Honey Man 12759 Report post Posted January 20, 2015 I am all paid up and sent a bit extra to help out. And guys I encourage you to send a bit extra when you pay to help cover the costs and to make this an even better event. I am sure the organizers are contributing some of their own money and face it fellows some of us have the extra that we can give. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted January 20, 2015 Already committed :-) BTW would the organizers like any door prizes donated??? RG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loneskater 25635 Report post Posted January 21, 2015 Mine is paid, so let's see you others gents commit. It's so much easier on the organizers to run an event if they get the tickets sold early. Indeed the sooner we sell tickets the easier it is on us as we can commit on certain high expenses such as entertainment. That is why we put an initial target of 60 as that will cover food, some entertainment and door prizes. Hared to commit all the money before tickets are sold. I would like to remind everyone we had to cancel a social last June for lack of ticket sales. In addition if we have to wait last minute to confirm our planned entertainment might no longer be available. I am all paid up and sent a bit extra to help out. And guys I encourage you to send a bit extra when you pay to help cover the costs and to make this an even better event. We do not ask members to send extra money, but its always welcome. We basically counts extra cash as if they were tickets sold and therefore we attain our 60 guest target sooner and as explained above we can book stuff sooner as well. Any money or ticket sales above the 60 is spent at the social on extra entertainment, drinks for the ladies or extra door prizes. Also of note more ppl means food cost increases. I am sure the organizers are contributing some of their own money and face it fellows some of us have the extra that we can give. We do indirectly as we do not charge for any of our personal expenses mainly vehicle wear and tear as well as gas. Looks like we are getting a deal for this social with current gas prices. lol Already committed :-)BTW would the organizers like any door prizes donated??? RG Some members have donated door prizes at previous social and that is a personal choice. As I mentioned we do have part of our budget set aside for door prizes. If you wish to do so make if a prize that can be given to a lady. As for gents, to date both ALO and CMJ have, on their own, have provided plenty of Gent prizes. Therefore we did not have to buy any. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted January 21, 2015 Some members have donated door prizes at previous social and that is a personal choice. As I mentioned we do have part of our budget set aside for door prizes. If you wish to do so make if a prize that can be given to a lady. As for gents, to date both ALO and CMJ have, on their own, have provided plenty of Gent prizes. Therefore we did not have to buy any. Well I'll donate a couple gift cards then...a prize that can be given to a lady hummm, OK gift cards for Bass Pro Shops, Cabelas or Marks Work Wearhouse...stores that all seem to be a hit with the ladies LOL OK if I bring them when I show up the night of the social or do you want them mailed ahead of time? RG :-) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loneskater 25635 Report post Posted January 21, 2015 Well I'll donate a couple gift cards then...a prize that can be given to a lady hummm, OK gift cards for Bass Pro Shops, Cabelas or Marks Work Wearhouse...stores that all seem to be a hit with the ladies LOLOK if I bring them when I show up the night of the social or do you want them mailed ahead of time? RG :-) Just bring them with you at the social. Thanks 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrrnice2 157005 Report post Posted January 21, 2015 Good ideas RG. Maybe I'll send along a Canadian Tire card!! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted January 21, 2015 The envelopes please After these "gifts" this may end up being my first, and last social LOL Plus my name on the ladies private section...blacklisted RG :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loneskater 25635 Report post Posted January 21, 2015 The envelopes please After these "gifts" this may end up being my first, and last social LOL Plus my name on the ladies private section...blacklisted RG :-) I would also recommend wearing some padding at the social. A few kicks in the rear end from high heals or pointy shoes might be exciting. However from over 30 pair of shoes I would call that a major pain in the butt. lol 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted January 22, 2015 OK OK I'm slow but take a hint LOL So the envelopes please Would this or this or this or something along these lines Save me from a a$$ kicking Do I lose my man card for knowing about such stores LOL And have I redeemed myself now LOL RG 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katherine of Halifax 113932 Report post Posted January 22, 2015 I'm so excited , in spite of a tight ticket venue I am in. Yay Ottawa, lets have the best social ever.. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hornee69 4851 Report post Posted January 23, 2015 Is it too early to start the countdown? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest N***he**Ont**y Report post Posted January 23, 2015 I will start the count.Fifty nine little piggies to go.