Saturday Market Member Newsletter
Published weekly during the Market season, generally available on Friday.
2023
April 1st – From the Office – In Loving Memory: Carol DeFazio – Unclassifieds
April 15th – From the Office – Consider Running for the Board of Directors!
April 22nd – Happy Earth Day! – From the Office
April 29th – Mother’s Day Giveaway – From the Office – Tuesday & Holiday Market Things
May 6th – From the Office – We Need Volunteers! – From Sonia
May 13th – Mother’s Day Giveaway – In Loving Memory: Shane Slayer
May 20th – From the Office – From Sonia – Join the Sustainability Committee!
May 27th – Please Vote for the Board of Directors! – Welcome our New Assistant Manager
June 3rd – From Sonia – Please Vote for the Board of Directors!
June 10th – From the Office – Turn in Ballots to Info Booth by 4:30PM on 6/10
June 17th – We Need Volunteers for our HM Guidebook! – Board of Directors: Election Results
June 24th- Call to Artists: HM23 Poster/Guidebook Cover – From the Office
July 1st – From the Office – From Sonia – Call to Artists: HM23 Poster/Guidebook Cover
July 8th – From the Office – Never Trust the Wind – Annual One-Sided News Extravaganza
July 15th – From Office – See Something, Say Something – Gift Certificates
July 22nd – Happy Retirement David & Terry Church – From the Office – Unclassifieds
July 29th – From the Office – Holiday Market Guidebook! – Info Booth Services
August 5th – From Sonia – Holiday Market Guidebook – From the Office
August 12th – From the Office – M.V.P.: Volunteer of the Month – Let’s Help Lahaina
August 19th – Get to Know Kevin: Our New Volunteer Coordinator – From Sonia
August 26th – From the Office – From Sonia – Help the Elves!
September 2nd – From Your Board Chair – From the Office – Social Media Challenge
September 9th – From Sonia – From the Office – Help the Elves!
September 23rd – Volunteer Round-Up! – Holiday Market: One Year Only Booths – From Your Board Chair
October 7th – Volunteer of the Month: Tim Durham! – Volunteer Round-Up!: Tasks Small and Large
October 14th – Sustainability Needs You! – Rest In Peace: Remembering Terry McIllrath
October 21st – From the Office: Be About It! – Sign-Up for Work Tasks!
October 28th – From the Office: Join the Board! – Make Sure Your Info is Up-to-Date
November 4th – Holiday Market Needs You! – Volunteers & Voluntold
November 18th & 19th – Opening Day HM23 is Here! – From Sonia – ‘Tis the Season yo WIN-WIN-WIN
December 16th & 17th – Let Your Actions Thrive – Work Tasks – See Something, Say Something
2022
April 2nd – Welcome Back to the Park Blocks for our 53rd Season!
April 16th – Consider Running for the Board – Say Goodbye to Vanessa!
April 23rd – Petitioners and Canvassers – Sustainability Corner
April 30th – Helpful Tips from AJ – Consider Running for the Board – Sustainability Corner
May 7th – Happy Founders Day – Happy Mothers’ Day
May 14th – M.V.P. Message: Can My Family Member Earn Points for Me? – New Marketing Gal
May 21st – Of Blessed Memory: Jimmy Haggard
May 28th – From Your Standards Committee – Media Tips with Renee
June 4th – M.V.P. Message: Fees and All They Do For Us – From JJ
June 11th – From Your Standards Committee – Sustainability Corner
June 18th – From JJ – Media Tips with Renee – Sustainability Corner
June 25th – From JJ – From AJ – In Loving Memory William Rice
July 2nd – From Your Board of Directors – M.V.P. Message: How Rumors Hurt
July 9th – Annual One-Sided News Extravaganza – From the Office
July 16th – From Your Standards Committee – In Loving Memory: Toby Alves
July 23rd – From Your Board of Directors – M.V.P. Message: We Want You To Volunteer
July 30th – From the Office – Sustainability Corner – From Your Board of Directors
August 6th- From Your Board of Directors – Media Tips With Renee – Holiday Market Updates
August 13th- Holiday Market Updates – From the Office – Sustainability Corner
August 20th- From Your Board of Directors – Introducing Your New GM
August 27th- From the Office – Sustainability Corner – Holiday Market Updates
September 3rd- From the Office – From Your Standards Committee – Holiday Market Updates
September 10th – From Your Standards Committee – Holiday Market Updates – Sustainability Corner
September 17th – From the General Manager – MVP: We’re All in This Together – From Sonia
September 24th – Holiday Market Updates – From the General Manager – Sustainability Corner
October 1st – From Sonia – Sustainability Corner – From Renee
October 8th – From the Office – Holiday Market Updates – Saturday Market Check-In
October 15th – From Your Board of Directors – From Sonia – Pretty Please Sign Up For a Work Task!
