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As most of you know we've been looking for a permanent meeting locale, since booking the libraries on Mondays has been getting rough. It seems that the Newark area is most convenient for the most members. I've been turned down flat by two local high schools, and UDel. Some other places are available for charge (boo!) and a handful of others are free but have other things already booked for Mondays, such as bingo. So.....
What's the general feeling about holding meetings on Saturdays, say 1-3 PM? We would have no problems booking the Newark library at this time. I see a number of advantages:
- convenience for new members who may come from far away (south of New Castle Co.)
- guest speakers or events would be held on a Sat anyway, and can just take the place of the meeting
- probably less conflicts with jobs and family time
What does everyone think? Please post your opinions!
Thanks - Mary
mbbuna
02/11/2006, 05:29 PM
it sounds good to me
SeadooGTI
02/11/2006, 07:56 PM
It would be fine with me. It might provide a good opportunity for visiting member's homes to look at their setups (tank tours) if the agenda is slim.
kaptken
02/11/2006, 10:33 PM
sounds ok to me. but saturday afternoons would also pretty much guarantee no summer time turn out. might need to consider that. or suspend summer meetings except for tours or possibly barbeque frag swaps.
mbbuna
02/11/2006, 11:01 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6720184#post6720184 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kaptken
barbeque frag swaps.
now thats what im talking about :lol:
greeneyedblackcat
02/12/2006, 12:01 AM
Saturday is Super Cool with me. :)
Hmm, Saturdays should be fine for me as well.
Scarp
02/12/2006, 11:19 AM
Works for me.
BarryG
02/12/2006, 12:45 PM
should be fine for me
mech0522
02/12/2006, 06:37 PM
sweet
MadTownMax
02/12/2006, 11:03 PM
:thumbsup:
aquajamieb
02/13/2006, 06:51 PM
yeah, I might actually be able to be part of the DRC again!!
logans_daddy
02/14/2006, 11:30 AM
sucks for me....i work right through the weekends. any chance of moving the meeting times to 7:30 maybe 8:00. i work until 7pm every weekend. :mad:
shawn:bum:
One problem with Sat evening meetings is that both libraries (which are still the preferred locations) close at 5PM on Sat. Unfortunately there's too many of us to find a time that will work for everyone. But we need to know if Sat afternoon is better or worse for most people. Please keep the input comin'!
MadTownMax
02/14/2006, 12:23 PM
I'll be more than happy to attend any "study group" sessions at a local watering hole once a month for those who cannot make the regular meetings :D :dance: :beer: :beer: :beer: :dance: :D
aquajamieb
02/14/2006, 02:00 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6739005#post6739005 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MadTownMax
I'll be more than happy to attend any "study group" sessions at a local watering hole once a month for those who cannot make the regular meetings :D :dance: :beer: :beer: :beer: :dance: :D
CHEERS TO THAT!!
mbbuna
02/15/2006, 01:04 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6739005#post6739005 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MadTownMax
I'll be more than happy to attend any "study group" sessions at a local watering hole once a month for those who cannot make the regular meetings :D :dance: :beer: :beer: :beer: :dance: :D
:lol: :lol: :lol:
greeneyedblackcat
02/15/2006, 07:07 AM
Saturday anytime is good for me.
chawee
02/20/2006, 07:24 PM
My attendance has slipped this year (1 meeting in the last 6 months), but it would stay that way or get worse if we switched to weekends.
It looks like I'm in the minority, but I vote to keep it during the week !!
Chalie
bloopbloop
03/23/2006, 07:48 PM
Sorry for the bump, but I am ALL about meetings on weekends (if this question is still on the table).
Watering hole "study group"? ahaha Watering hole frag swap! R'aR
I rarely remember to show up for meetings because I can't seem to wrap my head around "Monday". :p
mbbuna
03/23/2006, 08:28 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7026035#post7026035 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bloopbloop
Sorry for the bump, but I am ALL about meetings on weekends (if this question is still on the table).
Watering hole "study group"? ahaha Watering hole frag swap! R'aR
I rarely remember to show up for meetings because I can't seem to wrap my head around "Monday". :p
that's a great idea, why can we find a dive bar that serves food(so all ages can attend)and have our meetings on a Sat. afternoon
MadTownMax
03/23/2006, 08:34 PM
now you're talking my language ;)
bloopbloop
03/23/2006, 09:05 PM
It was MTM's idea! I don't wrap my head around ideas. :p
Hey guys, sorry I forgot to post back to this one....
At the Feb meeting we discussed this and the consensus was that we should just shift to some other weekday night that is better for the libraries. So we decided on wed. and the April & May meetings are already booked for the 2nd wed. (see website for details).
I have made a ton of phone calls about getting a permanent space in the newark area and have not had any luck finding a place that will let us meet for free or even cheap. If anybody know of something, please let me know!
But there's nothing to stop us from getting together as often as we want at watering holes and such!! :bum:
-Mary
MadTownMax
03/24/2006, 11:38 AM
I know the PARC group gets togather at a VFW Lodge or something of that matter - 1/2 is a meeting room, the other 1/2 is a bar - so everyone brings 6-packs to the frag swaps (at least when I went for Calfo's presentation) - I was a little sad that I wasn't in the "loop" I could have used a few cold ones during that presentation :)
just putting that out there for ideas
bloopbloop
03/24/2006, 06:22 PM
I say we meet at watering holes and drink in protest to not having perfect space and times! HUZZAH!
Terry.cx
03/30/2006, 04:17 PM
Saturday afternoon would not work for me. Any evening would be better. We would probably have a low summer turn out as well.
Terry
Due to a change in travel/work schedule for Marty (our Secretary & Treasurer), we can now only hold meeting on Monday night. So, despite scheduling problems, starting in June we will be going back to 3rd Mondays at Newark Library. Sorry for all the confusion, folks, and thanks for your patience.
-Mary
bloopbloop
05/05/2006, 01:55 PM
Marty is one of our many celebrities in the club, so I certainly understand. Just please tell him to email a reminder of when and where. He is so shy of his celebrity status, but isn't Secretaries Day soon or did it pass?
Well, it's more that he's 2 out of 4 officers than that he's a celebrity ;) But yes, everyone who's on the mailing list will still get monthly email reminders of when and where. As we've been talking about in recent meetings, meetings for Jun-Aug may be cancelled if it looks like participation is low.
bloopbloop
05/05/2006, 04:00 PM
More celebrity than 2/4 officers. ~ducks~
Ah mondays are fine for me.
Why isn't there a smilie for me throwing something at you, bloop?
;)
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