<VV> Corsa Conventions and kids

[Karl Haakonsen]

To those who would rather discourage kids from attending, there is a 
good reason for decline in membership. Those kids could be the next 
generation's members.
Not to mention the fact that their parents tend to be younger adults who 
could also bring new blood into our society.

I could understand discouraging kids if our society were a lot younger 
and the membership really liked to party.... but our membership is not.
Being more kid-friendly should be a no-brainer to me for the growth of 
the society and for increasing participation.

Karl in Boston
www.chezhawk.com/VairBlog

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Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 14:44:32 -0400
From: <gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> Corsa's future- a possible idea?

For years I argued to make the convention more affordable, the hotel 
costs, banquet, and all the bells and whistles made it an expensive 
proposition for the guy of limited means to participate fully.

I had hoped to at least institute a "childrens menu" for the banquet.
Was told that spare no expense for the banquet is the norm.
And a childs menu would encourage kids to attend, and there were those 
who would rather discourage kids attendance.
Back when I was truly more enthusiastic about conventions, I skipped 
many due to the costs of bringing along the kids. Now that they are 
grown, I'm less enthusiastic about event participation.

When I did attend, I never actually stayed in a host hotel. The 
difference of $40-$50 a night in room costs made the difference of 
staying 2 nights, or 5 nights.

Gary Swiatowy