Lets try and follow the bouncing ball on the gift card ordeal at Papa's last year. It started with Kris and Mick Brogan announcing they would like to help the local newspaper, Camden News. Keep in mind this is at the same time the pizza joint is failing fast.
Kris and Mick offer Papa's gift cards for sale for a limited time, part of the profit of these sold gift cards will go to Camden News and the rest of course will go to Papa's. Its later announced on the business web page that over a 100 have been sold.
Kris Brogan even places ads in the Camden News asking the community once again to get involved and give support to the community news paper and Papa's. Its even brought up at the ViNA meeting and as its well noted Kris Brogan excuses herself from voting on ViNA buying these gift cards to Papa's because she is an owner, Ann Kaari who is listed in the bankruptcy files for Papa's as an unpaid investor votes at the ViNA meeting to buy up these gift cards and also it should be noted that Duane Atter and his partner are also listed in the bankruptcy as unpaid investors in the failed pizza joint. CONFLICTS? But nobody would know that these people are investors until the bankruptcy paperwork becomes public so until that time the only way you could get an idea of maybe who was working behind the scenes was to read the menu and see who menu items had been named after.
From the ViNA meeting minutes:
"Ann Kaari made a request that ViNA purchase 10 Support the Camden News Gift Certificates to be used as prizes at community events. The funds would come from the Community Participation budget. Duane Atter affirmed the motion and Kris Ehlert seconded the motion. The Board approved the motion. Kris Brogan recused herself from the discussion and abstained from the vote. " - minutes submitted by Kris Brogan, Secretary
Its time to dig deeper and see if Camden News received their share of the sale of these gift cards or if the bankruptcy took place first. Stay tuned!
