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Susan MacKinnon (Zieg)
Hi, Bekkie,
I appreciate your comments and wanted to respond right away. FIRST, I hope the So. County location won't keep you away!! The Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club is a beautiful location for an early Southern California Fall evening outdoor event (while the weather is 99% predictable to be WONDERFUL!) and they are providing us with great extras, set-up, amenities and buffet choices at a very reasonable rate. We looked at nearly a dozen places throughout the county and this one was a standout in lots of ways. We hope it will provide a beautfiul backdrop to a very special evening.
I also just wanted to explain that the purpose of an "early bird" price is to encourage folks to commit early, which will, in turn, encourage others to come so we have a great turnout AND to provide funding for expenses that we are already incurring and expect to have to cover early on (deposits, decor, entertainment, etc.). (Right now folks on the committee are dipping into their own pockets and will need to be reimbursed.) We are also offering refunds through, I think, July, if people have to back out later.
Anyway, I hope this explanation helps - we would miss you if you don't make it, so PLEASE come!
Thanks, on behalf of the volunteer committee,
Sue MacKinnon Zieg
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