Chazhound Calendar

[Saje]

Wait what ??? What do you mean check with our local printing shops ??

What for ?? and what do you mean people buying them from shelters ??

Local print shops (often the local paper uses them) do other projects like calendars and brochures. It would be helpful if people made a call and found out how much it would cost. That way we could get a range of facts. I'd use ours but I don't like their work all the time.

I think the buying from shelters was in reference to having shelters (or other orgs) sell calendars as a fundraiser. My idea on this so far would be to order extra calendars and sell them to shelters at cost and have them mark them up at will. Or we could sell them ourselves and donate the funds to whatever organization. Just thoughts so far!

 

[Buddy'sParents]

One thing that would help is if people called their local printers and found out what they charged. I think it would be cheaper to go that way then to get one of the bigger online sites to do it. They charge quite a bit.

that still didnt answer my question ??

What does local printers have to do with anything..

It would be cheaper for people to check with the pricing of printing out the calendar at local shops vs. online sites as they tend to charge more. So, if we find a really cheap one, by say, Renee, we can use that one.

 

[Saje]

One of the local rescue organizations here does a calendar every year. I'll see if I can't find out where they get theirs printed. Also, a good friend of mine puts out a local magazine and she got a great deal on the printing. She's a big fan of rescue (has two herself) and I know she'd let me know.

That would be very helpful thanks renee

 

[Saje]

OR if you have a calendar at your house just look at the back and see who the printer was. We can call from there and find out more.

 

[Gustav]

I have absolutely no idea where my local (or more than likely not so local) print shop is... Don't get much call for it up here on the mountain!

 

[Saje]

I had a couple more thoughts. One was that if we do this each year we could make sure that no one got printed two years in a row. That would open it up for some more people.

I had another thought too but it's left me.

 

[Gustav]

I had another thought too but it's left me.

Was it pudding?

 

[Saje]

mmm pudding.

I talked to our sales rep and we do calendars every year for the school division. They actually look pretty nice but are only spot colour on the inside with the front as glossy. They order 7,000 and it cost them 6,000 BUT that's less than a $1 a calendar which would be a great profit at $20 a calendar. Obviously the more you order the cheaper it is and the less you order the more expensive but even with we paid $5 a calendar and sold them for $20 that would work.

 

[AndrewF]

The calender is an awesome idea. I'd be prone to saying that quality over quantity is preferred. However, there's nothing saying we can't do two dogs per month or do a large photo with a couple of smaller photos inset for each month. For instance a large horizontal photo with two or three small verticle/horizontal shots inset along one edge might be a solution.

By the way, the photos that have been posted so far are great!

 

[jess2416]

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The calender is an awesome idea. I'd be prone to saying that quality over quantity is preferred. However, there's nothing saying we can't do two dogs per month or do a large photo with a couple of smaller photos inset for each month. For instance a large horizontal photo with two or three small verticle/horizontal shots inset along one edge might be a solution.

By the way, the photos that have been posted so far are great!

Thats what I was trying to say.....

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[Julie]

Thanks Saje and BP.. The flickr account turned out great! I see we have some new entries. Sorry haven't been on since yesterday, as we went fishing with the boys yesterday evening. Much Fun! Got some good fishing pics Lol Now I need to find an "entry" for my dogs!

Thanks everyone for sending in the pictures.. and if anyone is wondering why Saje is taking over accepting them... is we need high resolution photos in order for the calendars to come out crisp and clear. I have dialup and I have found it nearly impossible to accept them and upload them etc. So THANKS AGAIN SAJE!

Also if you have already sent in a lower quality (smaller) pic... Look for the original. Hope that's okay with you Saje?

I think alot of great ideas have been brought up. I also tend to think quality vs quantity.... But I also don't want to see anyone left out...

Saje,
Another thing... Since it is almost the middle of the year, Will a regular printer start the calendar at a mid month and end say 12 months later? Or are we going to start it at Jan 2008? That actually would give us alot more time to get the pictures together and have it printed and shipped... and we could probably have them a few months early.. ?

Sounds like everything else is going great! And Saje... You also need to enter a picture!!!! I thought I read that you weren't and there is no reason not to! If anything else needs done yet, let me know!!!!!

Thanks,
Julie.

 

[Saje]

lol I'm not going to enter. There are already too many good ones. I'll get one next round.

Honestly, I think it's better if we do it for Jan. 2008. If we have it ready by next fall we can print early and start giving them out as gifts or whatever. It may seem early but ... it's a big project and I don't think it really is.

 

[Julie]

Jan 2008 for the calendar sounds great to me!

You are doing all this work for the calendar.... You should at least enter your own photos!!

This is going to be so much fun

 

[Saje]

I think so too. And once we iron out the kinks we should do it year after year. I personally like the idea of using them to fundraise. Lots of options!

 

[Buddy'sParents]

Jan 2008 for the calendar sounds great to me!

You are doing all this work for the calendar.... You should at least enter your own photos!!

This is going to be so much fun

Ditto that. ^


I like Andrew's idea of one larger picture and then two or three pictures inset, but we still should focus on quality vs. quantity. Even if we did do do this, however, there will still be people that are left out. There is no way we can get everyone, which is why a collage is a wonderful idea.

 

[AndrewF]

Why not run the calender from December 2007 to December 2008 (or January 2009)? It'll give an extra month or two to work with and it's pretty standard (if the office calenders here are any indication).

Edit: and after reading BP's post, a collage for December 2007 would be a pretty good way to start things off (or January 2009 to wrap things up).

 

[Buddy'sParents]

Why not run the calender from December 2007 to December 2008 (or January 2009)? It'll give an extra month or two to work with and it's pretty standard (if the office calenders here are any indication).

Edit: and after reading BP's post, a collage for December 2007 would be a pretty good way to start things off (or January 2009 to wrap things up).

Great idea! ^

 

[Saje]

Yeah I think that's a great idea. Especially, if we do the centrefold too. Then we'll be able to get tons of photos.

I know you're busy andrew but I'm going to make you an honourary committee member.

 

[jess2416]

Saje sent you a PM

 

[Saje]

Got it and thanks. We could use more help

I think if we are going to do this for Jan. 2008 why don't we set the deadline for photos for say, late july? That way people have time to take lots of pics and get out in the warm weather.

What about a 24-month calendar? Unheard of?