Hi everyone!
Sorry I have been AWOL, but life has been hectic!!!
I was working on a venue when, as Nikki said, Sandy hit, then snow, then Thanksgiving, then PCC4.0, then Christmas and New Year's!! Plus a little thing called "my job"!!! Whew- it's 2013 already!
I have a little time tomorrow to start investigating again.
Maggiano's was fine for a Friday evening dinner- but not for our whole day event.
The hotels cost too much money- we're trying to do a fund raiser after all!! Plus they require that you also purchase/cater all the food from them- so even more money.
I prefer a venue like a fire house or Elks Hall or KoC. If they have a kitchen- all the better. We can cater in, keep things warm. And of course we'd need set up and clean up crews for such an event.
The plan was to do this over the course of a weekend. One day is fine for people who just want to do that. But to entice people to travel a little- we are hoping for a group rate on a local hotel, a group dinner on Friday evening with some fun games or auction. Then Saturday would be the Main Event- activities to be decided. On Sunday a breakfast/brunch and maybe another small activity or local sightseeing.
There are more ideas in 'the pot'- and of course it goes without saying that all ideas are welcome to be thrown in and help put together a great event to raise LOTS of money for GKTW.
But my main focus is for the money people spend to go primarily toward GKTW, and not for expensive meals and hotel rooms.
I love the venue ideas being shared. Keep them coming. And if anyone has personal contacts we could work through- all the better.
I will attempt to find and contact Green Knoll fire House and the Somerville Elks- and other similar places in that area.
I will do my best to be more present here on the boards with updates.
We were hoping for a date in mid-late April, so as to be after the Easter rush, but before it gets too close to the end of the school year.
Anyone have any other ideas? Please share here...