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Briefly . . . the place we knew and loved as the Hacienda Hotel is now still in the process of being transformed into TWO essentially "brand-new" hotels! There'll be many changes, which I'll detail in an upcoming post.
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Yes, as you've guessed, the rates will be a little higher, but Liam Thorpe (Sales Director) and I have been working to get the best deal possible. And now the room price includes a full breakfast buffet! Also, for you flyers, the 24-hr airport shuttle is still free!
Likewise the overall SFC Con Fee (primarily Party event space + Food) will probably have to rise a bit also. As always, I'll do my best to arrange as affordable an event as possible.
We plan on our other traditions: a Friday-night Pizza Party, commemorative T-shirts, the 12th biennial BookNight, and a small charity auction to sponsor our rescued mustang Cachuma Star at the Wild Horse Sanctuary.
It'd be very helpful if you'd bump an email back to me saying "YES/NO/MAYBE I'll attend."
This isn't a commitment. We just want to know how much catering to invest in and how many rooms to block at our better rates.Unfortunately, I won't be able to take time ro respond. I'll just hit REPLY and put THANX in the subject line so you'll know how much I appreciate your finding the time to let me know.
Please make sure all Con-related messages have SFC somewhere in the subject line. Thanks!.
If you have pressing questions---especially if Its something I should deal with in the contract negotiations---try calling me. ALWAYS leave a message if you get the machine, cuz sometimes I just can't get there before it clicks over.
Please spread the word, so all StarFolk know "It's ON!" for 2016. This MAY have to be the last full-fledged SFC, tho some folks have been talking about continuing with smaller gatherings..
Liz Turner will post this message on Facebook for me.
Remember, I don't text, IM, or use any other social media.
Must dash.for now---
---Vicki Werkley
for the whole Con Crew