10:30 am. Any tables not in the process of being set up at this time will be considered "no shows" and removed.
Set up
- Vendors are asked to provide their own table coverings for their 6' x 2.5' table(s).
- On your application, you may request to have your booth table(s) removed; if that is the case, please ask one of our volunteers to remove it when you arrive; all tables are previously set up for spacing purposes.
- Again, vendors who have rented electrical-access tables (one outlet per table) must provide their own extension cord.
Vendor Hospitality
- Free coffee will be available for vendors all day.
- Student volunteers will be available to sit at your table if you need to take a break, go get coffee, or eat lunch.
- Recorded holiday music will be piped into our gym (at a low, background-level volume) and live background music stations featuring our music students and staff will be set up at a few points down the hall to enliven the hallway areas.
Tear down / Load-Out
- Tear down time begins NO SOONER THAN 4:00 p.m. Please abide by this timing. Listen for the announcement.
- Only once vendors have completed their interior pack up may they move their vehicle and begin their load-out.
- Load-out can be done at both the front and the back door of the school; both exit points have ramps.
- Volunteers will be on hand to assist vendors with their load-out.
After the Show - Reapplication
- Vendors are invited to re-apply for the next year's show. The process will be as follows:
- Application instructions will be sent out via email shortly after the show.
- Vendors will have until early January of the following calendar year (one month after the sale) to submit their online reapplication form.
- Applications will be triaged and successful vendors will be contacted, at which point these vendors will be invited to submit their fees by a specific date in order to secure their spot at next year's sale. These fees are non-refundable.
We at Shaftesbury strive to make this craft sale a fun, stress-free day for all of our guests and vendors! Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
We look forward to seeing you in December!