<CORSA Chapters> Banquet alternative

[gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com]

In one of the "all makes" car clubs I belong to.

Our Holiday party was at the finest hotels in the area.
>From 6 to 9:00 PM
first hour was an "open" bar, whatever we wanted.
Then one of the finest meals I ever had.

During the open bar period everyone ordered enough to tide them over as we had the room to midnight. After 9:00 PM, the club brought in additional snacks, and beverages, and it was part of the agreement.
We also got a significant room rate discount as everyone spent the night, and that included a full breakfast buffet in the morning.

I don't know how they negotiated things the way they did, but it proves a hotel will work with you if you are filling a room.

Gary Swiatowy



---- AeroNed at aol.com wrote: 
> At our 50th celebration last year, we had our cake and ate it too....
>  
> We had cake after the "unveiling" in the oversized lobby where the car was  
> also unveiled. For the banquet, we rented a nearby hotel and hired our own  
> caterer. Of course it helps that we have a member that has a great catering 
>  business (all of his delivery vehicles are FCs). We did have to pad his 
> bill and  force him to cash the check.
>  
> Our Tunas, held three time per year, are "catered" by our members. We have  
> never had a shortage of food and have always eaten well, maybe too well.
>  
> Most people think CORSA and its chapters are about Corvairs, but some of us 
>  know the truth. It's really about the food.
>  
> Ned
>  
>  
> In a message dated 3/4/2010 2:50:07 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
> bryan at skiblack.com writes:
> 
> Good  point - except in this case the hotel and the caterer are two 
> different  companies.  We pay the hotel for the room, then make a separate deal 
> with  the caterer.  The catch is the hotel has an agreement that only the  
> caterer can supply food in the banquet rooms, so you can't just buy your  own.
> 
> --Bryan
> 
> On Mar 3, 2010, at 11:00 PM, sethracer at aol.com  wrote:
> 
> > I sure hope the hotel doesn't figure it out and charge you  a bundle for 
> the 
> > room for coffee and cake!
> > 
> > No  Banquet means less income for the hotel. They won't like it. Or the 
> cake  
> > is $10 a slice!
> > 
> > Seth   Emerson
> 
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