1. Name of Activity or Event: Cultural Arts Summer program for SAS
2. New Program or Annual Event: New Program
3. Point of Contact: Peggy J. Schadler
4. Mailing Address: US Army HQ Carlisle Barracks, 870 Jim Thorpe Rd., Carlisle, PA 17013-5033
5. E-Mail Address: Schadlep@carlisle-emh2.army.mil
6. Telephone:
DSN: 242-3020
Commercial: 717-245-3020
Fax: 717-245-4068
7. Target Audience: SAS youth 6 - 12 years of age
Goal: N/A
Actual: N/A
8. Program Length: 8 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 2 hours.
9. Number of Participants: Average each day, 30
10. Date: 10 June - 31 July 1997
11. Activity Goal and Objectives: To increase the cultural awareness of youth at Carlisle Barracks with creative activities centered around crafts of other cultures, hands on experience at creating these crafts.
12. Location and Setting: Art studios
13. Highlights: We did crafts from Sweden, Africa, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada, Egypt, Peru and Native America.
14. Specific Rules or Restrictions: No restrictions.
15. Budget Summary:
Income: $3.00 per child, $1100.00
Income Source: YES APF funds
Expenses: $800.00
Profit or Loss: Profit: $300.00
16. Support, Equipment, Supplies: No equipment other than Art Studio equipment was needed.
17. Promotional Methods: Post Wide YES families
18. Types of Media: Bulletin/Newsletters
19. Sponsorship Contributions or Efforts: N/A
20. DPCA or Outside Activity Integration or Partnerships: Partnership with YES
21. Staff Requirements and Responsibilities: Arts Director 2, arts flex staff and 15-1 ratio YES staff.
22. Behavioral Changes to Participants: Youth enjoyed learning about other cultures and left with improved understanding of our world differences.
1. Name of Activity or Event: 1st Annual Open House in conjunction with National Craft Month.
2. New Program or Annual Event:
3. Point of Contact: Kimberly A. Polson
4. Mailing Address: CMR 419, Box 1167, APO AE 09102
5. E-Mail Address: polsonk@heidelberh-emh11.army.mil
6. Telephone:
DSN: 373-7167/373-7064
Commercial: 06221-17-7167/7064
Fax: 373-7648/06221-17-7648 (DCA)
7. Target Audience: Soldiers, Civilians and their family members
Goal: 75 people
Actual: 113 Adults plus children
8. Program Length: 1600 - 2000 (Customers were still at 2030)
9. Number of Participants: 6 instructors, 7 employees, 5 volunteers, 3 contractors.
10. Date: 14 March 1997
11. Activity Goal and Objectives: Activity Goals were to promote National Craft Month, contract classes, newly developed programs and to open our new quilting department.
12. Location and Setting: Patton Multicraft Center
13. Highlights: Support from 411th BSB Commander and CSM. The Commander cut the red ribbon in our new Quilting room. Special highlights were the excitement and enthusiasm received from our customers comments.
14. Specific Rules or Restrictions: N/A
15. Budget Summary:
Income: $678 (4 hour period) Plus additional income from class sign-ups.
Income Source: Retail
Expenses: Salaries/paper products/cost of goods
Profit or Loss: Approx. $300
16. Support, Equipment, Supplies: Support from contract instructors was necessary for them to display their classes currently available. Contract Photographer volunteered to take pictures of the event. Volunteers and staff members made potluck. The Village Pavilion donated baked goods. Marketing helped tremendously with promotional support.
17. Promotional Methods: Local Newspaper, MWR Essentials, AFN Radio, Marquee, Invitations, flyers, and word of mouth.
18. Types of Media: Radio, (morning talk show), Newspaper.
19. Sponsorship Contributions or Efforts: Coordinated with 26th ASG Sponsorship Staff. Received over 60 door prizes/promotional demo items from current vendors.
20. DPCA or Outside Activity Integration or Partnerships: DCA and all activity managers attended and supported this function.
21. Staff Requirements and Responsibilities: Staff was required to improve appearance of their program area or work station. Woodworkers built new display case for the entryway. Staff was busy painting/remodeling the new Quilting room. Staff was responsible for promoting new and existing programs.
