Ok Calgary peeps, it looks like the Triwood Hall in NW Calgary is available for booking on Friday, Feb 19th from 6 to 9 pm for a get together and craft destash. Rental rates have gone up to $150 for the night (we can arrive a bit early).
Given the rate increase, if I can get 14 people signed up to attend and each commit to paying me $10 each for the hall rental, I'll book it. If we get a larger group, each person will pay less - I'm not making money on this, just don't want left covering the balance for the hall rental out of my pocket.
Could one of the team leaders please start another thread so we can track who can make it? I'll watch the thread, count the folks going and confirm in that thread when I book the hall.
For those of you new to this idea, about once a year we get together in an informal way, with people bringing potluck snacks or beverages if they feel like it and us socializing as a group. We have a 'destash' area where you bring good stuff you don't want (it started as an exchange of craft supplies but has morphed into everything from a new shower curtain that doesn't fit the décor to gently used kids clothes and just about everything else). Bring what you can, take what you would like, all for free.
At the end of the evening, volunteers take any leftover items to charities or somewhere that will use them (ACAD, Goodwill, etc.). The goal is a fun, relaxed evening with us filled with treats and good ideas, craft storage spots emptied and filled back up and the remaining items off to a good home.
The spot is in JT's, a room in the Triwood Community Centre in NW Calgary, just off of Northmount Drive and 19th Street. If you would like to come but may need a ride, please pop a note in the other thread and other team mates may be able to provide transportation.
