Ron and Dorothy Strasser
Raising membership fee is not a bad idea, but a calendar (especially like
Shane mentioned with 12 sponsors to help absorb the production cost) would
have the potential to get visual images of the excitement that OBRA provides
into peoples homes, offices and other public places. A calendar might be a
very good thing for OBRA. The "in the buff" one is a fun idea, but shots of
racing could be really kool.... and I forgot to mention pics of races on the
velodrome as well. It would be hard to pick just 12. If this is done and
folks in charge do ask for input on which images go on the calendar, I hope
they have a very good way to vote on it (and just get it done) so it does
not become a hanging chad method of choosing.
ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Cipale"
To: "Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis)"
Cc:
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] OBRA Fund raising
> Sheesh....
>
> Just raise the cost of membership evenly across the board. We ALL use the
> signage at one point or another. There is no reason to go 'cheeky' to do
> this. The cost of production will increase the amount of what we already
> need.
>
> This isnt rocket science for crying out loud.
>
> Joe
>
> Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis) wrote:
>
>> When Candi asked for donations to help pay for road signs, I immediately
>> thought of a recent fund raising effort I and a few other cyclists
>> participated in locally for a youth shelter. If you've ever seen the
>> movie "Calendar Girls", you already are familiar with the concept of a
>> calendar capturing staged shots of regular folks in their birthday suits,
>> but done so in a tasteful way so as not to really show anything better
>> left to the imagination. I have had no luck conctacting the photographer
>> who did the last three Men of the Willamette Valley Calendars. If you've
>> see one of these, you get the idea.
>>
>> I've asked our own Ted Turner to be our man behind the lens. He's
>> already storyboarding, looking into production costs, etc. If any of you
>> have seen Ted's photos of bike events, he does very fine work when he's
>> not officiating. Shane Young may also be helping out with the photos, and
>> you have likely seen his work from many of his pics last season covering
>> bike races of all types all year long all over the state.
>>
>> Reproducing this concept with our cycling crew, I envisioned a calendar
>> with one of our 70+ teams as the primary pic for each month. We could do
>> insets around certain big events and could even put the race dates on the
>> calendar if would could get concrete dates in time for the printing.
>>
>> The shots will be staged, but it will likely happen either at races, or
>> at nearby venues on the same day as some of the big races. Hopefully, we
>> won't "need bigger buns" to keep the shots "clean".
>>
>> I need a show of hands from teams who would be willing to provide 5-10
>> subjects for these shoots. Gentle Lovers and S&M, I know you guys are
>> already in, so no need to respond. ;-)
>>
>> I'm hoping for a mix of male and female squads, so ladies, don't be shy!
>>
>> Please let me know if you're interested in buying one, or interested in
>> being on one, or both! Cost will likely be $25 and I'm hoping all OBRA
>> members will buy one to help support the organization.
>>
>> Details to follow as Ted and I solidify the plan. Nothing will likely
>> happen until after Cherry Pie and no shoots will be staged until we have
>> a little warmer weather. ;-)
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jim Fischer
>> Cycling Exhibitionist...err...Fund Raiser
>>
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