SC - Opinions?

[RButler96@aol.com]

This getting to be a big thing in little shires also. The shire I belonged
to in Missouri was Charged $750 for a school just to do Royal University. It
is getting outrageous, Unless you have Fairly wealthy members ready to
donate the site fee, you can't possibly break even for the event let alone
the feast.  I fear that the high costs of sites may doom the SCA and all
like us in the end.   And don't think Churches will always welcome us, many
won't rent to us in Calontir because they don't want the Sunday setup
disturbed.  Outdoors sites are best for cost but many groups can't afford to
buy or rent the burners for cooking outdoor feasts.

Thorbjorn
my opinion YMMV
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From: <DeeWolff at aol.com>
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Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: SC - Opinions?


>
> In a message dated 4/19/01 11:21:43 AM, dy018 at freenet.carleton.ca writes:
>
> << Imo, we are too profit oriented in the SCA (read: we MUST make money at
>
> every event or it is a failure). I have my suspicions as to why this is,
>
> but I honestly think this is a mind set that does more harm to our game
>
> and our goals in today's SCA. But thats a whole other issue in and of
>
> itself. :) >>
>
>
>
> ---->>IK Anthology perhaps?? Here in Ostgardr (East), we mostly break
even.
> Our sites are too  expensive. To make money, we 'd have to charge much
more
> than we do. Many attendees feel that what we do charge now is too high!
>
> Our cheapest site now runs $500 (for the day, small- seats 45), our
average
> site rents at $1000 (seats 90), and  our weekend site (which is no longer
> being used next year because they are raising it again) starts at $2,500.
> Forget NYC..nothing is less than $2000, for the day......
>
> Even with an inexpensively done feast, the entry fees are too much. Making
a
> profit is almost an impossibility. We try to bring costs down by doing
demos
> for rental time, but not many renters are into this idea anymore.
>
>
> Andrea
>
>
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