22. Behavioral Changes to Participants: Participants were delighted to see the changes that have occurred in the Multicraft program over the last 12 months. Several customers signed up for future classes and demonstrations. All comments were positive.
1. Name of Activity or Event: 279th BSB, Bamberg Arts and Crafts
2. New Program or Annual Event: Open House
3. Point of Contact: Brad Cline
4. Mailing Address: 279th BSB, Arts and Crafts, Unit 27535, APO AE 09139
5. E-Mail Address: N/A
6. Telephone:
DSN: 469-8959
Commercial: 0951/3008659
Fax: 0951/31947
7. Target Audience:
Goal: The entire community because Arts and Crafts offers a variety of services, such as photofinishing, portraits, and custom framing, as well as offering arts and crafts classes.
Actual: A good cross section of the community did participate.
8. Program Length: 1600 - 1900 hours.
9. Number of Participants: Approximately 200
10. Date: 1 April 1997
11. Activity Goal and Objectives: To introduce the community to the Arts and Crafts Staff, programs, facilities and contracted instructors with and emphasis on promoting classes.
12. Location and Setting: The program was held on the three floors that house the Arts and Crafts program.
13. Highlights: Class demonstrations were offered in German Folk painting, decorative wood painting, basketmaking, silk painting, wood shop, matting and framing, quilt making, sewing and ceramics. The Photo Center promoted its new "Glamour Look" portrait service and did free front projection screen Polaroid’s. There was food and refreshments offered in the Crafter’s Keller, resale store, and the store had a special sale for the event. It was a great opportunity to show at one time what Arts and Crafts has to offer and how it has improved over the past few years.
14. Specific Rules or Restrictions: None
15. Budget Summary: This was a promotional event that cost about $200.00 in food and refreshments.
Income: N/A
Income Source: N/A
Expenses: N/A
Profit or Loss: N/A
16. Support, Equipment, Supplies: Items for the demonstrations were provided by the instructors. Arts and Crafts provided the equipment, such as sewing machines. Almost everything used was already on hand. The majority of effort was coordinating all the instructors and promoting the event.
17. Promotional Methods: "Crazy Carla" did some AFN spots before hand and did two call-ins during the event. Marketing also promoted it in the Bamberg Beat and with flyers. "Word of mouth" was also important.
18. Types of Media: Radio, Flyers, and MWR promotional magazine.
19. Sponsorship Contributions or Efforts: No Sponsorship.
20. DPCA or Outside Activity Integration or Partnerships: The Entertainment Director provided the music, he sang and played guitar. That was the only outside help.
21. Staff Requirements and Responsibilities: The entire staff of eight was used the day of the event to set up and work during the Open House. Prior to the event most of the coordination was done by the Director and Crafter’s Keller Manager.
22. Behavioral Changes to Participants: N/A
1. Name of Activity or Event: Arts & Crafters Mini Mall
2. New Program or Annual Event: New Program
3. Point of Contact: Arlan Smith
4. Mailing Address: Arts & Crafts Center, Bldg. 2502 N. Sheridan Road, Fort Sill, OK 73503
5. E-Mail Address: N/A
6. Telephone:
DSN: N/A
Commercial: 405-442-4824
Fax: 405-355-8287
7. Target Audience: All active military, their dependents, retirees and their dependents and DOD personnel.
Goal: Provide a facility for patrons and the local populous to display and sell their crafts. Gain new revenue to develop and implement new programs.
Actual: Undetermined. To new at this point.
8. Program Length: Indefinite.
9. Number of Participants: Approximately 1600 patrons walk through the Mini Mall monthly. Some make purchases - some do not.
10. Date: Opened for business 9 May 1997. Grand Opening ceremonies 19 June 1997.
11. Activity Goal and Objectives: Increase revenue, provide and outlet for center users to sell their products. Implement new programs.
12. Location and Setting: Arts & Crafts Center - Artz Mart Mini Mall, 2502 N. Sheridan Road, Fort Sill, OK 73503
13. Highlights: Contracted crafters. Crafters do not have to remain at their booths to sell merchandise. All sales are rung up through the sales store. Booths are comparatively inexpensive in relation to other outlets in the local community. Therefore, vendors can sell at lesser prices.
14. Specific Rules or Restrictions: All booths are contracted.
15. Budget Summary:
Income: Approximately $1500 a month when in full operation.
