Re: registration cut-off dates
danny or doreen dong (ddong1@IX.NETCOM.COM)
Fri, 30 Jan 1998 23:47:07 -0500
At 11:15 AM 1/28/98 -0500, Cheryl Singhal wrote
>I envy anyone who can say two weeks in advance whether they will
>definitely be free that weekend! As for four weeks? !!
>
>I can certainly understand wanting numbers for catering purposes, having
>been there myself. But even professional caterers REQUIRE only 48 hours
>in advance for firm numbers, and then they add 10% for safety.
>
>Can you do Preregistration (to get a basic count and some money to work
>with) and Late Registration (for late-comers)?
>
>Four weeks is just too far in advance to allow most folks to make a firm
>committment (unless one wishes to adopt the position that a Scout outing
>takes precedence over keeping one's job or doing one's school work).
>
>IMO
>
>Cheryl -- In Maryland
I don't think four weeks ahead of time is too far in advance to make a
firm
committment,even without taking the position that Scouts takes precedence
over everything.People make plans more than four weeks in advance all of the
time. In fact, the people planning the outing have committed themselves more
than four weeks in advance.It's not a matter of knowing you will be
free,it's more that after you have made the committment you are no longer
free. You just have to be willing to take any losses if something truly
pressing comes up.
Some outings will require a registration cut-off.For example my son's
Pack just bought tickets to a Mets vs Yankees game in June,because if they
weren't bought now they would not be available.Anyone who wishes to go on
this outing will have to make a committment more than two weeks ahead of
time for two reasons. First, there are a limited number of tickets,so if we
wait too long they may all be taken. Second, someone has already paid for
these tickets, so if they are not all taken(not likely), they will have to
be offered to others ( most likely the affiliated Troop). It's possible that
some work or school situation will come up,preventing us from attending
after we signed up and paid.In that case,I'm in the same situation as if I
bought the tickets myself-I find someone else who can use them or I'm out
the money.
On the other hand, their last outing(ice skating) did not require
registration at all.There were no tickets bought in advance,the rink did not
need advance notice of the number of people,and the pack did not provide
transportation, so it was not necessary.The directions and session time were
given out, and those who chose to attend met at the rink.
Doreen
Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City |
