[Nfb-kzoo] NFB Sponsered Pizza Party

Thu Feb 17 15:14:17 UTC 2011

JJ,
Good thoughts, and here are my answers.  First off, I do feel that the tip may have been a little too high for the delivery, but I certainly don't want to be stingy either, so if anyone feels they have an idea of what we should do for an amount?  I feel that $5 a delivery is substantial, since we will have 3 deliveries, and it is not really that far for the delivery boy/girl.  A normal tip is no more than a couple of dollars for delivery anyway right?

We are also bringing in coolers this year instead of buying bottled water or pop.  Christine has volunteered to purchase some of the mixes for us, along with plates and cups and napkins, all to be reimbursed.  I spoke with the hotel manager, and he stated that their are two sinks in the big conference room that we will be in, so we will have access to water for our drinks.  And I will also describe the conference room to everyone tonight at the meeting.  I haven't visited personally because I was down with a stomach bug the last few days, but I did speak with the manager and got a good idea of what we are looking at.

Another note is that we will be putting out a donation bucket as well to help offset the cost, and I will make that announcement in the email to all the athletes/teams, that I will be sending out after the meeting, assuming that all is well as far as everyone is concerned.

I look forward to the meeting and I hope that we can finalize plans to everyone's satisfaction.  Good work JJ,
Tyler Merren
President of the NFB of Kalamazoo
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: J.J. Meddaugh 
  To: NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 6:21 PM
  Subject: Re: [Nfb-kzoo] NFB Sponsered Pizza Party

  This sounds good.
  A few questions and thoughts:

  Free delivery is great, but we ended up tipping $30-40 for this. Would it be 
  better for us to get a volunteer to drive back and forth, or is this too 
  much hassle? Or, maybe we're tipping too much.

  I don't think we need bottled water again, or at least a smaller supply. 
  There's also lemonade mixes, etc. that could cut down on costs. If we did 
  want bottled water, the Save-a-lot on Stadium has 24-packs for $2.49 last I 
  checked. Yes, it still tastes like water. It may be worth it to get plates 
  and other things from here as well, as it would be cheaper.

  Has anyone tracked down materials to hand out? I know we need to do better 
  on having braille/large print stuff. I can call national tomorrow and see if 
  there's still time or failing that, perhaps find a way to braille up some 
  things here.
  As for Kenny, I'll send a message over to the state list to see if there's 
  others in the area.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Tyler merren" <twmerren at gmail.com>
  To: "NFB of Kalamazoo Michigan List" <nfb-kzoo at nfbnet.org>
  Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:29 PM
  Subject: [Nfb-kzoo] NFB Sponsered Pizza Party

  > Hey NFB,
  > I spoke with Nick from Roma's today, and we are going to get the same deal 
  > that we had gotten before.  The pizzas will be $7.00 for a large one 
  > topping.  We will be ordering 50 pizzas (20 pepperoni, 10 sausage, 10 
  > mushroom, and 10 cheese), and Roma's will provide free breadsticks, free 
  > delivery in as many shifts as we want (2 or 3, etc.), and is willing to be 
  > flexible with the times and such for delivery.  I feel like this is again 
  > a good deal for us, so I have made a tentative order as such.  This is not 
  > written in stone, so if anyone has opinions, there is still time to alter 
  > the plan.  The times I have scheduled for delivery are 6:55pm, 7:45pm, and 
  > 8:45pm.
  >
  > I also spoke with Kenny today, and he said that he is doing well enough. 
  > he says that he is living in Holland, and will not be at this meeting, but 
  > that he is wanting to partake in the Kalamazoo chapter still, possibly at 
  > the march meeting.  He is hoping to get a chapter started in Holland, and 
  > has asked for ideas on what he would need to do to get that started, so I 
  > am really excited about that for him.
  >
  > Hope all is well and I will hopefully talk to all of you soon,
  > Tyler Merren
  > President of the NFB of Kalamazoo
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