<CORSA Chapters> Banquet alternative

[aeroned at aol.com]

I know this is a controversial statement but I have a hard time with serving adult beverages at a car club event. I've seen plenty of car enthusiasts leave meetings when they were in no condition to drive. In this overly litigious society, it's only a matter of time before a club gets sued.

Ned










-----Original Message-----
From: gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com
To: chapters at corvair.org
Sent: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 9:34 am
Subject: Re: <CORSA Chapters> Banquet alternative



n 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
irst hour was an "open" bar, whatever we wanted.
hen one of the finest meals I ever had.
During the open bar period everyone ordered enough to tide them over as we had 
he room to midnight. After 9:00 PM, the club brought in additional snacks, and 
everages, and it was part of the agreement.
e also got a significant room rate discount as everyone spent the night, and 
hat 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 
ill 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 
eal 
 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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