We have good new and very good news
The shipment is on it's way and should arrive in Sydney Monday or Tuesday. We still need to organise a day that it will be delivered to our collection point in Rosehill near Parramatta. If anyone can help to unload the bags on short notice send me a PM.
Then a collection day will be announced shortly.
The great news is we have come under budget.
We have got the actual cost down at the moment to $15.70 per bag ready for collection. That is an amazing price as this stuff was selling in the Bonsai clubs in WA for $18 and retail for at least $25. This gives us some interesting options.
We are very close to calling the first Ausbonsai Community Purchase a great success. As mentioned with the success of this endevour there has been discussion of setting up more community purchases.
There could be many possibilities from other potting mediums such as a pallet of miadenwell from Queensland, Fertiliser or other consumables to a pallet of Pots from China. Maybe it is a new product that is not readily available yet and members would like to try it out.
It has been proposed that a small committee be put together that decided whether a project was valid. It would have to pass certain considerations such as not to impact on our treasured bonsai nurseries but at the same time give great value.
Most clubs run well will have available funds for endeavours just such as this to make the original purchase and sell at a bargain price to it's members. We where lucky enough that a benefactor put the money up to facilitate on this occasion.
It is proposed that we start such a fund that will be held in a trust account with such assurities of authority needed from multiple committee members to access just as a club would.
It is suggested that participants in this purchase agree on a proposed sale price for this item and any extra funds be deposited in said trust account. It would be envisaged that future Community purchases made with these funds would see it grow so that we had upfront funds for future purchases and greater buying power. While at the same time giving great value to participants. As with this deal all future endeavours would be fully disclosed just like any club. Future endeavours will not be limited to the original participants and would look towards including other States.
The options for suggested price would be
Per Item cost
$16 extra funds total of $30 used to purchase sausages for BBQ on collection day.
$17 Extra funds total of $100 to Trust account
$18 Extra funds total of $200 to Trust account
$19 Extra funds total of $300 to Trust account
$20 Extra funds total of $400 to Trust account
Feel free to discuss any thoughts and give your preference in the thread or In PM's
And remember we still need some available hands for unloading in Rosehill on short notice which could be any day between Monday to the Weekend. I will give further details as they come to hand.
It's too bad your in such a hurry cause the stories I could tell you, Bushels and baskets of stories, hole crates full of stories. But if you can spare a moment I will tell you one story.