Vendors

​ Jen W. Jeni C. Steph

Task: To come up with a list of possible community members, vendors, etc that could participate in this event to promote literacy in our district. This group will come back with a list of possible contacts. These contacts will be dispersed between the group, media specialists and literacy coaches in order to contact as many as possible. 

**//__Sample Script for Contacting a Vendor__//** Good morning (afternoon). I am (__name__). I am a (__list job here__) at (__list school here__). I am calling to ask you to be a part of an exciting event that will be occurring in Pike Township this year. We plan on having a Literacy Series.

The purpose of this literacy series is to bring families, schools and the greater community together to show support for the students of Pike Township as well as one another in literacy. Our main goal is to show one another how our literacies play a role in our success as a community member of Pike. Literacy expands beyond just reading and writing. Literacy can be defined as the multiple ways we make meaning in life. Therefore, we create meaning through dance, portraits, song, technology, mathematics, inquiry and so forth. These nights are nights to explore the various literacies, take part in them and view what our community has to offer.

We would like to invite you to be a participant in one of more of our Literacy Fair nights. Our first night is Oct 16th and our theme is We Are Pike: Community of Stories. We are inviting all of Pike to come and share their story. We would love to have a representative attend from your business. We are asking various businesses to set up a booth where they can display various ways that they are literate within their business. We want businesses to share their story. Who are they? How did you become a part of Pike Township? What do you have to offer our community? Etc. We would love for you to be a part of this for two reasons. One- to share what you have to offer to others and two- to rally together to show families your support in students learning various types of literacies. It would be great if you could think of an interactive literacy activity that families could partake in when they come by your booth. This may be reading something that you have, watching a video, creating a song together, drawing a picture of your story, and so forth. If you choose to be a part of this event, we will work with you to develop ideas of an activity that could be completed when they stop by to visit. Additionally – anything else your business could do to support and encourage families to delve deeper into reading, writing, thinking and learning would be great! We ask that you offer your knowledge as well as any thing that you may want to give away to support literacy (ex: bookmarks, books, poems, pens, pencils, etc).

Expect about 600 people (it could be more) Oct 16, Jan 22 and Apr 30 are the dates Only Food vendors can sell food Located at PHS Time is: 5:30-8:30 pm Can we advertise our event at their business? Get contact information from them – what representative will attend and phone number
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Pike Branch Library 317-275-4480 Doriene Smither and Lindsay Haddix - K. Marley confirmed details with D. Smither - Doriene and Lindsay will be there with handouts and little prizes.
 * PLEASE PLACE YOUR NAME NEXT TO ANY OF THE VENDORS YOU WILL CONTACT.**
 * Indianapolis Marion County Public Library**

· Kids Ink - Maureen · Books a million - Dionne Schmid (they are coming) - Maureen will email the forms as I contacted them today before I say Dionne's name. · Borders Contacted Community Liason Robin MacDonald at River Crossing store Cannot participate that night - Heartland Film Festival involvement
 * Book Vendors**

· B and N - Maureen · Big Hat Contacted by Kris Marley

· 4 kids · Indiana Historical Society - Maureen · Book Mama’s · Out Word Bound - Chad · ½ Price Books · Indy’s Child · Books are Fun
 * I would like to identify and contact some ethnic bookstores, particularly Hispanic, Asian, and Arican-American (TEMEKA)

· Robin Run - Dionne Schmid · Churches · Preschools— check with Joan Shepherd (Jen Wheat)

· Storytelling Arts Director, Ellen Munds - Cannot participate. Ellen will be at Next Audiences conference 15-18. (SA is a one person staff.)

· Second Story · VSAI (Sarah)---Kym

· Netliteracy (Kristin Marley) NetLiteracy is another one-man nonprofit. He is teaching a class that night and sends his regrets.

· La Plaza—college bound Spanish · First Steps · United Way · Law Enforcement · ILF · Big Brother/Big Sister · Indy Moms and Indy Dads · Butler, Marion, IUPUI, (Jen Wheat) · Adult Literacy (Jen Culhan) · Indyhub.org (Jen Culhan)

· Baha Coffee (56th and Lafayette) - Dionne Schmid · Trader’s Point Creamery · Culvers · McDonald’s (Mr. Poore) · Goodyear Tire---86th and Michigan (Jen Culhan) · Walmart · Target · Otis Spunkmeyer · Teachers Credit Union
 * General Businesses **

· Indy Parks - Dionne Schmid · YMCA · Health Plex · Community of Wellness · USA Skates · Dentist (Jen Culhan) · Fox Hill Dance · Sports Zone · ALA Cheerleading (cheerleader)— · Youth Leagues (Perkin’s List) · Sharp’s Gym (86th street)
 * 2nd Trimester: Health and Wellness **