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

[Sharon Sommerville]

Hi Bob,

That is sad news.  Thanks for letting us know as soon as the cancellation
was confirmed.

All the best,
Sharon

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Trudy Beaulne <trudy at waterlooregion.org>
wrote:

> 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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> >
> >
> >
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