(Piggy count) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loneskater 25635 Report post Posted January 24, 2015 Its a little premature to start a countdown. To organise a quality event, we need to sell 30 gent tickets and we are not there yet. Here is an update on sales as of this morning. Ladies tickets: 27 already paid for. 5 ladies have made arrangements for payment for a total of 32 tickets! Note that some ladies have posted on the thread that they were attending but haven't contacted Alexxandria or myself for payment. If there are any ladies wishing to attend please get in touch soonest as once we reach 35 ladies ticket sold, we will be starting a stby list till the gents catch up on ticket sales. Gent tickets: 11 already paid for. 9 gents have made arrangements to either pay cash at ALO or meet me soon. Total 20 tickets. Note that 3 gents have contacted me to get my addy for e-transfer, however I have heard nothing since. An update to know if you still want those tickets would be much appreciated. Therefore we need to sell/confirm sale of 10 more gent tickets to officially make the event a GO! VIP tickets are sold out. We have started a stby list for those as we may get cancellations or we will look at additional transportation should there be enough interest. Have a great weekend everyone, and keep peaking at this thread for periodic updates!!! Thanks! Alexxandria & loneskater! 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PistolPete 61421 Report post Posted January 24, 2015 Oh.... just a reminder Gents, you can always simply drop in the ALO west location( or other locations throughout the city) and make a cash payment for the social, I did that for past Christmas social, very easy if you're in the west end of Ottawa. ;) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeeRichards 177238 Report post Posted January 25, 2015 Therefore we need to sell/confirm sale of 10 more gent tickets to officially make the event a GO! Thanks! Alexxandria & loneskater! Pencil me in peeps. I will stop at ALO and pay when I pass through town in a few days. Yeah Baby Yeahhhhhhhhhh. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted January 27, 2015 Dress code is very liberal. Some like ties or formal dresses others prefer less formal attire. Start your planning for March 26th and we will post further details soon! Thanks and we look forward to seeing many of you then! So dress code is very liberal, does that mean I should wear this or maybe be a bit more discrete and wear this instead Not quite black tie but....LOL Now on a more serious note, what is the start time...just for planning purposes on my part Counting down the days to the Social RG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest N***he**Ont**y Report post Posted January 27, 2015 RG I know you consider this Formal Wear but its is really more Formal at these Socials! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted January 27, 2015 RG I know you consider this Formal Wear but its is really more Formal at these Socials! So more along these lines RG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest N***he**Ont**y Report post Posted January 27, 2015 So more along these lines RG[/quote This is considered acceptable for after the Social for late night meetings RG. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted January 27, 2015 So more along these lines RG[/quote This is considered acceptable for after the Social for late night meetings RG. If smoking a pipe in a bathrobe, pj bottoms and slipper is acceptable would just wearing a nightshirt (and cap) instead be OK RG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest N***he**Ont**y Report post Posted January 27, 2015 These might be nice for after Social Drinks! Cold Ottawa March Nights! Additional Comments: Those are Long Johns ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted January 28, 2015 Additional Comments: Those are Long Johns ! Haven't you slept in long johns before :-) RG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loneskater 25635 Report post Posted February 1, 2015 Good morning ladies and gents! Here is an update on ticket sales. Ladies tickets: 27 already paid for. 5 ladies have made arrangements for payment for a total of 32 tickets! 4 ladies have posted they were attending on the thread but haven't made contact for payment. Since gents ticket sales have gone up, we have room for more ladies. However, please get in touch soonest as we could be starting a stby list on very short notice! Gent tickets: 21 already paid for. 5 gents have made arrangements to either pay cash at ALO or meet me soon. Total 26 tickets. We need to sell/confirm sale of 4 more gent tickets to book entertainment! VIP tickets are sold out. However we may get a few cancellations. therefore get your name on the stby list soon if you are interested!. Stay warm and have a great Sunday!!! Alexxandria & loneskater! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
star99 4852 Report post Posted February 1, 2015 cant wait, im sure its going to be as great as the last one, or even better :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roamingguy 300292 Report post Posted February 1, 2015 Fifty four days and counting down :-) My first social Already have my ticket bought, hotel reserved and shortly going to Bass Pro Shops to buy new waders and BPS tshirt to be appropriately dressed;-) RG 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
