[vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2024 Pre-Event Survey Results

[Dave Shevett]

My experience with most food trucks is they require a VERY strong
commitment or a pre-pay.  I've talked with a couple owners and they have
horror stories of being invited to an event with the organziers going "Oh,
we have HUNDREDS of people they'll all want food!" - and they sell like 20
sandwiches.  Ends up being a net loss for them.

Someone with a hot dog cart will probably be the best arrangement.  Maybe
we can get one of our teenage kids to do it :)

On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 11:46 AM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

>
>    I was thinking the same thing.  Granted Pittsburgh (where I am) is
> known for its great food trucks, but still, they show up for so much as
> a rumor about a yard sale.
>
>              -Dave
>
> On 12/7/23 11:32, Bart Hirst via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> > I wonder if that's something to do with the NJ shore area?  Around here
> in
> > PA I've seen some people get a food truck for a graduation party or
> > something like that with < 100 people.
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 11:23 AM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic <
> > vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Sadly, after much discussion with potential vendors, there’s not nearly
> >> enough volume to attract food trucks, or even hot dog carts.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM Peter Cetinski via vcf-midatlantic <
> >> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> On Dec 6, 2023, at 11:05 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <
> >>> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> https://bit.ly/vcfe2024pre_results
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for sharing the results.  It looks like most folks are happy
> >>> with the usual time of year.  Personally, it wouldn’t feel the same
> >> without
> >>> VFCE in the early Spring.  Reading the suggestions was very
> enlightening.
> >>> While I did not suggest it, food trucks sounds like an outstanding
> idea.
> >>
>
> --
> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> New Kensington, PA
>
>

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Dave Shevett
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