Getaway

From: Mark Schaffer <markschaffer100@gmail.com>

Date: Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 6:22 PM

Subject: Getaway Report August 2017

To: Board FP <fullboard@folkproject.org>

Getaway Report August 2017

The Getaway is 2/3 full with 2 1/2 months to go. This is a healthy and early response considering it’s still summer. Customarily, registrations pick up mid September. The earlier we fill up, the easier it is to run the event.

Getaway Day notices went out three days ago and two days ago. It is already half filled. 18 Veterans and 7 guests new to the Project have signed up. Terre Roche and Cliff Eberhardt are very psyched and a pleasure to work with.

The last Getaway was unusually successful financially. Typically, Getaway exceeds its annual budgetary requirements by about $2,000. We achieved that $2,000 mark after the Spring Getaway. Getaway Day was budgeted to lose $900, seems to be losing only $400, and we may decide to break even by opening up the concert non-workshop guests.

We’re not sure.

Fall Getaway is ahead of budget, but we’re exploring ways to make it better with the excess.

Mark Schaffer