[Sosfbay-discuss] Idea for holiday social: Dec 15th Jared Ball4 Prez gathering

[Kaisha Torres]

Group:
I got a message from Iliad today meant for all of us but only sent to me so
I include it below. In regards to hosting our event at the Smoke Tiki. As he
states, if the 15th is the day, then we must find another venue. And not
that my attendance is necessary for my participation in making this happen
(at least up until that evening) but I am unable to attend that day/evening
as well due to prior family obligations I was reminded of today. Regardless,
I will assist to bring this event to fruition. This brings up a few
questions though:

1. Is this a required event date?
2. If another venue is needed, what is the required location attributes? Can
we hold this at an event center and bring in refreshments? sound system?
entertainment?
3. If others have experience doing a fundraising Christmas social, what were
the challenges and how were they met?
4. Is there any funds available to support hosting this event that could be
recouped by donations at the door, etc?
5. It is easier to simply find a venue like the Smoke Tiki where everyone
can purchase their own refreshments, entertainment is provided, etc but
unless someone from the group has a contact, generally a location fee is
required to reserve tables or a minimum ordering requirement is needed. For
example, I held a fundraising at Rooster T Feathers and had food catered to
the event by a local barbecue house. I asked for a 40 dollar donation which
covered the comedy and food with a portion left over for donation to the
group I was raising funds for. The event needed to have a certain number of
attendees in order to cover the expenses but the club made it possible to
achieve a profit on the ticket price, however, when we added the food and
had poor attendance, we actually ended up with a loss. Better
planning/marketing for greater attendance, cheaper food or none at all,
would make it a great fundraising idea, if that was the kind of venue we
went for. I was also allowed time to address the crowd between/after
performances.

I can't wait to hear what others have to say about this and I am excited to
participate.

Kaisha


Iliad wrote on Saturday, November 17th, 2007:
	<<"Hey Guys- I think the social for the presidential candidate is a good
idea, BUT I'm already hosting a lacrosse fund raising dinner that night,
December 15th at....you guessed it, Smoke Tiki Lounge. Perhaps we could look
into a different venue if you are solid on the 15th. Keep me in the loop.
For information regarding San Jose Unified School District's project with
Chevron Energy Solutions, have your school district officials contact Mr. Ty
Williams, construction manager for the SJUSD. Did you guys catch "Green
Week" on the History Channel? I recorded several of the shows and we might
want to show some of them as part of one of our movie nights. They are
excellent! Keep on greening,

Iliad Rodriguez">>


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sosfbay-discuss-bounces at cagreens.org]On Behalf Of Drew Johnson
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:28 PM
To: wrolley at charter.net
Cc: sc-sm at lists.sonic.net; sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org
Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] Idea for holiday social: Dec 15th Jared
Ball4 Prez gathering


Wes we have an 'inside connection' with the Smoke Tiki lounge through
Iliad Rodriguez.  Let's let him check out the possibilities...

Yes, we could likely make a public announcement and draw a crowd, etc.


Green is Core!

Drew Johnson


On Thu, November 15, 2007 19:59, Wes Rolley wrote:
> Drew Johnson wrote:
>> How about we do a December 15th Jared Ball for Prez social at the Smoke
>> Tiki???  Dr. Ball is a very hip African American PHd.  Here's his info
>> from Wes' previous posting:
>>
> Since this was the only response that I got, I will do the follow up
> tomorrow and find out what is available, costs, etc.
>
> Does anyone know how many we might expect there if we did set up an
> event?  Is there any way to get a count?
>
> Since this venue was recommended, and I have never been there, was the
> intention to make this an open meeting with a public announcement?  In
> that case, maybe we need to go to KDON 102.5 for the announcement.
>
>
>
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