Difference between revisions of "GEEK PROM"

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GEEK PROM is a annual spring fundraiser with a high school prom theme. It is scheduled for Saturday, May 5th. This year it'll be at the Someday Lounge at NW 5th and Couch. The Outreach committee oversees this event. The theme this year is:

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Stats

Tickets: $6-10 sliding scale
Location/sponsor: Someday Lounge NW 5th and Couch http://somedaylounge.com (flash site)
Additional sponsors: Need some! Food? Booze or beer? Advertising?
Activities/fundraisers: Classic video games, photo booth?, live D&D-style like last year, king and queen competition
Bands: The Golden Greats, perhaps Ape Shape and Show Me the Pink?
Jello shots? I hope so.
Streaming video: Someday records their shows for later video streaming

Coordinators

Music/DJs - Shawn/Phil/Jeff
Stage manager - ?
MC - ?
Meet the Geek - Should we do this?
Photo Booth - Martin?
Giant Video Game - Dave
Food/Drink - Shawn/Someday Lounge?
Alcohol coordination - Phil
Outreach/PR - Ali/Phil/Shawn?
Decorations
Volunteer Coordinator - ?
Volunteers
- Ticket-takers/ID check (3 step), setup, teardown, food watcher, photo booth assistant
- Volunteer sign-in now available!

Funds

Tickets

Will earn ~$1750 for 250 tickets (assuming an average sale price of $7) Only sold at-the-door

Photo Booth

Pose with your favorite gizmo/museum item!

Alcohol Sales: we probably won't make money on this, but we'll check
Snacks will be bought. Cost: $200

Timeline

Note: this timeline is from 2006

March 20 Send out a feeler email for a media sponsor to the weekly rags
March 23 Choose theme
April 4 Final Band Lineup
April 4 First press release
April 6 or so Finalize plans with Acme
April 6 First draft poster done -
April 6 Major raffle donors contacted (30-day head-start on big items)
April 14 Final poster/flier done raffle items mostly done
April 14 Second press release with finalized info
April 15 Copies of flier and poster made at FG
April 15 Press release out to media
April 15 Press release out to minor media/email lists/bulletin boards
April 17 Shawn makes copies of flier if FG printers fail
April 18 begin to blanket the city with fliers/posters
April 21 Raffle items mostly collected
April 21 All final media in to media outlets
April 22 Outreach for volunteers: setup/decorations, door, photo booth, candy girls/boys, drivers?, cleanup
May 2 Food and Raffle figured out
May 2 Final Final Press Release (TV)
May 2 Finalize guest list
May 2 Discuss drink comp tickets
May 2 finalize raffle
May 4 Photo Booth test (w/ bluescreen background)
May 4 Check weather report

Day of

Noon Larry shows up to do pickups
2pm Larry returns with stuff
2-4pm Setup:
- Videos and electricity
- Photo booth and elecricity
- Make photo booth pretty
- Put up photo booth lights
- Plant random experience points around acme
- Check about food table/door person/door table. Do we need to bring tables?
7pm Pickup platters at New Seasons on Division
8pm Setup:
- Food table (bring our own?)
- Raffle table
- Cash boxen (3)
- Door table
- Signs
- Bring prizes: raffle, meet/geek, level up, food and door table if needed
9pm Start party!
9:30pm No more non-door-paying diners
Cleanup that night.

Level Up for more XP (raffle tix, stump dave, Street Fighter Competition, buy a FG person, dance off entry, bartenders hand out for big tip

Press Release

GEEK PROM Press Release - current press release

Press Releases sent to: Are these getting sent to email, fax, or by snail mail, or a combination? Also...don't forget to look at the Media contact list for other outlets. I'd like to help send these out, but let me know if there's a system so I don't duplicate efforts. -Pete 11:26, 30 Apr 2006 (PDT)

Willamette Week calendar (4/20)
Mercury calendar (4/20)
City Repair Core (4/21)
KBOO Community Calendar (4/20)
Craigs List (4/21)
N4N (4/21)
Oregonian events calendar (4/21)
Oregonian A&E (4/41)
Fox Channel 12 community calendar (4/21)
CitySearch (4/21)
Portland Tribe.net (4/25)

