Could you offer them something other than discounted tickets such as a membership in your museum good for a year, or four free passes to your museum they could share with their friends? Then you're not otherwise losing money and can perhaps help to increase your membership base. --- Katie Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Wow! I must have caught y'all at lunch! Thanks so > much for all the quick > and helpful responses. Very good points all. > > I do want to clear something up, in my defense!! :) > The band came to me and > said they wanted to do a fundraiser for the museum. > Most of the local > re-enactors that I'm expecting to attend belong to > the band or a sister > organization. I did not plan on asking anyone other > than the band to "work" > the event, but rather to come and enjoy with > everyone else. (Period > clothing is optional. Any guest can wear period > clothing not just > re-enactors. But obviously, I was torn about how to > charge the > re-enactors.) I do understand the financial strain > of what they do. It's > their commitment and dedication that has them all so > excited about this > event! > > I like the idea of a discreetly marketed, limited > number of discounted > tickets. With a couple more "hosts" I can make that > work and keep to our > goal while only charging $25 per person for the true > re-enactors (not the > mayor who rented a uniform!!). > > Thanks so much! > > Katie > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > > Katie Anderson > > Museum Director > > Rome Area History Museum > > 305 Broad Street > > Rome, GA 30161 > > 706-235-8051 > > cell 678-908-7751 > > fax 706-235-6631 > > [log in to unmask] > > www.RomeHistoryMuseum.com > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > > A new exhibit highlighting the efforts on the home > front during WWII is now > open at the Rome Area History Museum. "World War > II: The Home Front" > contains photos and artifacts from the 1940s that > tell the story of this > transformational time. A video containing clips of > oral history interviews > with local WWII veterans and civilians is on view in > the exhibit. > > > > As a partner of the Library of Congress Veterans > History Project, we are > coordinating an oral history project with World War > II veterans and > civilians in northwest Georgia. It is vital that we > preserve these stories. > Please contact the Museum to schedule interviews. > > > > The oral history project and exhibit are supported > in part by a grant from > the Georgia Humanities Council. > > > > *********************************************************************** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Museum discussion list > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf > Of Timothy McShane > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 12:22 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: reenactors at ball > > >From having been on both sides of this issue, I > have to disagree. If > you need the re-enactors to provide a sense of > authenticity, they should > at least receive a discount. They are providing you > with an important > service, and it appears you are inviting them > soliciting that service. > To expect them to pay as much as "Joe off the > street" would, I feel, be > insulting to their expertise and effort (which many > re-enactors spend > hundreds and thousands of dollars on), and > comparable to the "taking > advantage of volunteers" theme on another thread. > > This would be different if you were simply > advertising your event to > the re-enactment groups and happy to take whomever > of their membership > chooses to attend (at regular price), and whether or > not they will be > presenting their impressions. But, if you need them > and are soliciting > their involvement, they should get some > consideration for that. I'd be > inclined to treat them the same as your band > members--free tickets. If > you can't afford that for all possible re-enactors > who might attend, > send the invitation to the re-enactor group(s) that > you can provide them > with, say, 5 free tickets for those who will "work" > your event, and let > them choose who will attend. > > My 2 cents.... > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Tim McShane, Assistant--Cultural History > Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery > 1302 Bomford Crescent S.W. > Medicine Hat, AB T1A 5E6 > Tel: (403) 502-8587 > [log in to unmask] > > >>> [log in to unmask] 08/05/05 10:05 AM >>> > We have a similar problem at our Gala. During our > annual week-long > Fly-In, lots of our old-time volunteers want to get > in for cheap > simply > because they are working hard at the Fly-In, etc.and > think they are > "due." We emphasize that this is not the same as > buying an admission > ticket to the Fly-In, it is a special event which > raises money for our > education department, therefore tickets must be > higher. (and we tell > them they're expected to bid on the auction, too). > Similarly, buying > an > admission ticket to a reinactment is not the same as > buying a ticket > to > a fund raising Ball to raise funds for a charitable > cause. If they > are > unhappy, they need to wait for the next Reinactment. > Your friend does > not understand the difference between an admission > and a fund raiser. > > > Linda McAllister, CFRE > > Office: 863-644-2431 ext. 142 > > Cell: 863-712-2415 > > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > www.sun-n-fun.org <http://www.sun-n-fun.org/> > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Museum discussion list > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Katie Anderson > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 12:16 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MUSEUM-L] reenactors at ball > > > > We are planning a Heritage Ball as a fundraiser. > The 8th Regiment > Band > (mid-19th century) is providing music for free. The > local SCV is > excited about participating. I'm in a quandary > about what to charge > for > tickets. Cost per person including food, drinks, > rental etc. is > $38.75. > We can seat 200. Our goal is to raise $20,000. I > plan on asking 20 > old > Rome families and businesses to "host" at $1000. > For that they > receive > 4 dinner tickets and a brief family history in the > program. This > leaves > 120 seats at $75.00. This gets us to our goal. > > > > Here's the dilemma. My dear friend from the band > says most > re-enactors > would expect to and be willing to pay $50 per couple > max. I don't > want > this to be an elitist event but $50 for a couple > doesn't break even > much > less raise funds! We had planned on advertising the > ball to regional > re-enactors and inviting local re-enactors. I don't > want to offend > them > with the high ticket price. We really need them > there to provide a > sense of authenticity. The band members will > receive free tickets but > I > can't give all re-enactors free tickets. I can't > think of a way to > have > two ticket prices without it becoming uncomfortable. > > > > Any sage advice? If you've put on a ball before I'd > love to hear from > you! > > > > Thanks, > > Katie > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------- > > Katie Anderson > > Museum Director > > Rome Area History Museum > > 305 Broad Street > > Rome, GA 30161 > > 706-235-8051 > > cell 678-908-7751 > > fax 706-235-6631 > > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > www.RomeHistoryMuseum.com > <http://www.romehistorymuseum.com/> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------- > > A new exhibit highlighting the efforts on the home > front during WWII > is > now open at the Rome Area History Museum. "World > War II: The Home > Front" contains photos and artifacts from the 1940s > that tell the > story > of this transformational time. 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