Going on Sunday to see where our event is going to be held made a huge impact on what we could and could not accomplish. Walking up to the church and seeing that there was free parking all around was a positive, however the only downside to that is that if the people who own the houses are home then it will cut down the parking closest to the church. Inside the church I saw so many positives that opens up plenty of possibilities for us to be creative and use the space in different ways. Having the stage elevated will make it easier for the performers or speakers to be seen by the guests. Also, along with that having a speaker system already set up with a sound board, projector and screen simplifies what we will need to provide and or the bands will need to bring. The large open area where the pews usually are during a church service leaves a ton of different options for tables, art pieces, computers and food. This also comes with chairs and tables already there for us to use. The only downside is that we cannot hang things on the church walls, so the only "wall space" we can use are the rolling dividers. This is good because it gives us an alternative but also limits the amount that can be posted. Having a functioning bar already in place with coolers and refrigerators is a major positive because we can keep food, drinks and other things cool without having to bring coolers and buy ice just to keep things cold.
Going to see the church showed the numerous possibilities we have to make this fundraiser a good one. Seeing the lighting situation, how much floor space we have, and also the utilities open to our use puts different ideas in my head. Bringing this information back to the event planning group will put an understanding and picture of what we can accomplish into all of our minds. This was time well spend in order to organize and focus our imagination to what we can do to make this space a place to bring the image of the Filbert Street Garden to the eyes of the community.
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