[KWPeace-groups] CANCELLED: Perspectives On Peace on Sat, 30 Sept 2017

[Trudy Beaulne]

Bob - I am so very sorry to hear about the cancellation. Thanks for letting
me know.

Trudy

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Bob Jonkman <bobjonkman at kwpeace.ca> wrote:

> Hello group organizers in KWPeace: I have some sad news.
>
> Due to low registration numbers and the unavailability of some speakers,
> the KWPeace symposium "Perspectives On Peace: Peace In Our Community"
> has been canceled.
>
> Unfortunately, based on the number of bookings, we would not have
> received enough donations to cover the cost of the hall rental,
> advertising, and other expenses. Even with the (partial) refund of the
> hall rental we still have a loss of about $300. We've received some
> offers of financial support, but still need to raise some money to cover
> the expenses.
>
> My apologies for the lateness of this decision. It was recommended at
> the organizational meeting held yesterday evening, and confirmed this
> morning when the venue allowed us to cancel.
>
> The organizing committee will be meeting next week Wednesday or Friday
> to debrief, and figure out how we proceed. Everyone is welcome to join
> us; please confirm with me <bobjonkman at kwpeace.ca>, and let me know if
> you'd prefer Wednesday or Friday, 7:00pm at the Queen Street Commons Cafe.
>
> Thank you to all those groups and people who offered to staff an
> information table at this event. And thank you with apologies to all
> those who registered to attend what would have been an awesome event.
>
> --Bob Jonkman
>
>
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