Income Source: Booth rental plus 10% of sales from each item sold.
Expenses: $1,000. Booth construction material and set up.
Profit or Loss: All profit - no loss after the set up construction.
16. Support, Equipment, Supplies: For supplies I sued Ponderosa Pine, 4’ x 8’ lattice panels, attaching hardware, screws, nail and etc.
17. Promotional Methods: Grand Opening, word of mouth and advertising.
18. Types of Media: Flyers to individual units, post paper, newspaper advertisements, radio and electronic marquee.
19. Sponsorship Contributions or Efforts: None
20. DPCA or Outside Activity Integration or Partnerships: Contracted Vendors Only.
21. Staff Requirements and Responsibilities: 1 Cashier to maintain store, ring up sales and monitor shoppers and security.
22. Behavioral Changes to Participants: Most of the participants contracted as vendors are already renting spaces from other resources. This operation is another avenue for them to market merchandise they make. The present users were delighted to see this addition to the Arts and Crafts Center. Some of their comments were:
a. It gives them new ideas for use in their own crafts.
b. Being able to talk with other crafters are getting good pointers and ideas on projects on how some crafts are made, painted, new designs or more innovative crafts.
c. They especially enjoy getting some money or return for their hard work and art skills.
1. Name of Activity or Event: Family Fun Festival
2. New Program or Annual Event: New Program
3. Point of Contact: Janice Corbo
4. Mailing Address: Arts & Crafts Center Bldg. 6039, Fort Dix, NJ 08640
5. E-Mail Address: N/A
6. Telephone:
DSN: 944-4265
Commercial: 609-562-4265
Fax: 609-723-8089
7. Target Audience:
Goal: 500
Actual: 1000
8. Program Length: 6 hours
9. Number of Participants: 1000
10. Date: 15 October 1994
11. Activity Goal and Objectives: Provide a fun filled and educational family day. Increase exposure to the Arts & Crafts program by sitting the event at that location and offering facility tours.
12. Location and Setting: Outside lawn area adjacent to Arts & Crafts Center.
13. Highlights: Scarecrow making contest, volksmarch, band, food tents, children’s games, McGruff police dog and Sparky fire Department dog characters, face painting, pumpkin painting.
14. Specific Rules or Restrictions: Authorized users only can participate in the scarecrow contest.
15. Budget Summary:
Income: $1900
Income Source: Sales, tba’s
Expenses: $800
Profit or Loss: Profit: $1100
16. Support, Equipment, Supplies: Scarecrow kits funded by Family Advocacy program, Outdoor Recreation conducted games and provided canopies and tubs to ice down drinks, Bowling Center provided grills to cook hot dogs and TBA’s hot dogs & chips, Marketing provided publicity, band provided by Federal Bureau of Prisons, Face Painting by McGuire AFB Family Advocacy program, McGruff provided by Military Police, Sparky provided by McGuire AFB Fire Dept., traffic control provided by Military Police, electrical outlets provided by Directorate of Public Works, snow fence put up around area by Sports Branch.
17. Promotional Methods: Marquees, Post newspaper, flyers, videotape of upcoming events, poster at McGuire AFB airshow (held one week before), wood directional signs.
18. Types of Media: Newspaper, flyers, posters, video.
19. Sponsorship Contributions or Efforts: Post Exchange donated some prizes for the Scarecrow Contest.
20. DPCA or Outside Activity Integration or Partnerships: Family Advocacy Program, Outdoor Recreation conducted volksmarch in conjunction with the event, TASC videotaped event.
21. Staff Requirements and Responsibilities: Arts & Crafts personnel registered contest participants, conducted facility tours, and sold food, conducted IPR’s, emplaced directional signs, supervised set up and dismantling of event, Sports Branch set up snow fence and trash cans, Outdoor Recreation conducted volksmarch, games, sold pumpkins, set up canopies and emplaced ice tubs, Marketing procured prizes for the contest and illustrators painted pumpkins, representative from Federal Bureau of Prisons monitored the inmate band, McGuire Family Advocacy provided fact painters, Post Commander judged scarecrow contest and distributed prizes.
22. Behavioral Changes to Participants: Better family interaction. Pride in accomplishments. Improved exposure of activities.
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