[wplug-plan] How about a Linux Picnic of our own?

[Beth Lynn]

hi,

Thanks for the suggestion David

The proposal has been sent to the board

http://www.wplug.org/board/proposal_detail.php?id=25

There will be annoucement once the board makes
a decision which will be not more than one week
from now.

Thanks,
Beth Lynn

--- David Ostroske <eksortso at linuxmail.org> wrote:
> Dear Beth, et al,
> 
> I might have another option, if we were to consider
> picnicking in the North Hills.
> 
> Today, I spoke with the rental agency I rent my
> apartment from, Hickory Hills, in McCandless. I
> learned that they rent their office building's main
> room in Hickory Hills at reasonable rates.
> 
> Here's what would come with it:
> * Plenty of green grass to sprawl out on. Not wide
> fields, and no barbecue pit (I'm getting to that),
> but enough that we could be comfortable.
> * There's a nice gazebo there.
> * The room inside the main building is pretty
> luxorious and includes a kitchette. We could prepare
> the food there, and lounge around if it gets too hot
> out, or if the weather turns nasty.
> * We'd also have access to the pool. Plenty of space
> to sprawl out there, too.
> * And a good free parking lot, for what that's
> worth.
> 
> Not bad, eh? It would cost us $75 in total for the
> afternoon, which is a little high compared to North
> Park. And I'd probably be responsible if anything
> happened, since I'm one of their tenants. But for
> the amenities, it's definitely worth it.
> 
> Here's their address and phone number, if you want
> to look into the option:
>     Hickory Hills
>     100 Arthur Drive
>     Wexford, PA 15090
>     Phone: (724) 935-2800
> 
> Let me know you think. Beth, you're the one who has
> final say on the matter, right?
> 
> --- David Ostroske
>     eksortso at linuxmail.org
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Beth Lynn <bluekanary at yahoo.com>
> Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 11:52:13 -0700 (PDT) 
> To: wplug-plan at wplug.org
> Subject: Re: [wplug-plan] How about a Linux Picnic
> of our own?
> 
> 
> > Greetings WPLUG-ers,
> > 
> > Time for a summer fun update...
> > 
> > From the results of the survey, there are a large
> > percentage of the vote went to picnic than the
> other
> > options, so picnic it is.
> > 
> > From some discussions I've had with fellow
> members,
> > and voting statistics
> > I can tell these are the preferences...
> > * 3rd, or 4th Saturday of the month
> > * we have way too many people comming to just
> squat
> > somewhere
> > * it is worth it to get a place with bathroom
> > facilities
> > * a place that can legally have more than 40
> people
> > * June, July, or August
> > * close to CMU, but if that isn't an option, North
> > Hills
> > 
> > I did some calling around about the picnic
> situation
> > and weekends were booked. The only place that is 
> > likely to accomidate us is North Park. I'm going
> to
> > try to book one of these dates 6/29, 7/27, 8/17, 
> > 8/24, 8/31
> > (6/22 maybe too soon for planning purposes)
> > (7/20 I will likely be out of town)
> > 
> > The rental cost will be $25-$65, depending on what
> > grove we can rent.
> > 
> > Hopefully we can arrange some sort of car pooling
> > from CMU to North Park.
> > 
> > I'll keep you guys posted with more details
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Beth Lynn
> 
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