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

[Dave McGuire]

   Yeah that's definitely not the way they work over here!  I think it's 
a regional culture thing.  My wife has run many of the events here in 
town; there have been times she's had to turn food trucks away because 
the space allocated to the event was full.

               -Dave

On 12/7/23 11:48, Dave Shevett wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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
>     <mailto:vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org>> wrote:
>      >>>>
>      >>>> https://bit.ly/vcfe2024pre_results
>     <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
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dave Shevett
> shevett at pobox.com <mailto:shevett at pobox.com>

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA