• Coordinate all activities relating to the Boutique.
• Solicit items for the Boutique from the bees and from Guild members.
• Provide suggestions and sample ideas or patterns to members.
• Arrange for collection (primarily at Guild meetings), transportation and storage of items donated by guild members for sale in the Boutique.
• Store items in a smoke-free, animal-free area prior to show.
• Price items to include sales tax.
• Work with Show Co-Chairs and/or Festival Specialties Coordinator to determine whether and how the Boutique will sell Festival Specialties items (t-shirts etc).
• Work with Silent Auction Coordinator if items are submitted in either area which are more appropriate for the other.
• Design layout of Boutique area.
• Submit to Floor Plan Coordinator the booth requirements, such as tables, chairs, electrical outlets.
• Arrange for special equipment needed, such as cash register.
• Setup and dismantle the booth.
• Manage the activities of the Boutique during the show, including stocking and payment.
• Collect sales income in the booth. Each day Treasurer will provide start-up money and will collect money.
• Identify and train special volunteers to use equipment such as cash register.
• Maintain records of expenses and receipts, working closely with the Treasurer and Co-Chairs to stay within budget.
• Arrange for the return and/or disposal of unsold items after the show.
• Recruit assistants and committeee members through Volunteer Coordinator.
• Write thank-you notes as appropriate.
• Maintain list of helpers who assisted you (besides show volunteers), and give to the Volunteer Coordinator.
• Prepare information for publication in Quips and/or special publications.
• Prepare final report and update committee notebook.

• Show Co-Chairs
• Festival Specialties Coordinator
• Floor Plan/Hanging Coordinator
• Silent Auction Coordinator
• Treasurer
• Volunteer Coordinator

12 months

Previous Boutique Coordinators

• 1988 Cathy Lempa
• 1990 Cathy Lempa
• 1992 Joann Travers and Evelyn Frosch
• 1994 Anita Mester
• 1996 Betty Shannon and Jan Brissett
• 1998 Cheryl Love
• 2000 Judy Breese and Nite Owls
• 2002 Vada Boehme and Anna Worden
• 2004 Mary Gudinas
• 2006 Diane McGowan and Lois Monroe