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That project is still under construction. No meeting facility there yet. Christine > Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 19:32:39 -0700 > From: bobholmes@nwlink.com > To: gsas-board@thekrib.com > Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] Speaking of SPU and meeting locations... > > Seems to me that just before we moved up here from Seattle there was a > movement afoot by the city to convert the abandoned telephone exchange > building on California avenue into meeting facilities for the public. I > don't know whether they followed through with this plan but it might be > worth a looksee. > Good luck with your search folks. You'll find something....and thanks for > the attaboy Rick! > > Bob > > > > > > > May I throw out a thought here... > > > > > Former GSAS President, Bob Holmes (who I think is still a member of this > > list) was the one holding the torch when the Seattle Aquarium doubled our > > rent with very little advance notice. Bob worked VERY hard searching for > > an > > alternate meeting location that would meet our needs; and with the help, > > support, and concurrence of the then-Board settled on SPU as our best > > option > > at the time. That's not to say that a better solution can't be found > > today, > > if that's what the club desires; but at the time Bob did an exhaustive > > search, his efforts were MUCH appreciated, and I've not forgotten it. > > > > Thanks, > > Rick > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com > > [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com] > > On Behalf Of Paul M. Wallace > > Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:48 AM > > To: GSAS board members and alumni > > Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] Speaking of SPU and meeting locations... > > > > Phil: > > > > I propose that the move be discussed at the board meeting and this will > > HAVE > > to be a group decision. It would be great that you take the lead, but the > > responsibility is on the board so that no one person takes the blame for > > failures at the new site or bitter disappointment if we do not rush into > > this RIGHT NOW. > > > > I will be looking through the list I sent to find a reasonable place at > > the > > right location/price. At the moment some of the schools are looking > > really > > good IMHO. > > > > -Paul > > > > > > On Thu, 14 May 2009, Phil Lacefield Jr. wrote: > > > >>>> So it looks like a large room, with gyms/kitchens can be found. So > >>>> lets > >> note a meeting committee chair to take input on our needs/location and > >> report back with a few recommendations. > >> > >> I'd volunteer to do this, but before we go that extra step, let's hear > >> it > >> from the club. Does no one on here attend a church that has such a > >> room? > >> No, I don't either, and this IS Seattle (where it seems no one attends > >> ANY > >> churches I've been able to find) so I shouldn't be surprised, but they > > have > >> many advantages. Cheap, parking and cheap among them. We can always > > sweep > >> up after ourselves post-meetings, that's not an issue. > >> > >> Perhaps before we go any further, we might consider putting this to the > > club > >> mailing list as a whole. There has GOT to be an option such at this > >> that > >> isn't as far north as the NWCC, but gives us this kind of flexibility. > >> > >> Phil > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> GSAS-board mailing list > >> GSAS-board@thekrib.com > >> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-board > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > GSAS-board mailing list > > GSAS-board@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-board > > > > _______________________________________________ > > GSAS-board mailing list > > GSAS-board@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-board > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-board mailing list > GSAS-board@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-board |
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