INC NEWS - How to make luminaries?

[Esther Bent]

White bags are now often available at Costco for a great price, although
Brame is a local business and worthy of support.  Duke Park has mostly
bought it¹s sand from The Rock Shop and some years has negotiated free
delivery for a newsletter ad.  When I¹ve ordered sand delivered in their
large load and had it delivered, we have used it for several years running.
I do have an empty lot to store it on that not all the hoods have available.
Just a few more cents of input,
Esther Bent
Duke Park Neighborhood


On 10/23/06 2:29 PM, "Mike - Hotmail" <mwshiflett at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Deb,
>  
> Back in the late eighties and throughout the 90's I helped organize and
> coordinate the purchase and sales of luminaries for WHHNA.
>  
> Back then we'd purchase the candles from the Cathedral Candle Company
> 315-422-9119 and another supplier called Church Supply 800.626.3545 with
> contacts there who were Bob Alexander 800-999-2284 and Rick Tonini
> respectively.
>  
> While it's been a few years since I've contacted them,  I believe these are
> still good numbers.   But you might want to Google these companies just to
> make sure.
>  
> In my notes I've got that in 1996 we ordered 60 cases of the 10 hr candles in
> gross cases at $8.45/cs (no including shipping costs).
>  
> We also purchased the #6 white bags locally at Brame after the paper store
> closed out on Roxboro Road.
>  
> At the time,  I believe the unit cost for each luminary using these large
> purchase quantities brought them in at just around 30 cents a piece.
>  
> Watts Hospital also had a half page narrative that we handed out with each
> sale that warned neighbors not to put them out by dry leaves and keep them
> away for other combustable materials (this is Autumn).
>  
> One of the best hints I can recall giving people dealt with folding down about
> a half inch of each luminary at the top of the bag to give it some additional
> strength against breezes and the occassional motorist who drives too close to
> the curb.
>  
> The many memories of different neighbors coming together each year to pull
> everything together was the best part.
>  
> I particularily remember Albert Dailey's donating the use of his trailer each
> year to retrieve donated sand from Durham Hardware and Mike McKinney and I
> struggling to get back into our neighborhood after the tire blew just a few
> blocks after picking up a few wet tons of sand.
>  
> One very successful year we resorted to using bird seed after running out of
> sand just to make sure some last minute residents of the neighborhood could
> join in the celebration.
>  
> It's very satisfying to know that the Night of Lights has become an even
> bigger celebration in Durham with more and more neighborhoods joining in.
>  
>  
>>  
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>  
>> From:  Deb  Christie <mailto:dchristie1 at nc.rr.com>
>>  
>> To: Durham INC <mailto:inc-list at DurhamINC.org>
>>  
>> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:47  PM
>>  
>> Subject: INC NEWS - How to make  luminaries?
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> Dear INC neighbors,
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> Since I know that a number of you have "luminary"  nights during the winter
>> holiday season, I wonder if some of you might share  your wisdom on finding
>> the materials (white paper bags, sand, candles) and  making luminaries as
>> inexpensively and safely as possible.  Are there any  special tricks to know?
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> Thanks so much,
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> Deb Christie
>>  
>> dchristie1 at nc.rr.com
>>  
>> 
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