Paul and I are trying to keep the inevitable cost-creep down for our luncheons at the Fairview Metropolitan. It’s a venue that seems to have worked out reasonably well, but under our current contract, we will need to charge close to $30 to cover all the costs. Here’s how it breaks out:
. . Current / Modified / Deli
Meal cost: $24.00 /$22.00 /$19.00
Tax (9.25%) 2.22/ 2.04/ 1.76
Gratuity (10%) 2.40/ 2.20 /1.90
Speaker* 1.00 /1.00/ 1.00
Total Cost $29.62/ $27.24 /$23.66
Charge to you: $30.00 /$28.00 /$24.00
Sorry about the formatting. Every time I save it to publish, it messes up my columns. I hope you can figure it out!
*Speaker receives complimentary lunch.
Current Menu: 2 entrees, 4 salad choices, vegetables, dinner rolls, coffee, hot tea, cookies or similar.
Modified Current Menu: 2 entrees (choice of lasagna, tilapia, chicken), 2 salads, chef choice dessert (cookies or similar), coffee, tea.
Deli Menu: Sliced deli meats, assorted cheeses, assorted slices of bread and all the condiments, Served with 4 salads.
This pricing preserves the kitty at its present level.
Please let me know what your preference is of the three options above by responding to my email (curt@taylorsinpv.com) by March 1st.
OTHER VENUES?
Paul and I did quite a bit of looking around when we had to move from Francescos, and the Fairview seemed to be the best suited for our needs. If any of you want to investigate less expensive venues, we would encourage you to do so. Ideally it would be a buffet where everybody pays on the way out, and has a separate room that we can use.
SPEAKERS
ALSO, we are looking for speaker suggestions for the April meeting (and beyond), so please think about any contacts you might have who would have some topic of general interest for the group. Also, I would invite any of you who have an interesting hobby or experience that you would like to share with us to let us know.
Over and out.