I vote for paying the extra on transportation - also the concert. Vi The Thill Group, Inc. wrote: > Dear Cuz's, > Transportation: Problem: needed a volunteer car to follow bus. > PROBLEM SOLVED, Susan & Cada Grove have volunteered to use their > rental car to follow the bus with Alice Neff, and also to transport > Janet Beard and Mary Alice Shaw to and from Caerwys with them. YEA > GROVES!!! > Transportation: Costs [we need a majority ok on paying the $30/$40.] > Concert tickets, Your solution of paying for all our tickets or a > portion and then splitting them should solve the problem, we would > need a majority vote before I can send that to Mayor Phillip to see > what he says. Will e-mail Mayor Phillip, after everyone else > responds.. or at least we get an majority. > My understanding is they also will have a raffle that you buy > tickets for at the concert, just telling you so if you want to > contribute you wont be surprised, but it is not a mandatory raffle. > > Hugs Cuz B > ttg-inc@comcast.net > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ > "Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we > might > as well dance !" > ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Thill Group, Inc." > <ttg-inc@comcast.net> > To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 4:14 AM > Subject: [WGS] WALES Trip Members PLEASE RESPOND > > >> Dear Cuz's, >> >> "Houston we have a problem." Mayor Phillip has been graciously >> working very hard to make this Wales trip an experience of a lifetime >> for the Dr. Thomas Wynne descendants. Over the last year the numbers >> that were attending were all over the place. It settled down when it >> came to "Booking" the trip or actually putting a commitment to the >> trip, with the numbers dropped very drastically, from a count of 100 >> down to a count of 16/17 people. That number stayed there for several >> weeks, Mayor Phillip and myself figured that would be the final >> number. He then started a great campaign of getting things finalized >> making this a special trip, at a very, very low cost, if it cost us >> at all. Bravo Mayor Phillip!! >> >> Then we had a last spurt of people. [No we are not asking anyone >> not to go, so don't go there, hear me out!] This is not a problem >> "IF" we realize the complications that it causes Mayor Phillip, and >> as long as we all realize that we are going to have to work together >> to get the opportunities that he is making available to us. >> >> I am taking responsibility of causing Mayor Phillip the problems >> that we now have to deal with. But I am asking the good hearted WGS >> Cuz's to step up to the plate and help me and in turn Mayor Phillip out. >> >> These are the problems and my suggested solutions. Please read >> them carefully and then respond with what you feel you can do to help >> us out. >> >> >> >> TRANSPORTATION: >> >> Going to/from Caerwys to the Manchester Airport. >> >> Tour Bus costs; money was received to pay for our bus. When WGS >> member numbers reduced, this was great because funds would be enough >> to get us a smaller bus with out the licensing costs, size restraints >> and fuel costs that a large tour bus would be. >> >> There will be enough money to pay for a 16/17-passenger bus for >> us to use for the entire visit. YEA!!! Way to go Mayor Phillip! >> >> There is an exception, the cost of petrol/fuel for the bus and >> the luggage van. [The luggage van will be needed to get our luggage >> to and from the airport; it will not fit in the bus.] >> >> Solution: Each WGS member who uses the bus for transpiration to >> and from the airport, for touring, plus transportation to events in >> our honor pays a fuel charge. Mayor Phillip feels that $30.00 to >> $40.00 US dollars, per person would cover the excess costs. This cost >> is less than what it costs for a taxi to our airport. I don't feel >> that is a bad cost for all the running around that we are going to >> do! DO YOU AGREE? Please respond. >> >> >> >> Transportation to various activities and touring >> >> Group size, we have 23 WGS guests going and a bus that will only >> hold 16/17 people. I have asked Mayor Phillip to inform me if it is >> 16 and the driver or 17 and the driver. Should hear from him soon. >> >> Solution: Several members have access to personal cars or rental >> cars. If they would volunteer to use them, following the bus to our >> various activities we could handle the extra people and everyone >> would get to everything. We need a reduction of seven [7] people from >> the bus. Either they don't go and or we use the personal cars. >> Incentive: if they volunteer their car then they will not have the >> transportation fuel charge of $30 to $40 US dollars. A great savings >> to their rental car cost and/or fuel costs. >> >> Alice Neff who has a total of five people has graciously >> volunteered to use their cars for her five people. We only need two >> people to use their cars to help out. WILL THE PEOPLE WITH CARS >> VOLUNTEER PLEASE? Please respond. >> >> >> >> MAYORS CHARITY CONCERT >> >> Mayor Phillip asked the committee of the Charity Concert he hosts >> in March to move the concert to May and allow us 16/17 free tickets, >> so that we can have the experience of hearing the wonderful welsh >> choirs they are famous for. They agreed to the cost of the 16/17 >> tickets to be absorbed into the administrative costs and allow the >> decrease in profits due to losing near a fourth of their seating to >> us. Our numbers went up to 23 and bottom line it is too much for >> their budget. >> >> Solution: We have 17 WGS members, 4 spouses, and 2 friends >> attending which brings us to 23 guests for this concert. We can >> stipulate that only the WGS members can attend the concert. But I >> would like for any one that really doesn't mind not going to the >> concert to step forward first. If everyone chooses to go, then we >> will have to ask the spouses and friends to stay home from the >> concert. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU DON'T MIND NOT GOING TO THE >> CONCERT. Please Respond. >> >> >> >> I believe that is all the problems, if you would kindly step >> forward and respond to the problems I would greatly appreciate it and >> I know that Mayor Phillip would appreciate our help with these items. >> >> Mayor Phillip has been telling me all the great things he has >> planned for us and we are going to have a jam packed great time on >> our visit to Caerwys!!! Wait till you hear all we are going to get to >> do and all we are going to get to see, wow, I am overwhelmed with it >> all. Please help me out in making these few adjustments. >> >> >> >> Hugs Cuz B asking for your help! >> >> ttg-inc@comcast.net >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ >> "Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we >> might >> as well dance !" >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. 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