Having a party at Pumping Station: One can be both great fun and a good way to outreach to people from the area who haven't got the motivation to come by before. However, there are a lot of things that you may not realize.
Having a party at Pumping Station: One can be both great fun and a good way to outreach to people from the area who haven't got the motivation to come by before. However, there are a lot of things that you may not realize.
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===Before Party===
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=== Before Party ===
* a plan for who is responsible for cleaning up the party
* a plan for who is responsible for cleaning up the party
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* a schedule
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* a schedule: [[Party Clean Up Procedure]]
* announcements! Meetup, Facebook, Mailing list(s), blog
* announcements! Meetup, Facebook, Mailing list(s), blog
* calendar / not conflicting on the calendar / mess not being cleaned up immediately not conflicting on the calendar
* calendar / not conflicting on the calendar / mess not being cleaned up immediately not conflicting on the calendar
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* donations?
* donations?
* music?
* music?
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* sewing and crafts area and equipment safe from party aggro
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* clarity of what areas are off limits to non-members during the party except during tours by members with signage
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* no accessibility of dangerous equipment
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* restrict the space, to make the party more interactive