October 22nd – From the Office – Sonia Says – Sustainability Corner
October 29th – From the Office – Sustainability Corner – From Renee
November 5th – M.V.P. Message: Thank You Volunteers! – From the Office
November 12th – No Market This Week – Sonia Says – From the Office
November 19-20th – Holiday Market Opening Weekend! – Dress-Up Day Calendar
November 25-27th -Three-Day Weekend Here We Come! – From Your Board of Directors
December 3rd-4th – From the Office – Hello December Markets – Thank You Amazing Volunteers
December 10th-11th – From the Office – Help the Kareng Fund – Work Tasks
December 17th-18th – From the Holiday Market Committee – Election Results – Four Shopping Days Left
December 23rd-24th -From the Office – Final Load-Out – Thank You!
2021
April 3rd – Welcome Back! Let’s get our 52nd Season started!
April 17th – Consider Running for the Board of Directors. Candidate Statements are due May 20th.
April 24th – Rainy day advice plus an opportunity to sell downtown during the week
May 1st – Masks, Online Resources, The Streatery and a great MVP about Vaccines
May 8th – Happy Founder’s Day! Happy Mother’s Day! Happy Saturdays are the best.
May 29th – Turn in your Board of Directors Election Ballots! Office is closed for Memorial Day.
June 12th – Twilight Market next week! Plus Adding More Spaces on June 26th!
June 19th – MarketWide Mask Sale next Saturday! Plus, bringing back spaces and music!
June 26th – MarketWide Mask Sale today and Music at the Stage!
July 10th – Twilight Market with Oregon Country Fair in the Clouds plus a Holiday Market Update.
August 14th – Final Twilight Market Today and Tonight. Holiday Market Booking begins August 20th!
August 21st – Holiday Market Booking has Begun! Guidebook Ad Deadline is next Saturday.
September 4th – Happy Labor Day Weekend! The office is closed on Tuesday, September 7th.
September 11th – Work Task Sign Up Sheets are available at the Info Booth.
September 18th – Full Map comes back next Saturday! Holiday Market booking is at 33 points.
September 25th – Welcome Back Students! Live Music is Back Today and a Full Size Map!
October 9th – Holiday Market is moving INSIDE this year plus a great MVP.
October 23rd – Sign Up for your Work Tasks! Sign Up Sheets are at the Info Booth.
October 30th – Happy Halloween at Saturday Market! Only three more outdoor Markets left this Season.
November 6th – Only TWO More Saturday Markets before we move inside for Holiday Market.
December 23rd-24th – Congratulations on a Wonderful 52nd Season. See you all in 2022!
Support artisans here in Oregon! You can contribute to the Eugene Saturday Market, and help us support local artisans and micro-businesses. The Saturday Market is a not-for-profit and artist first organization. To get started click on the ‘Support the Saturday Market’ button.
You can also donate to the Kareng Fund: an Emergency Relief Fund for artists here in Oregon. The Kareng Fund is a 501(c)3 non-profit that supports artists, who have awarded over $100,000 in grants to artists in crisis. To donate and/or learn more about the Kareng Fund, click the ‘Support the Kareng Fund’ button.