[pasmembers] Re: star party South - need to know if we should take it or decline it
- From: insanas@xxxxxxx
- To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:21:27 -0400 (EDT)
About 3 years ago I did an elementary school where I was told we would have 4
scopes. Only myself and my son had scopes, the two other scopes didn't show up,
and although we were told there would be about 200 people, there were about
600 who showed up, since the students and teachers were told to invite
neighbors and family and friends. It was a disaster. My son showed the moon
with his little refractor and I showed some other object. Therefore we spent
the whole night trained on one object, a very boring but exhausting event. The
lines were very long and people were complaining and if we are told that Nov 15
will involve 3 schools and 2000 are invited, I would not suggest doing the
event. Sam
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Boyd <azphotog@xxxxxxxxx>
To: pasmembers <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Jul 23, 2013 11:38 pm
Subject: [pasmembers] Re: star party South - need to know if we should take it
or decline it
Since this is the first year we will be there...I doubt if they will have
anywhere near 2000 people. I am thinking maybe 500 and 4-5 scopes are enough
for that...but it is a gamble.
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:09 PM, <insanas@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Terri, if they have 2000 attendees, we will need about 20 scopes, I don't think
we should do it. Sam
-----Original Message-----
From: Terri <cosmicstarstuff@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Don Boyd <dazphotog@xxxxxxx>; PAS Members ListServ
<pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Jul 23, 2013 5:21 pm
Subject: [pasmembers] Re: star party South - need to know if we should take it
or decline it
Yea i looked up the demographics b4 i sent out that email. They are inviting 3
schools worth of students. 2000 kids and parents n siblings.
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Re: star party South - need to know
if we should take it or decline it
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Tue, Jul 23, 2013 10:18:41 PM
It is 94% hispanic, and 47% of them are classified as "english learners" which
means they do not speak english well and 89% of the parents do not speak
english. 100% of the pupils are on the free lunch program.
-----Original Message-----
From: Terri <cosmicstarstuff@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Terri Finch <events@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Jul 23, 2013 3:04 pm
Subject: star party South - need to know if we should take it or decline it
Star Tours Group Members,
I just got a request from a teacher who we have done events for in the past.
She was at Orangewood School but has moved South to a school that is just below
I-10 and West of I-17.
The address is :
3843 W Roosevelt St Phoenix, Arizona 85009
the school is Alta E. Butler Elementary
What I want to know is, do we have anyone interested in doing this school event
($25/scope + food & drink),
or do we know something about this school that would limit our availability..
such as mostly Spanish speaking people, in which case I would will ask the
school for a translator to be at the event for us, or maybe too low
of an income area, that they may not be careful with our equipment. Any input?
Should I book it?
And can you do it on Friday Nov 15?
Orange wood also asked us to return on Thursday Nov 14. I will get that one
set up as they took good care of us last year. I"d love to do that one again.
And right now,
we have a MOM"s on that date, but we can cancel /
move that MOM to another day if needed. Nov 14.
So, for this email, just let me know if you can do this
event on the 15th and if you are willing to. I realize it is
quite a drive down just below I-10. If 2 scopes say they can do it, I will book
it, otherwise I will find an excuse
not to do it.
Let me know your input on this, before I make it happen.
I will give you until Friday to respond. Noon Friday is the deadline. Thanks
for your input.
Have a super day!
Terri, Event Coordinator for PAS
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