2014 Folktoberfest Attendee Registration and Order Form
THOSE PLANNING TO ATTEND AND
THOSE SENDING A PROXY SHOULD USE THIS FORM
September 26-28, Doherty
Hotel in Clare MI/dohertyhotel.com/800-525-4115
(Tell them youÕre with the
Wee Forest Folk Mouse Event OR Folktoberfest.)
You do not need to be a
member of the Wee Forest Folk Collectors Club to attend (but your $20
membership fee would be greatly appreciated, especially if you routinely use
our online resources such as the Master List of Pieces and the For Sale and
Information Bulletin Boards).
FTF REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
(1) Three-Day Registration with
Purchase: Purchase $675 worth of FTF 2014 Event Pieces (not including
tax) and your registration fee will be waived. Early registration will earn you
raffle tickets: 100 if postmarked
by August 11th, 50 if postmarked by August 18th, and 25
if postmarked by the 25th .
(Raffle tickets at the event will cost $2 each or 20 for $25).
(2) Three-Day Paid Registration: If you
plan to attend but will not be purchasing $675 worth of pieces, the
registration fee is $250. This fee
will include the reception on Friday, all three meals and snacks on Saturday,
brunch on Sunday, participation in all events including the auction, plus
prizes and surprises all weekend long.
Again, early registration will earn you participation tickets.
Your three-day registration fee entitles you to (a)
participate fully in all FTF challenges and events including raffles and
auctions, (b) win prizes and surprises, and (c) enjoy Doherty hospitality
(reception Friday evening, three meals and snacks plus Wonky Cake on Saturday,
and brunch on Sunday). It also
entitles you to purchase any or all versions of the Attendee pieces plus all of
the event pieces and the WFFCC Club Piece. YOU NEED NOT REGISTER FOR FTF TO PURCHASE THE CLUB PIECE.
(3) Saturday-Only Registration: $150,
which will be waived if you purchase at least $350 of FTF 2014 Event
Pieces. This fee covers everything
happening on Saturday: meals,
contests/activities, prizes, etc.
Saturday-only guests may purchase Attendee pieces (any or all
variations), as well as the rest of the FTF 2014 event pieces and the Club
piece.
(4) Sunday-Only Registration: If you
want to attend Sunday for the auction and prize/raffle drawings, registration
will be $100. Sunday-Only guests
may purchase Attendee pieces (any or all variations), as well as the rest of
the FTF 2014 event pieces and the Club piece.
(5)
Meals-Only Registration: If youÕd like to join us for meals and
snacks only, you can do so for food costs of just $140 for the weekend (ask
about daily charges if you will not be here all weekend).
Registrations will have a cut-off
date in mid September (to be announced in a few weeks). We will place our final order with the
factory on that date. No mice
will be ordered after the factory-cut off date, although you are still
welcome to attend the event as a registered guest. WE WILL ORDER ONLY AS MANY PIECES AS ARE NEEDED TO FILL
ORDERS.
We will accept layaway payments and
may even be willing to extend those payments beyond the event date, as long as
you order enough to pay for registration costs. Contact Nancy (nbr@charter.net) to work out a payment plan.
FTF HOTEL LOCATION: Folktoberfest will
be held at the Doherty Hotel in
Clare, Michigan. You can reach
them online at www.dohertyhotel.com or
call them at 800-525-4115 or 989-386-3441.
Clare is a small Michigan town about 15 minutes north
of Mt. Pleasant (home of the Pohlcat Golf Course and Soaring Eagle Casino) and
an hour north of Lansing (state capital).
It is currently most famous for its bakery, Cops ŌnÕ Doughnuts, which is
wholly owned and run by Clare City police officers. For many FTF guests, it is also home to the Mulberry Cafˇ,
where you can purchase not only amazing scones with lemon curd but a variety of
made-from-scratch pies for there or to go. Many collectors preorder pies to take home with them on
Sunday. Clare is in the heart of
Amish country so donÕt be surprised to see horse-drawn buggies traveling past
the hotel. Handmade quilts can be
custom ordered directly from the seamstresses who will make them. Day trips
from Clare include both Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and the Mackinaw Bridge,
among many others. The weather
should still be reasonably warm in September but dressing in layers is always
recommended in Michigan. Fall in
Michigan means colorful trees, apple orchards with cider and donuts, and late
fall harvests. About 1.5 hours
north of us, it means really good wines (personal favorite: Traverse City Early or Late Harvest
Riesling).
Event Pieces and the WFFCC Club Piece count toward
Registration Fees
Here are the Cut-and-Paste pieces. Please note the original elements
presented here: new bases for all three
pieces,
tiny sculptures never before available in painted form, a modified
fence and new binoculars created for Birds Watching,
and maybe even some
elements weÕve missed!
Remember these photos are enlarged; the tiny
details will be even more amazing in person.
Note, too, that these are prototypes. The final versions you receive will be
even BETTER than the pictures show.
For example, Nightie Mouse below will have a candle in her tiny
hand.
You may purchase
as many of the following three cut-and-paste pieces as you wish: Just One More, Mom's Garden, and Birds
Watching.
Just One More—$400
Mom's Garden—$300
Birds Watching—$250
The following are the Attendee pieces. You may purchase one of EACH version, for a total of
FOUR.
(Nonattendees may purchase
the unembellished version: girl in
aquarium dress holding regular line goldfish.)
