Thank you to everyone who showed up for this past Saturday’s Pink Ribbon Ride meeting!  We had a great time at the Owl’s Club, had some great food, great socializing and I even went home with a big ol’ box of pork.. I didn’t expect that when I bought a raffle ticket!

This meeting was more of an “update” sort, to let everyone know what we’ve been working on over the last couple of months.

Kettle Moraine Ranch

To start with, earlier in the day most of the ride committee sat down with Al at Kettle Moraine Ranch and finalized our contract.

• The HON’s who are volunteering/working the ride will be camping way in the back Sat night – camping is not open to the public; those of us camping can check in at 9am Saturday, giving us plenty of time to setup and even ride.
• Al will have the Jackass Saloon, Gift Shop and Mineshaft open for business the day of the ride
• We will be riding on the Eagle trails, not KMR trails
• we are checking into Porta Potty pricing/donations
• Al’s guys will help with setup and parking, and he is clearing out more parking space so we have plenty!

PRR Meeting Summary – Owl’s Club

Fliers and postcards were handed out for distribution (especially at Midwest, to be placed at several booths).  Fliers are available for download off of the Pink Ribbon Ride website if you would like to print and distribute more.

Registration – discussed cut off date of Sept 18th for pre-registration

Food – we are good on almost everything but water, soda and charcoal, contact Bridgette if you can help!

Entertainment – Rough Riders demos, Tracy Porter, Susan – horse massages, possibly animal communicator

Current donations – 500 brochures from CM Printing, $200 from Akey Mfg, italian sausage from Al, meat from Maggie/Sorgs

Shirts- we will try to presell and use up as many of the shirts we have from last year for preregistration, and get a minimal amount printed for this year’s event (to avoid a big carryover like last year).  I am hoping to pick up the stock of shirts from Sandy this week, get inventory and pricing organized, and get the info on the website for purchasing.. so stay tuned if you want to pick up some additional PRR wear, we have tank tops, long sleeve shirts and tshirts in many colors available!

Raffle/Auction Prizes – lets get going on those donation requests ladies!  Companies are limited in how much they are allowed to donate to charity each year, so get those requests in early before the supply runs out   Sponsor Form letters as well as BCR’s Tax Status are found on the Pink Ribbon Ride website.  Don’t be shy.. the worst thing that can happen is they say no!

Special Prizes – we’ll need one BIG prize for our highest fundraiser, as well as prizes for those who raise over $500.  We are thinking something non-gender specific.. hats, decals, gift cards, savings bonds, etc.  We would also like to have “Booby Prizes” for a “Best Dressed” contest, those who decorate themselves and their horses (top 5 or so).   If you have ideas, let us know!

Advertising – Kris has been working on our fliers, and Donna is getting us on a wide variety of online and print equine calendars.  The three fold brochures will likely be printed mid-late May or June, once entertainment is finalized.  Around the same time we get those going, we’ll want to have all our registration info online too, and will start the “hard core” advertising push across the web, in printed material and word of mouth.

We also have a Facebook Page for the ride, join up and invite your friends, who can then invite their friends, who can invite…   I will be updating both Facebook and the Pink Ribbon Ride homepage with pretty much the same info, but Facebook will help spread the word as things spread like wildfire on Facebook, and the home page will be more of the download-able forms, etc.  Every day we have more and more people joining the Facebook page, and we’re working on loading it up with pictures from last year’s ride.. so if you see anyone you know in the pictures, be sure to “tag” them so they can check it out!

The next “Pink Ribbon Ride Meeting” will be at the Eagle Day ride, Sat May 8th at the Eagle Day lot.. say a noon rest/meal and quick update meeting?  We may see if Al will open up the Jackass Saloon for us

Our next step… this ride can only be a success if we all help out a bit!  Please think about how you can help, do you know someone who can provide prizes or donations?  Have a contact at a Porta Potty rental company?  Travel to many barns where you can spread the word?  The day of the ride, we will need many helping hands, and as we get closer, a spreadsheet with time blocks will be available for signup.. every person that signs up for a block of time is allowing someone else to get out there and take part in the ride and events!  A HUGE thank you to all those who have already signed up to help out, and the ride committee for all their hard work!

Amy J – Pink Ribbon Ride Chairmare
amyj@hoofprintsacrosswi.com
414-322-5620