we're at $680 now!!!  52% of the way there!!!!!  it's all downhill from here!!

Deadline: We need to decide Wednesday - 7 days from now - if we are doing this or not. If we don't have at least $1000, it's off. In Total, we're at $680. We need $320 to commit to the stage.
Alternative: We are starting to kick some ideas around now regarding this. At the top of the list right now is producing a CD with maybe some audio talking about the Afterhours stage, TF and has music on it. This CD would be given out during the day at the fest. We could probably do a run of 1,000 bulk w/ 3 color printing for $400 + shipping or about $650 + shipping with a paper sleeve. Any money left over will help cover getting the stage staff up to Bushnell via 1 SUV and gas.

Refunding is another option as well. This would leave about $100-150 in the budget.

We also still need to book slots for that stage. Right now the line-up still has holes in it and isn't as diverse as we'd like to see it. Since we can't pay people to play, that makes getting people booked that much harder. If we get the cash, and still scrap the idea, the CD handout will more likely be used.

Thanks Keith.

hopefully we wont have to go down that road.

I know that we can pull this together. the funds will come.

My 2 cents... a CD's not a bad idea.

If the question is what's going to have a more lasting impact, then you've got to balance an "incredible club experience" that could stick in someone's mind forever, vs something concrete like a CD they can keep with them... but run the risk of losing. If you're covering the "incredible club experience" with the Dance Barn, then maybe a generator stage isn't the best usage of currently limited resources...

What is the purpose of the Generator Stage?

1. To Advertise Afterhours
2. To Raise Awareness of the fact that there are great Dance music producers and DJs who are Christians.
3. Fellowship with each other at the event and eventually turn that into new members at tastyfresh.com.


Will CDs serve the same goals?

Yes.

1. Not only will we advertise Afterhours, we'll give kids a sample of what to expect.  A lot of kids coming to cornerstone have never heard dance music before if they get a sample of what it is like and before coming in it'll be less shock when they walk in.  It'll also whet their appetite for great, high quality dance music.

2.  Meeting face to face with kids and talking to them about the music on the CDs and telling them what it is and who the artists are and such will add a personal touch to the music that they end up listening to.  At the generator stage we have often kids just walking by saying, "What are they doing over there???"

3.  Upon meeting some tastyfresh members who gave them free stuff, listening to the cd, having an experience at the dance barn / after hours, and then still listening to the cd after returning home will hopefully turn into members and new friends at tastyfresh.