In a message dated 6/22/05 9:41:58 PM Central Daylight Time,
unicorn1945(a)sbcglobal.net writes:
Subj:[INDELAWA-L] update - GenFest
Date:6/22/05 9:41:58 PM Central Daylight Time
From: unicorn1945(a)sbcglobal.net (unicorn1945)
Reply-to: INDELAWA-L(a)rootsweb.com
To: INDELAWA-L(a)rootsweb.com
Thank you, Gina.
Just to let all of you know how it went... It seems to have been a big hit
with attendees and the library staff and board. I know the director was
pleased. Everyone that filled out the evaluation form said they'd attend again.
I didn't hear one negative comment other than some people thought GenFest
should have been two days. I did too but the first time you do something like
that, you have no idea how it's going to go over. It was a big expenditure
for the library and I was reluctant to ask for more. They were so generous.
Everyone wants to do this again, two other counties offered to host it next
year, most suggested we enlarge the footprint to include all of ECI and then
rotate hosting from county to county. [ I like that! :o) ] We had only one
no-show exhibitor and that was unavoidable.
The Mixer was FUN. The food vendor on Saturday ran out of BBQ and had to
send for more. We had 27 or 28 door prizes donated by very generous people.
The extra computers they set up were busy most of the time. We thought of a
few things and people we might have added, a couple of things we might have
done differently but, overall, it was very good.
Thank you to all who attended, especially those who drove from MO and AZ
(Virginia and Don Fyfe and another couple!). We had some from Ohio, Michigan,
Illinois, and all over Indiana. Wish all of you could have come! Oh, and
thank you to Gina who came to help me out and be my extra legs and head. AND,
last but not least, my husband who put up with me and helped in numerous ways
for 18 months - Thank you, honey.
Shirley
I wanted to also thank Shirley Pearson for all her hard work on the
Genfest! It was a wonderful event, and from the response of many people, it may
become an annual event!
It was really nice to meet those of you who attended!
Gina Richardson
INGenWeb Volunteer Coordinator
Randolph County IN
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/
Rootsweb Admin. Inrandol-L(a)rootsweb.com
So happy it was a HUGE success
sorry I couldn't be there
hope you have more
pat in tn