Saturday Market Member Newsletter

Published weekly during the Market season, generally available on Friday.

2024

April 6th – Welcome New Assistant Manager: Veronica! – Composting & Durables Return – Credit Card Sales

April 13th – From the Office: Budget & More – Let’s Make a Holiday Market Guidebook – Beware of Counterfeit Money

April 20th – Nome Says Join Our Board of Directors! – Happy Earth Day Weekend

April 27th – From the Office: May Event Days! – Should We Open in March? – Donations Needed for Mother’s Day Giveaway!

May 4th – Donations Needed for Mothers Day Giveaway! – From the Office: New Things – Join Our Board of Directors

May 11th – From the Office: Happy Mother’s Day Market – Seriously Consider Running for Board of Directors

May 18th – Thank You Market Founders! – M.V.P. Message: Thank You Market! By Joe Blakely – Should We Open in March? 

May 25th – Market and Outside Groups – Office Closed Tuesday 5/28, Tuesday Market Still On! – Thank You Market! By Joe Blakely

June 1st – The Honor of It All – Reserve Now for the August 3rd Sustainability Rocks Community Block Party

June 8th – Election Day – Why Support the Kareng Fund – Celebrate togetherness & VOTE!

June 15th – Board of Director Election Results – 8th Ave. is Now Two-Way 

June 22nd – Holiday Market 2025, Proposaed Changes – Saturday Market Promo Materials Available

June 29th – August 3rd Party & More – What’s New in Holiday Market 2024 – Booth Weights Available 

July 6th – Water Stations and Angel Donations – Being Resourceful ROCKS! – We Seriously NEED Your Opinions! Should We Open in March 2026?

July 13th – Aug 3rd and Looking for Committee Members – Let’s Make a Holiday Market Guidebook

July 20th – Being Resourceful ROCKS! – What’s New in Holiday Market 2024

August 3rd – Sustainability Rocks Party

August 10th – Frog’s Update

August 17th – Holiday Market Bookings

August 24th – Town Hall Meeting

August 31st – Holiday Market 2025 Map Re-Design

September 7th – Confessions of an 84 Year Old Author

September 7th – Supplemental Newsletter – Nickel and Diming

September 14th – Wedding at Noon

September 21st – A Member’s Opinion

September 28th – Belonging – Intentional Community

October 5th – Downtown Halloween Celebration

October 12th – Compost Restrictions


2023

April 1st – From the Office – In Loving Memory: Carol DeFazio – Unclassifieds

April 8th – From Sonia: Check-In Explained – The Quality of Standards – Consider Running for the Board of Directors!

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 16th – A Change is Gonna Come – From Your Board Chair – The Earth, and the Market, Need You

September 23rd – Volunteer Round-Up! – Holiday Market: One Year Only Booths – From Your Board Chair

September 30th – From the Office: Parking, Running for the Board, and more! – ISpy Elves Game: Elf Picture Day

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

November 24th, 25th & 26th – News from Shannon – Help the Kareng Fund – This is Our Community, Feed Your Neighbor

December 2nd & 3rd – News from Shannon – Be a Part of Market Traditions! – Shine Bright this Holiday Market

December 9th & 10th – We’re Halfway There! – From Your Board of Directors – Ready, Willing, Able Membership

December 16th & 17th – Let Your Actions Thrive – Work Tasks – See Something, Say Something  

December 22nd, 23rd, 24th – Thank You for a Wonderful Holiday Season! – Frequently Asked Customer Questions – Election Results

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.