Fancy Fish—$92
Version 1: Yellow Fish | Version 2: Red Fish | Version 3: Aqua Fish |
Version 4: "Unembellished" in aquarium dress, holding Goldfish |
There is no purchase limit or attendance requirement for either of the two pieces pictured below: | |
Blooming Friendship—$75 | Annette's Tiny Treasures—$175 |
Budding Artiste—Second Embellished Piece AND WFFCC Club Piece—$98 | |
Version 1: Drawing Flowers | Version 2: Drawing Birds |
Version 3: Drawing Fish | Version 4: Drawing WFFCC Club Piece Mouse Face |
Attendees may purchase one of EACH of the three designs
created for Folktoberfest:
tropical fish, birds and flowers.
The WFFCC Club piece is available to both attendees and
nonattendees.
PARTICIPATION PIECES:
This year participation tickets will be placed in
separate raffle boxes for a variety of interesting prizes, including WFF pieces
and other types of mouse-related goodies linked to different types of hobbies
such as quilting, pottery, painting, and jewelry. There will be no official WFF participation piece.
Participation tickets will be awarded for many types
of activities and there is no reason for anyone to be without a significant
number of free tickets. We will
engage in our usual group interactions, challenges, puzzles, and quests, each
of which is a potential source of tickets. Early registration is an easy way to earn a significant
number of tickets. BE SURE TO
BRING MAILING LABELS UNLESS YOU WANT TO WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS A HUNDRED
TIMES OR MORE!
LIMITED CHARITY PIECES:
Five special versions of Annette's
Tiny Treasures will be auctioned for charity and a sixth will be in
one of the raffle drawings.
Charities will be specified for each piece so as to Ņspread the wealthÓ
among as many worthy causes as possible.
You must attend to purchase this piece and may only purchase one. Other OOAKs and embellished pieces will
be donated by Annette and the WFFCC;
Nancy and Lorraine also plan to donate at least a dozen retired pieces
from their personal collections related to hobbies (and specially embellished
by the factory for this event). In
all, the charity will contain about 30 limited, OOAK, and embellished WFF
pieces.
IF YOU ARE SENDING A PROXY, that person should be empowered to write the charity
check; we will not bill you after the fact.
SALES TAX AND
OUT-OF-STATE SHIPPING OPTION
Sometimes picking up your pieces at the event
complicates your travel because that is one more big, fragile box to deal with
in the car or on the plane. If you
would prefer, we can pack your pieces and ship them on Friday at the beginning
of the event. The pieces are
sent Priority Mail and should arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday (unless it gets
diverted in the wrong direction entirelyÉ.but letÕs not go there).
If you would prefer this option, there is a $20 fee
for shipping and insurance for orders under $500 and $25 for all other orders. The shipping costs are considerably
cheaper than paying Michigan sales tax.
Pieces picked up at the event, including those that make up the Registration fee, are considered Michigan in-state sales and are subject to 6% state sales tax.
PAYING WITH
PAYPAL
PayPal adds at least 3% to the total of every
transaction as their fee for money transfer. Please be sure to add this fee when calculating your total
cost for event pieces and/or registration fees.
CALCULATIONS FOR ORDERING:
1. Add
totals for pieces you wish to purchase.
2. Determine
Michigan Sales Tax IF you are picking
up pieces at event by multiplying purchase total by 6% and adding that number
to your total.
3. Determine
PayPal fees if using that method of payment by multiplying purchase total
(BEFORE tax) by 3% and adding that number to your total.
4. Add
shipping/mailing cost, if you want us to ship your pieces to your home address. Sales tax is not needed for items we
ship.
CONFUSED? Just email me with your list and IÕll
be happy to help!
(nbr@charter.net)
2014 FOLKTOBERFEST ATTENDEE
REGISTRATION AND ORDER FORM
Name(s):
Address:
Phone(s):
Email:
ORDERING INFORMATION:
You may order more than one of any
piece EXCEPT for the Attendee Pieces (limit one each version, including one
unembellished, for a total of FOUR Fancy Fish and FOUR Budding Artistes).
Nonattendees may order the unembellished version of the two Attendee pieces.
Event
Pieces
_______
Just One More—$400
_______
MomÕs Garden—$300
_______
Birds Watching—$250
_______
Fancy Fish—$92
_______
Red Fish (attendees only)
_______
Yellow Fish (attendees only)
_______
Green Fish (attendees only)
_______
Goldfish (considered the
unembellished version of this piece, available to anyone)
_______
Budding Artiste—$98
_______ Birds
(attendees only)
_______ Fish
(attendees only)
_______ Flowers
(attendees only)
_______ Mouse
Face/WFFCC Club Piece (considered unembellished version of this piece,
available to anyone)
_______
AnnetteÕs Tiny Treasures—$175
_______
Blooming Friendship (Accessory)—$75
TOTAL FOR ALL PIECES (plus 3% if using
PayPal; ID=nbr@charter.net): _______________
Plus
6% sales tax if picked up at event: ________________
OR
Plus
$20 (under $500) or $25 ($500 plus) for shipping and insurance ________________
GRAND TOTAL: ________________
Registration
Only Full Weekend: $250 Name
of Guest: ______________________________
Registration
Only Saturday: $150 Name
of Guest: ______________________________
Registration
Only Sunday: $100 Name
of Guest: ______________________________
Meals
Only: $140
Name of Guest: ______________________________
Mail completed form and
check (payable to Folktoberfest) or other payment information to:
Lorraine Buerkel
3165 Ireta St
Harrison MI 48625