1. Informational Meeting Wednesday, May 27 th 6pm

2. Building Renovations and Funding Funded through a grant from NYS’s Housing and Community Development’s Rural Area Revitalization Program and Agency funds, Community Action in Self Help, Inc. purchased the JJ Newberry Building and is completely renovating it. The finished building will house a coffee shop/café, artisan cooperative and antique cooperative in its street level floor and basement. It will have a commercial kitchen available for rent and to host cooking classes. The space will available for rent for small parties and community or business receptions/events. Renovations will be complete by the end of June, with the coffee shop opening in mid-July and the co-ops opening in October, to coincide with Pumpkinpalooza.

3. Artisan Cooperative Any artisan or other cottage industry small business that produces their products in Wayne County may participate. This includes, but is not limited to: Paintings Pottery Jewelry Furniture Accessories Photographs Wood working Soaps Candles Jams/jellies/sauces Student Art Shows will be featured monthly from any school in Wayne County interested in participating, with an end of the year all school competition Student ensemble groups and local musicians will also be featured at evening concerts

4. Requirements for Artisans Goods must be produced in Wayne County Artisans must apply to the Co-op Goods will be sold on a commission basis, with the co-op collecting 15% of sales made Sales will be paid out to artisans on a bi-weekly basis Artisans must participate in our inventory process, where all items are checked in and itemized at pre-arranged times with the Co-op coordinator Items available for sale can be changed by the artisan once per month, at pre- arranged times We will have a variety of display cases and stands available, but if your items require special displays, you may have to provide them Space and number of items per artisan will be based on size of pieces and may be adjusted based on sales. These will be decided on a case by case basis. For instance, someone who make furniture may only have space for one piece, along with a photo album of other pieces available with contact information, while a jewelry maker may have space for 20 items, due to size.

5. Benefits to Artisans “ Main Street” shop space with no rental fees No volunteer requirements Co-op will undertake extensive marketing efforts Co-op will handle collection of sales tax collection and payment to state Artisans will receive a listing of sales with each bi-weekly payment and one annual sales summary at the end of each fiscal year.

6. Application Procedure All Artisan Co-op participants must submit an application Please submit a brief description of your items and a price range. For any art pieces, furniture, jewelry and the like, please submit photos of three items you’ve produced that represent your work. Please include any other information that would be helpful to us in considering your application Applications can be emailed to newberry@cashinc.org or dropped of at our Agency (48 Water Street, Lyons) We wish to support as many artisans and cottage industry business owners as possible, but space is limited and we must feature items that we deem the most “sellable” in order to cover the costs of the building.

7. Inventory Process Items will checked in once per month, at a pre-arranged time with the Co-op coordinator. The only exception will be if an artisan’s stock sells out. All checked in items will receive a tag with an inventory number and price that will be attached to the artisan’s account. This will ease tracking what has been sold and what is still available, as well as streamlining the check-out process for customers. Items can only be removed by an artisan during the pre-arranged check-in/out times to ensure that stock is tracked accurately. Artisans will be not be permitted to take items for craft shows and the like unless it is during a pre-arranged monthly check-in/out time, so please plan accordingly.

8. Antique Cooperative The Antique Cooperative will be housed in the basement of the Newberry Building The Antique Cooperative will be run on a rent per square foot basis, at a cost of $1 per square foot Most booths will be 72 sq, though because of the unique layout of the basement, there is some variation in size. Antique dealers will be required to sign a 6 month lease, with rent being due on the 1 st of the month. First month’s rent will be due October 1 st and pro-rated for the weeks open during October. Booths will be divided by curtains, and in some cases the booths will be their own small room Items can be added/taken out once per month, at pre-arranged times Sales will be paid out to dealers on a bi-weekly basis

9. Requirements for Antique Dealers Antique dealers must move all their items into the Co-op, “stage” their own booth and provide all needed display cases Antique dealers must clearly label and price all their own inventory, antiques will not be included in the artisan co-op inventory system Antique Dealers will need to purchase their own renters insurance if they want their items insured. The Co-op cannot be help liable for theft or damage. The Co-op will provide basic vacuuming/mopping cleaning services, but will not be dusting/straightening antiques within individual booths. This will be the responsibility of the antique dealers.

10. Benefits for Antique Dealers “Main Street” shop space at an affordable price NO VOLUNTEER/WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR DEALERS State of the art security system and on-site staff to minimize theft/breakage Extensive marketing efforts will be undertaken by the Agency

11. Process of Applying to Antique Co-op To apply, please send a note of interest, with your full name, address phone number and email address to newberry@cashinc.org or drop the same information off at our Agency at 48 Water Street, Lyons. Community Action in Self Help, Inc. will receive applications to the Antique Co-op through July 31 st., or until enough applications have been received to fill all booths. At the end of July, we will host an open house for applicants to see the layout of the finished space. Booths will be numbers and applicants will receive a map to take with them as an opportunity to establish their own preferences for which booths they would prefer. All applicants will be entered into a lottery to establish booth preference. The first name drawn will be contacted and asked to choose their booth, then the second name drawn and so on until all booths are filled. Prior to moving antiques into their booth, all dealers must sign a six month lease

12. Timeline Agency receives applications to Co-ops: begun and on-going Agency begins reviewing artisan applicants: June 1 st and ongoing Construction is completed: June 30 th Artisan applicants are contacted about approval: July 1 st and ongoing “A Night at the Newberry” fundraiser: July 18 th Coffee Shop Opens: July 19 th Booth walk through for antique applicants: last week of July Antique Dealer booth lottery: First week of August Artisans and Antique dealers begin moving in items (artisan items checked into inventory): beginning September 1 st through September 30 th Soft opening special events for participants: first week of October GRAND OPENING: October 17 th, Pumpkinpalooza

13. Night at the Newberry Fundraiser to assist with start-up costs for the Co-ops An evening of great music featuring Cliff McCann, delicious food by KVB Consulting and local wines and beers Saturday, July 18 th 7pm-midnight Tickets are $20 pre-sale/ $25 at the door This will be the community’s first chance to see the complete renovation of the JJ Newberry Building