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Re: Possibly free venue??
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Sun, 29 Apr 2001 04:45:05 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Matthias Jetleb writes:
> So it occured to me - what about approaching a local public school
> that is planning a fund raiser of some sort and suggest that we set up
> a room were people could watch robot races. Kids could build basic
> microscout based cars and race them (please don't point out the
> obvious problems with this - it's just a thought). All of this could
> be for a fee that would go to the school. The idea here is that we
> could probably get a free venue out of it and lots of publicity.
It's a good thought, and for a good cause too. The issue then comes, the
minute people pay for it, is, we are selling a product, namely, a show.
People expect then, a well organized, run, produced "event". What if only
four people show up with robots (SINCE NO ONE EVER TELLS US THEY ARE
COMING...grrr :) Then do we refund people's money?
There's also a lot of organization when it comes to organizing events with
little kids. We can barely keep up with setting rules and running existing
events with 20 adults. I don't think any of us know how to handle a room
full of youngsters.
The other issue, which is a topic of ongoing debate between Chris and I, is
that whether events shold have an attendance fee. It is my opinion that
people will not show up if we charge.
I don't really see this $48 charge as a big deal. I think of it as the
Street Performer Protocol: If you like it, and had fun, either as a
participant or a audience, chip in something. If not, I don't think we'll
go broke paying to keep renting rooms.
Calum
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| I've just had a thought... And since it doesn't happen all that often, I thought I'd share it with everyone. It turns out that my old public school is having a fundraising campaign - craft sale, bake sale, garage sale, games etc. So it occured to me (...) (24 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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