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-GEEK PROM is a annual spring fundraiser with a high school prom theme.  It is scheduled for Saturday, May 6th.  This year it'll be at the Acme at SE 8th and Main.  The [[Outreach]] committee oversees this event.  The theme this year is:
+GEEK PROM is a annual spring fundraiser with a high school prom theme.  It is scheduled for Saturday, May 5th.  This year it'll be at the Someday Lounge at NW 5th and Couch.  The [[Outreach]] committee oversees this event.  The theme this year is:
-* '''Level Up! at Geek Prom 2006'''
+* ???
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 * Tickets: $6-10 sliding scale
-* Location/sponsor: Acme: 8th and Main http://acme-pdx.com
+* Location/sponsor: Someday Lounge NW 5th and Couch http://somedaylounge.com (flash site)
-* Additional sponsors: New Deal Vodka http://newdealdistillery.com and Willamette Week http://wweek.com
+* Additional sponsors: Need some!  Food?  Booze or beer?  Advertising?
-* Activities/fundraisers: Photo Booth, Candy boys/girls selling raffle tix, projected classic video games, king and queen competition
+* Activities/fundraisers: Classic video games, photo booth?, live D&D-style like last year, king and queen competition
-* Bands: Piano Man Rich Landar, The Golden Greats, DJ Parklife, Tim Kutscha has offered to help DJ if we need him. He wont be upset if we dont, but it is good to have a capable guy with a laptop on hand.
+* Bands: The Golden Greats, perhaps Ape Shape and Show Me the Pink?
 * Jello shots? I hope so.
-* Group photo? perhaps we can have a web cam mounted from above the bar? it would be nice to get everyone we can together for a pic (it has been awhile!)
+* Streaming video: Someday records their shows for later video streaming
 == Coordinators ==
-* Music/DJs - Shawn/Phil
+* Music/DJs - Shawn/Phil/Jeff
-* Stage manager - MNR
+* Stage manager - ?
-* MC - RevPhil
+* MC - ?
-* Meet the Geek - Rich Landar
+* Meet the Geek - Should we do this?
-* Photo Booth - Martin
+* Photo Booth - Martin?
 * Giant Video Game - Dave
-* Food/Drink - Shawn/Acme
+* Food/Drink - Shawn/Someday Lounge?
 * Alcohol coordination - Phil
-* Raffle prize accrual - Jeanne/Jeff
+* Outreach/PR - Ali/Phil/Shawn?
-* Outreach/PR - Oso/Shawn
 * Decorations
-* Volunteer Coordinator - Jeanne
+* Volunteer Coordinator - ?
 * Volunteers
-** Ticket-takers/ID check (3 step), setup, teardown, food watcher, photo booth assistant, candy girls/boys
+** Ticket-takers/ID check (3 step), setup, teardown, food watcher, photo booth assistant
 ** [[Geek Prom Volunteers| Volunteer sign-in]] now available!
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 * Photo Booth
 Pose with your favorite gizmo/museum item!
-Set this up outside
+* Alcohol Sales: we probably won't make money on this, but we'll check
-* Candy boys/girls sell raffle tickets
-* Alcohol Sales:
-Will earn ~$1000 (?)
 * Snacks will be bought.  Cost: $200
-== Prizes ==
+== Timeline ==
-; Raffle prize 1:
+'''''Note: this timeline is from 2006'''''
-: Gamer Pack -- The Crystal Caste stone dice and backpack, gaming book from Palladium
-; Raffle prize 2:
-: Coupon for 2 adults/2 children admission to Oregon Zoo, necklace and earring set from Gold Door
-; Raffle prize 3:
-: Portland Indy Movie Prize Pack (Microcosm: $100 and a T-Shirt, Cinema Queso, Empty Noggin, Homeless Corner, Venessa Renwick, Bill Brown), $50 cert from Echo food and drink
-; Raffle prize 4:
-: Collectibles pack from Dark Horse, including signed comics, action figures, book, lunchbox, $25 tap beer and food certs from Billy Ray's n'hood dive
-; Meet the Geek
-: $15 Gold Rush cert
-: $25 cert Billy Ray's
-: mobo arty thing from Mirador
-; Random fun prizes
-: Sin City posters
-; Level Up game:
-: Laptop
-== Pickups ==
-Larry H. be here around noon-ish to make the run for us.
-===Saturday===
-* Gold Door &bull; 1434 SE 37th Ave 97214 &bull; Pendant and earrings &bull; will need receipt upon pickup
-* A roll of 2,000 raffle tickets: Office Depot -- 323 SE MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD (Martin Luther King Blvd. & Pine St)
-* Heat lamps Barbur Blvd Rentals Inc - 4.1 miles S - 8205 SW Barbur Blvd, Portland, 97219 - (503) 246-4268
-== Timeline ==
 * March 20 Send out a feeler email for a media sponsor to the weekly rags