[Stargate] [Hou-announce] populace meetings

[Alden Drake]

Michael makes a good point.  The cost will add up over time.  Do they require us to have a security guard when we hold events there?

We might also inquire with Christ Memorial Lutheran Church (where the Yule was that I autcratted).  We've had a few events there and have never been required to pay for security that I can recall.

Alden



----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Silverhands <silverhands at sbcglobal.net>
To: Barony of Stargate <stargate at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 8:29:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Stargate] [Hou-announce] populace meetings


On Dec 18, 2006, at 9:06 PM, Lisa Kubricht wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> We have been discussing moving our populace meetings to a new  
> location, and
> have found one possibility that we would like to discuss.  The  
> church that
> we had Yule at is willing to let us meet there free of charge  
> except that we
> would have to pay for a security guard.  The cost would be $15 an  
> hour.
>
> What are your thoughts?  Feel free to voice your opinions and any
> alternatives.
>
> We will be discussing this at our next populace meeting at Ryan's  
> on the 8th
> of January.
>
> Lady Vasilisa
> Stargate Seneschal
>

Lady Vasilisa,

The church location would be a nice location for meetings. But would  
it be so much nicer that we would be willing to commit more than the  
entire revenue from one of our events[1] in order to meet there for a  
year?

The restaurant has its down side (mostly the noise), but it's free,  
they can easily accommodate our meetings no matter how large, they  
don't close early or on Federal holidays (a problem we've had with  
libraries), we don't seem to have had much trouble with the room  
being booked out from under us (another problem we've had with  
libraries), and folks know where it is. We also don't have to  
relocate to get dinner, or worry about rushing dinner before the  
meeting or a late dinner afterward somewhere else.

When considering all those benefits weighed against the one main down  
side (the noise)[2], the restaurant seems like a good place to me.  
But that's just my view.

Kind regards,
Michael Silverhands

[1] $15/hr x 2 hrs = $30/month; $30/month x 12 months = $360/year.  
This is assuming that we only "rent" the hall for 2 hrs (7-9 pm),  
which is a bit on the short side. 3 hrs (6:30-9:30 pm) would be more  
comfortable, but would cost $540/year.

[2] or are there other down sides that I didn't take into consideration?
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