[vox] Social gathering tonight! (Tue 3/7)

[Scot A]

I know for a fact that the library in Davis would have supported it.
I used to moderate a group of Chi Gung practitioners at the library.
I have been to the Woodland library and they do in fact have a room.
I cannot imagine the rules for Davis use would be much different from
Woodland.
I will contact the library and find out more.
Namaste'
Scot


On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 10:10 PM, Bill Kendrick <nbs at sonic.net> wrote:

>
> Curious -- and wished we had thought of it earlier in the history of LUGOD,
> but would a library up in Woodland be suitable?
>
> It might also be a good idea to find out how many people are actually up
> that way who would be interested in (a) attending meetings, and (b)
> helping.
>
> I'm struggling to think of many Woodlandites who come to LUGOD.
> (I can think of a few ex-Davis folks who attended LUGOD, but sinced moved
> to Woodland, and rarely attend. (Hi Zach!))
>
> -bill!
>
> On Sat, Apr 01, 2017 at 09:55:18PM -0700, Scot A wrote:
> > RIck,
> > Last email for the night.
> > I just double checked their site.
> > While they are open until 11:00 PM PST,
> > they seem to shut down the room operations
> > as of 8:00 PM PST.  I have typically gone to
> > Lugod meetings at night,  I have noticed that
> > the facility does have times available during
> > Saturday and Sunday.
> > I will keep looking.
> > Namaste'
> > Scot
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Quoting Scot A (gvlt55 at gmail.com):
> > >
> > > > Bill,
> > > > It's actually a good thing you mentioned the non-profit status
> concern.
> > > > The one place I have contacted about this  informed me that they only
> > > cater
> > > > to not for profit organizations.
> > >
> > > There are two primary ways to interpret that.  The straightforward way
> > > is to assume that they have an actual need for imposing that
> > > requirement.  The slightly jaded interpretation is that they're
> > > using an easy way to cull inquiries.  Sometimes, when management
> > > _really_ wants to cull the herd, what you hear is 'Do you also have an
> > > IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter to prove you're a charity
> > > non-profit?'  And then you hear 'Does your event have documented
> > > liability insurance providing at least $1M in coverage?'  And
> eventually
> > > (or at some point) 'Do you have a sponsor who works here?'  Which is
> why
> > > it's handy to have inside contacts in places.
> > >
> > > If you are the Facilities Department for a highly desirable meeting
> > > location, you (1) are in a position to be very picky, especially if the
> > > outsiders wishing to reserve your facility aren't paying money, and
> > > (2) appreciate gracious ways to say 'no' that make most people go away
> > > without making a fuss.  Telling outside applicants, especially ones who
> > > nobody inside knows and can vouch for, they haven't jumped through the
> > > right legal and bureaucratic hoops does the trick nicely.
> > >
> > > In a minority of cases, the question arises because the facility is
> > > owned and operated by, say, a 501(c)(3) charity that therefore is
> > > legally required that most of the activities it hosts and sponsors also
> > > qualify under that highly restricted and privileged IRS category.  That
> > > doesn't mean they _may not_ host non-charity events, just not amounting
> > > to a significant percentage of their operations -- and the easy way to
> > > simplify matters is to be picky.  (After all, if you're just some dude
> > > off the street, why would they depart from the path of least resistance
> > > to be nice to you?)
> > >
> > >
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