Re: [Organizers] Ideas for revenue BEYOND the door entry price (Winston, Alan P.)

2018-12-04 Thread Terri Widergren via Organizers
Also, we did pursue sponsorships, with the idea we would find businesses to sponsor $150 for a month annually. No success. We've had a couple of businesses willing to sponsor a month and it's been helpful. Our biggest issue is the lack of volunteers and time to ask. With the sponsorship we

Re: [Organizers] outdoor dances in parks?

2019-04-08 Thread Terri Widergren via Organizers
We have been fortunate to have an amazing Parks and Rec department in The City of Pasco, 9n the cities here in the Tri-Cities, WA. They co-sponsor our summer dance series by providing the venue (a pavillion with concrete slab) at no charge, tables, chairs, coolers with water, advertising in their

Re: [Organizers] Advertising for dance weekends

2019-10-09 Thread Terri Widergren via Organizers
Hi Larry, all the responses sundar are right on. May I suggest you be sure to put your event on all your local on line calendar of events pages ? Each city had tons! Local paper, Visitor bureau, Etc. Is there a Meet up group for dance in your area? That might be a good resource as well. When

[Organizers] Re: Seeking news on covid infections from dances with vaccination

2021-08-23 Thread Terri Widergren via Organizers
Thank you, Weogo, for your thoughtful response and citing your sources so I can further investigate your perspective. I heard no vaccine hate rhetoric, just concern and curiosity from your point of view and openness to other ideas if folks want to present them in a way that supports claims and

[Organizers] Re: Seeking news on covid infections from dances with vaccination

2021-08-23 Thread Terri Widergren via Organizers
PS I want to add,that I have no issue with vaccines, and have gotten mine, but I want to honor the perspective of others and appreciate the opportunity to dialogue about the differences not argue. On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 2:39 PM Terri Widergren wrote: > Thank you, Weogo, for your thoughtful

[Organizers] Re: Is it time to end COVID restrictions at most contra dances?

2023-01-03 Thread Terri Widergren via Organizers
Our community here in Tri Cities, WA, surveyed our dance community at the end of 2021 in preparation to begin dancing again in 2022. The majority of the community did not reply. Of those that did, about 50% preferred restrictions & 50% preferred no restrictions. Of those respondents 70% said