Thanks for taking this on. I didn't realize the deadline was so soon. = I hope to at least make a 4 day weekend of it and being there for the = SAC presentation of the pizzas on Sunday. -----Original Message----- From: sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jack Jones Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 5:59 PM To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sac-board] Re: Grand Canyon Star Party SAC sponsored Pizza luncheon The GCSP is indeed June 4-11, 2005. See website for details: http://www.tucsonastronomy.org/gcsp.html I will be doing S Rim this year and would be willing to coordinate the = SAC luncheon. It is indeed ~$200 and I thought it was an ongoing item in the yearly SAC budget. If not I would like to see it reapproved. I will be = giving a presentation on the GCSP at the Feb meeting since Dean's TAAA deadline = is March 1 for reservations for campsites. Jack Jones Public Events Coordinator Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix AZ Telescoper@xxxxxxx www.saguaroastro.org Sp@m: Don't try - Don't buy - Don't reply. > The Grand Canyon Star Party is June 4th-11th this year. We've been = =3D > sponsoring a lunch for the last 4 years--starting first with this big = =3D > shindig put on by a former treasurer, that ended up costing ~$300. = For =3D > three years after that time, we've been toting $200 worth of pizzas = from =3D > the little village near to the S. Rim to the camp ground It has = worked =3D > out great and has been a meaningful contribution to the greatest = public =3D > star party in the history of the world. There is also a general "SAC" = =3D > campsite held for us so even if you can't do the required number of = days =3D > for a free campsite reservation, as a group we are able to have a SAC = =3D > rep. for the duration. > > I would like to propose this for a board vote now and also relay it at = =3D > the meeting on the 25th as a way to recruit some more of SAC to this = =3D > Star Party. > > If you are on the board, please post a vote regarding spending this = =3D > $200. > > Thanks, > Jennifer Polakis, VP