Let's discuss this for a moment. Parkridge school wants the following... original they wanted a star party but they don't' want it at night, they want the evening viewing to cover Venus, Moon and Sun. They need to end their vent at 7:30 and I don't believe it is even dark at 7:30. And my contact said something about a presentation.... if we can't make it a star party. So, here's my idea.... and note, this is why i don't' send out emails about this stuff the moment i hear from a group. I usually wait until i have more details before asking for assistance at events..... If we had one scope on Venus, one on the Moon, and a solar scope on the Sun, plus Mike, that's 4 scopes. I can't do it that night, at least at this time, i can't, i work. So, I'm not in this but Don could do the Moon, easily. Sam can do the solar with both his PST and scope. And one other can do Venus. I told them pizza and water, set up would be 5pm. and donations per vehicle for gas reimbursement, which would turnout to be more than the $50 to charge for a presentation. Now if they want the presentation as well, then we charge the $50, plus all the rest of the stuff listed above. Do i have any one who wants to do this event from 5pm set up time, 6pm to 7:30 event on May 2, 2012, with pizza, water, and gas reimbursement? Sign up now. You can sign up tentatively until i have it on the calendar... then make it a commitment. Have a super day! Terri Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you always know they are there. Terri Phoenix Astronomical Society Event Coordinator Visit the P.A.S. Blog & My Facebook Private Music Instructor, Ascent Vending Company Healthy, Wealthy & Wise with Acai Berry From: Terri <cosmicstarstuff@xxxxxxxxx> To: PAS ListServ <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:20 AM Subject: [pasmembers] Solar viewing & presentation at school on May 2, 2012 for $$$ Good morning PAS Members & Telescope Team Members, Solar viewing + a presentation Does anyone want to assist a school on May 2, 2012, by doing a Solar viewing & possibly a presentation? PAS Charges $50 for this service, usually per hour. You can negotiate the price, as I didn't quote a price but I did say there was a fee to do this. If the school is close enough to you, you might want to just offer $50 for the day, and food if you are there a long time. The school is at 9970 W Beardsley Rd Peoria, AZ 85382 ParkRidge Elementary School. Nothing is scheduled until I have the booking doc in hand, but once it is, we will hook you up with the contact, and you can take care of details beyond the initial scheduling of the event. I'm guessing, in doing research on their webpage which announces the event they want the solar viewing for, you might be there from 6pm to 7:30. They were going to have us do a star party but the sun isn't down in time, and they don't want it later in the evening. At this point, I'm just collecting 1 person to cover this event. So if you are interested, let me know. The check they write goes directly to you, not to PAS, as this is not a donation, unless they also want Mike there, and then you can split the fee, so that there are 2 PAS members there for that event. Mike can do things in the daylight, the rest of us can't. Give me your input and sign up. Don't consider it booked until I say it is booked and on our calendar. Thanks Terri Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you always know they are there. Terri Phoenix Astronomical Society Event Coordinator Visit the P.A.S. Blog & My Facebook Private Music Instructor, Ascent Vending Company Healthy, Wealthy & Wise with Acai Berry