<CORSA Chapters> Banquet alternative

[Jerry Brown]

Hi Ned.  We used to have free beer at our Myrtle Beach Show, but discontinued having it.  Only one person complained and our show attendance stayed the same. If people want adult beverages they can bring their own and drink it in their rooms.  We have children at the shows and we don't encourage adult drinking in the hospitality area.

Jerry

--- On Fri, 3/5/10, aeroned at aol.com <aeroned at aol.com> wrote:

> From: aeroned at aol.com <aeroned at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: <CORSA Chapters> Banquet alternative
> To: chapters at corvair.org
> Date: Friday, March 5, 2010, 4:26 PM
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> 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
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> -----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
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> 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
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> ---- 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
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>   
>  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:
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>  > 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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