Employees and staff of Johns Hopkins are major customers of logo wear for COS and the Gift Shops. In many cases, they are allowed to wear logo apparel at work. With a strong core of volunteers as well as the support of its manager, John Sizemore, and Kelly Mc Cloud, who fortunately hasn’t quite retired, COS is in a position to stage Pop Up stores at outlying medical facilities like White Marsh and Greenspring Station and at the Farmers’ Markets held on the medical campus.
On a scorching hot day in July, COS volunteers waited on customers at White Marsh in the parking lot under a canopy. They sold $4000 in logo wear – and have been invited back. Next time to an indoor location!
On another not quite so hot day, in the parking lot of the Greenspring Pavilions, over $5000 in logo wear was sold. Of help was a large email order one clinic placed in advance to guide what merchandise to bring.
Crucial to the success of these two Pop Ups was the support of the department of Ambulatory Care Services. Bert Ficke reached out to the department, which enthusiastically promoted the Pop Ups, and treated customers to ice cream cones. The shops became a summer social venture!
At the east Baltimore campus, COS hosted another successful event for Johns Hopkins alumni, arranged by Sandy Seward.
In addition to the Pop Ups, COS had a booth at three of the Farmers’ Markets on the Jefferson Street pathway. Joan Quinn organized volunteers who, along with selling logo items, were able to acquaint students, faculty, staff, and hospital visitors with the Women’s Board and COS. An added bonus for the COS group was delicious foods, crafts, and fruit and vegetable for them to purchase!
Honor Roll of COS Volunteers
Pam Babij, Bert Ficke, Nadine Fontan, Ann Harris, Pam Hindsley, Ellen Meyer, JoanQuinn, Anne Robotham, Sandy Seward, Leslie Strunge, Mary Zlotowitz
