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From: kar7481@cuphub.cup.edu (Dan Karbowsky;AtariEliteOfPghPa bbs412-384-5609)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atracting new Club members
Message-ID: <2242@cuphub.cup.edu>
Date: 7 Dec 89 03:34:35 GMT
References: <473f18ee.14a1f@force.UUCP>
Organization: California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA
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In article <473f18ee.14a1f@force.UUCP>, covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) writes:

  [a few paragraphs deleted]

> 
> Our local ST sdealer doesn't have the room for us to hold our meetings in his
> store. So, we still need to find a better place to meet. The local community
> college wants $500 a day for a room, with a $500,000 insurance policy. So,
> we can't meet there. My company has a great auditorium, but we can't let
> unescorted people into the building (don't want to let out our secrets :-)).
> We want to meet on Saturday mornings as that is the most conveneint time for
> our members.
> 
> I personally think that the we need a better, bigger, meeting place before we
> will attract new members. It is a Chicken and the Egg thing. We can't seat many
> more members in our current location, but without more members we can't afford
> a bigger meeting place.
> 
> -- 
>  Richard E. Covert (covertr@gtephx) 
>   (602) - 581-4652 
> |  AG Communications Systems, Phoenix AZ   |
>  UUCP: {ncar!noao!asuvax | uunet!zardoz!hrc | att}!gtephx!covertr

Rich,

	Our Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based group is able to rent a room
at a Marriot Hotel near Pittsburgh (8 minutes) for only $75.00 for 4 hours!!!

Why not check into renting a conference room at a Holiday-Inn or other reputable
hotel?????  I'm sure the cost wouldn't be that bad....

Our group--The Atari Elite ST Organization--has filed for and is classified
and registered in the state of Pennsylvania as a NON-PROFIT-ORGANIZATION.

Membership dues are $25.00/year and include a bi-monthly "newsdisk"(810k)

A $2.00 "donation" is made at the door by each member at each meeting (monthly)
to help defray the cost of the room...with 60-70 people, it's quite easy!!!!

I think the KEY TO AVOIDING HIGH RATES is to file for Non-Prof-Org. status

To my knowledge--many hotels have special rates for NPO's and if you can work
a contract (annual), you SHOULD be able to get a HEALTHY discount!!!

Lemme know after you do some checking!

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