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Willow Addictions Rehabilitation Society gives back to the DTES for Christmas 2014
Willow Addictions Rehabilitation Society selflessly gives back to the Downtown Eastside (DTES) and feeds the homeless, hungry and the needy in Vancouver for Christmas 2014
218th DTES Street Market
218th DTES Street Market and 33rd Street Market of 2014
Roland Clarke, Coordinator of the DTES Street Market says:
It was another exhausting hot day.
The heat was hard to take, but again, there were no major incidents at the market.
Another banner day of sales, though, with our freezer in action we were able to sell a lot of freezies and ice creams.
The security guards did a great job. Next week we will try and restrict vending to only vendors with valid membership tags.
217th DTES Street Market in Vancouver
217th DTES Street Market and 32nd Street Market of 2014
Roland Clarke, Coordinator of the DTES Street Market says:
Another great sunny day.
The temperatures soared over 32 degrees.
This time, we were fully prepared with lots of freezies, icecream, and cold pop in our freezer and cooler.
It was a record day for selling… over $425 – which makes an all time Street Market record!!!
This Sunday was our Pride Market.
The pride parade was happening all over the West End, and some pride celebrations were visible at our market throughout the day.
It was also the third day with our new security guards.
The great beginnings progress is coming along amazingly.
We now have 3 large murals being painted, and offer 45 distinct jobs during Sunday (our old figure was between 28 and 30).
This week we added the positions of “Greeters”.
The greeters will stand at the entrances of the market to maintain our perimeter. They will have the opportunity to stop someone that wants to vend and is not a member of the market, and will also be able to call for help if there is trouble.
The greeter on the north end of the market was given a radio, since they will be quite separated from the main tent.
8 radios are now deployed at the market during Sunday
2 – with both RPICs
2 – with both coordinators
2 – with the new security guards
1 – with the Eidge liaison
1 – with the north end greeter
Our hope is to pick up a few more, but with only one channel, we are limited to about 10 radios without having too much cross talk.
Only a few incidents to mention – a couple was arguing and needed to be escorted out of the market, and our RPIC#2 became sick early in the day and needed to go home.
Here is a list of the 45 distinct jobs during the day
2 x coordinators (12 hours each)
4 x early morning cleanup (3 hours each)
2 x RPIC 1 and 2 in the morning (5 hours and 4 hours)
8 x tent crew (1 hour each)
3 x guards in the morning (3 hours each)
2 x marshals in the morning (4 hours each)
2 x greeters in the morning (2.5 hours each)
1 – eidge liaison
1 – media
2 x RPIC 1 and 2 in the afternoon (5 hours and 4 hours)
8 x tent crew (1 hour each)
3 x guards in the afternoon (3 hours each)
2 x marshals in the afternoon (4 hours each)
2 x greeters in the afternoon (2.5 hours each)
3 x cleanup in the afternoon (3 hours each)
For a total of 133 volunteer hours every Sunday.
This does not include the 16 hours of time from the BST trained security guards.
So, the grand total number of human-hours it takes to put on the market has jumped to 149!
This is such an amazing example of achievement for the Downtown Eastside and we are so proud of the volunteers each and every week.
Financial Report
1) 50/50 Raffle: $33.25
2) Tents/Tables: $112.85
3) Coffee/Pop Sales: $281.20
Total Revenue for the day: $427.30 (Huge all time record!!!)
Total spending for the week: $245.92
Petty Cash now = $840.26
Vendor/Market Summary
We counted 188 Vendors at noon. This was a great number. Hardly any incidents and good mood at the market the whole day.
Number of tents deployed = 24
Number of tables deployed = 13 x 5 foot tables, 12 x 10 foot tables, 42 x 4 foot tables
67 total tables deployed during our event.
215th DTES Street Market
215th DTES Street Market and 30th Street Market of 2014
Roland Clarke, Coordinator of the DTES Street Market says:
The day was slightly rainy, with on and off showers throughout the day.
The usual chalking did not get done due to the wetness of the park and sidewalks.
The rain was not intense enough to keep away the vendors, however, with over 140 vendors counted at noon.
The market was very successful today, with only one scuffle that happened over in the drinker’s lounge area of the park.
We also had a disagreement between two vendors, which resulted in the confiscation of a possible weapon (an ice climbing pick).
Other upgrades that were made were the addition of more hanging tarps along the east side of Carrall St., with 11 tarps hanging this Sunday.
Total numbers to complete the Art Mural is approximately 20 tarps along the Greenway.
It was amazing to see what a great job the 11 tarps are already doing to keep the Greenway clear..
Another 34 vendors signed up for badges during the day, with our total number of badges now up to about 110.
The board voted to create a deadline of August 17th when the vendors will be required to wear badges in order to vend at the market.
We are still waiting for our new uniforms, but they should be here in a week or two.
214th DTES Street Market in Vancouver
214th DTES Street Market and 29th Street Market of 2014
Roland Clarke, Coordinator of the DTES Street Market says:
In the heat of the day, we sold a large amount of pop, freezies and popsicles, making this an all time record for Street Market revenue!!!
Operations Upgrade Report
The Greenway Mural project progressed a little bit with the addition of a few more tarps. We now have 5 tarps hanging along the edge of Carrall St. in order to keep the shoppers inside the market and make for a clearer greenway.
We signed up another 30 vendors throughout the day. We now have over 80 vendor tags created and about half that many have been distributed to the vendors. They wear them proudly. We hope that this will enable us to keep track of who is not a resident of the DTES, and who should not be selling at our market.
We wanted to have a test run of independent security, but the guy that we hired for the day was stuck in Mission with a broken down car.
We found a local person, Ken, who has a BST certification that needs to be renewed. We used this as an opportunity to test out how a security guard would work and how they would interact with the RPICs.
Freezer cart was a great hit. This contributed to a record day in pop/popsicle sales.
This was a purpose built cart using our Great Beginnings money. Thank you, City of Vancouver!
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