Minnesota Wood Campaign / Corporate Offices: P.O. Box 578, Deer River, MN 56636, USAMarketing Office: 26 E. Exchange Street, Suite 405, St. Paul, MN 55101, USA / Promotion Office: P.O. Box 662, Deer River, MN 55744
Tel 651-888-5629 / Web www.truenorthwoods.com/ / Email Info@TrueNorthWoods.com
17 August 2007
Annual Meeting & New Board of Directors. The annual meeting was held on August 6, and the new board of directors and officers were elected for the coming year. They are:
· Officers: President, John Rajala, Rajala Lumber & Millwork Company; Treasurer, Mike Hughes, Kukkeli Kuu Naturalists; Recorder, Patti Erven, Bent Willow Furniture.
· Directors: Judi Carlson, Nature & Judi Carlson; Ron Hanson, Wilderness MN; Jack Hedstrom, Hedstrom Lumber Co,: Rich Peterson, Master Millwork & Lumber; Randy Rosandich, Hill Wood Products, Inc.; Jerry Seppala, Creative Sawmilling & Products; Don Wille, Wille Lumber & Timber, Inc.
The program for the meeting included a review of the major milestones in the development of the Campaign (see milestone summary as separate posting).
Showroom Space. If you have TNW branded products that you would like to place in a showroom, there are two offers you may want to check out. Custom Creations in Tamarack has offered to show complementary items on their showroom floor; contact Neil or Diane at 218-426-4067 for more information. True North Public Relations has opened an office in Grand Rapids and it is possible to use the location on weekends to display and sell your products; call Allison at 218-226-5628 for more information.
Welcome New Members. Since our last newsletter, Master Millwork & Lumber in Aitkin has joined the Campaign.
Goods from the Woods Vendors. Vendor sign up for the GFTW Up-North Marketplace is underway. If you need sign up information or post card to mail out, contact Allison at 218-360-5025 or go to www.vendorsignup.org and sign up online. GFTW is September 15-16 in Grand Rapids. This is the fifth year for the event.
North Woods Workshop Series. The focus of this year’s workshops will be “Bottom-Line Marketing & Sales: marketing and selling your products and sustainability messages”. The line-up of seven workshops will be held in
Virginia, Grand Rapids, Bemidji, and Brainerd. Please see the enclosed workshop sheet and registration form.
2008 Campaign Marketing Plan. During September and October, the Campaign’s board of directors will be assessing the 2007 marketing activities and developing the marketing plan for the coming year. If you would like a copy of the 2007 plan and/or want to input ideas for 2008, please contact Gary at 1-888-223-5629 or Gary@TrueNorthWoods.com.
Mark Your Calendars. Please mark the following events on your calendar. If you want information about any of the events, please contact the listed person.
· Minneapolis Farmers Market, Minneapolis. Saturdays and Sundays, through October 28. Up to 20,000 visitors come through the market on a nice weekend. Allison at 218-360-5025.
· Goods from the Woods, Grand Rapids. September 15-16. The largest showcase of unique forest-based products and services of regional artists and producers in the Midwest. Marketplace. Allison at 218-360-5025.
· Seizing the Opportunity: Forestry & the BioEconomy. Grand Rapids, Thursday and Friday, September 20-21.Will the bioeconomy revolutionize the production of energy and create opportunities for the forest products industry. Sponsored by Iron Range Resources and the Blandin Foundation. Register at www.blandinfoundation.org.
· North Woods Workshop Series 2007, Virginia, Grand Rapids, Bemidji, Brainerd. Seven marketing and salesmanship workshops with a focus on selling sustainability. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, September 25 through November 21. Sandy at 1-888-223-5629.
· AIA Minnesota Product Expo, Minneapolis. November 13-15. A unique opportunity to introduce products to the region’s architects and design professionals. Gary at 888-223-5629.
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