Last year was a huge open house event. I know we made ~$2000 but don't know how many people we had(100?). It was good night all around and that was with the space half finished.
G Mike On Oct 26, 2012 11:31 AM, "Lynn Kendrick" <[email protected]> wrote: > Nate, Mark and I were just thinking a games night, sounds like you have > something entirely different in mind. > > --- On *Fri, 26/10/12, Ron <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Ron <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] Fundraiser in November! > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, 26 October, 2012, 11:14 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Can't we just have Festivus? I wouldn't mind having a coat rack to hold > during the annual Airing of Grievances! > > Ron > > On 2012-10-26 11:10, Michael Loney wrote: > > The more lead time we can get the better, it gives us time to get tickets > > printed and details arranged, more promotion done etc, etc. > > > > Maybe go to Dec 22nd and have a Christmas / Winter-een-mas** theme? > > > > Also themes are nice to work with and $50 at the dollar store will spruce > > up the place just nice! > > > > G Mike > > > > ** According to the brilliant guys at Ctrlaltdel-online.com, > > > > "Winter-een-mas, in it's essence, is a holiday for gamers. It is a > > celebration of games and the gamers who play them. Video games allow us > to > > do things, go places, see stuff that we > > couldn't do in real life. They can be an escape from reality, a release > > after a long day, a fun activity with friends, or just an enjoyable way > to > > pass time. They give us a lot of entertainment. So why shouldn't > > they be celebrated? > > > > And in the same spirit, gamers themselves are extraordinary people. There > > are millions of people world-wide that enjoy video games. Some are > hardcore > > fanatics, some are casual gamers. But we are all part of > > the same community, and it's a community to be proud of. > > > > The Winter-een-mas season lasts all of January, with the actual holiday > > lasting seven days, January 25-31." > > Happy Winter-een-mas! > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Ron > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > I've been swamped this week trying to get things done, but this weekend > > > I'm free so I was gonna start sorting out some details. The date > > > November 24 seems to work for everybody, and gives us a bit of time, > but > > > I'm thinking we should maybe look at December 8 instead to give > > > ourselves a bit more lead time? December 1 already has an event at > sksp. > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > On 2012-10-26 10:16, Michael Loney wrote: > > > > Any more word on plans yet? I would like to start selling tickets > ASAP if > > > > we have some details figured out. > > > > > > > > G Mike > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Ron > > > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > > > It occurs to me, this is our one year anniversary party. Carry on! > :) > > > > > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > > > On 2012-10-16 14:12, Nathan Wild wrote: > > > > > > Lynn, Mark and I have already been talking a lot about more > actively > > > > > > organizing games. We are going to get together and discuss this > on > > > > > Friday. > > > > > > I don't think organizing some gaming for this event would be > too far > > > > > > outside the realm of what we are already working on. So, not > having > > > > > spoken > > > > > > to either of them about it, I will volunteer to help with that > > > aspect of > > > > > > the fundraiser. Likely we can use it as a test of our mad > planing > > > > > skillz ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 16 October 2012 14:07, Ron > > > > > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey everybody, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We can bring this up in the meeting tonight, but let's start > the > > > > > > > discussion on, well, discuss@! We need some capital, and to > > > re-inforce > > > > > > > our bank accounts. So let's have a fundraiser! It's been a year > > > since > > > > > > > our last one (Nov 5), so it should be a good time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's take over the space on a Saturday, invite everybody, > charge > > > $10 > > > > > to > > > > > > > get in, maybe even give a drink ticket for an afterparty? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have some talks, encourage donations, have a game tournament, > all > > > at > > > > > the > > > > > > > same time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Who wants to help? I'll organize talks, I need somebody to > organize > > > > > > > games, and we need to pick a date. I'm thinking November 25? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's make this happen! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAlB9sH8ACgkQ2t2zxlt4g/QY2QCfYxvqzSSaIB/dwDmA7MHxLxcI > > > > > > > nlcAnij6ZUn9ehZ/y4z2TzwTDgrJU2mm > > > > > > > =4lUI > > > > > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > > > > > > Help: > http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > > > > > > Archive: > > > https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Nathan T. 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