SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

I had a 2 hour lunch meeting with the event management team at the Buca Di Beppo in Huntington Beach Monday afternoon. We discussed last year’s party in great detail and discussed how they were going to retain SC3G as a customer.

Here are the particulars:

Noise/Privacy

After a substantial amount of research we found that based on transactions the facility is least busy during the weekend on Sunday afternoons between 3-5PM. This in tandem with selecting the most isolated dining room in the facility should significantly reduce the noise level which will allow us to conduct December’s business without having to scream over each other. Given the success we have experienced with having major events on Sundays, this will allow those that work on Saturday to attend.

Parking

Last year there was some confusion regarding the parking situation. The event coordinator at the time mistakenly said that we would be able to park together as a club directly in front of the restaurant and that they would reserve spaces. Well that wasn’t the case and as a result, everyone parked where they could find a spot. Some had to pay for parking where others didn’t. This year we will all park together as a club in the parking structure adjacent to the restaurant. Buca Di Beppo will supply us with a 2 hour parking validation. After 2 hours parking will be $3 per hour.

Contract

Last year I signed the event contract, came out of pocket for the $450 deposit, and had to have no less than 30 people attend to get all of my money back. It was a gamble that paid off however this year we’re going to do it a little different. I was able to broker a deal so whether we have 5 or 50 attendees, the price remains the exact same $20 per person. No contract, no deposit, and my favorite… no stress.

Menu

Last year we had a 4 course meal which consisted of an appetizer, 2 types of salad, 3 types of pasta, dessert, and beverage (unlimited soft drinks, coffee, & tea). As a result, we had 3 massive bags of leftovers (pasta, salad, & cake) which ultimately went to waste. This year in an effort to better control waste we are going to change things a bit. We are going to a 3 course meal instead of 4 eliminating the 1st course (appetizer) and instead of 3 pasta choices, now it’s going to be 2. I was told by several people that they filled up on the garlic mozzarella bread and weren’t able to eat as much as they would have liked to. So this year there will be it will be regular French bread with choice of 2 types of salad, 2 types of pasta, dessert, and beverage (unlimited soft drinks, coffee, & tea). Additionally we were limited to the portions we ordered last year which meant some items went quickly where others were hardly touched. This year it is all you can eat so everyone can fill up on what they like and we won’t have to worry about what doesn’t get eaten.

I am more than satisfied with the outcome of Mondays meeting and left with feeling confident that they were going to do everything they could to take care of us and not have a repeat of last year.

Please RSVP if you will be attending as I need a headcount for the seating configuration no later than November 1st. Please let me know if you are bringing guests and if so how many.

Buca di Beppo
7979 Center Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(714) 891-4666

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Duck will definitely attend. BTW, great project management! Thx, Ed

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Cheers ;)

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Count me in... sundays works well for me..
Thanks Mike for everything u have done, a job well done

I am gonna talk with Tony (LBRS) to see if he is going also

Valentin

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

I'll be there

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Count me in

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Sounds like another fun event. Your efforts are definitely appreciated. We enjoyed ourselves last year and look forward to this year. Cindy and I will be there.

Jerry

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

I'll be there. Thanks for ironing out the details.

Lon

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Happy to do it guys ;)

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Hey mike havent spoken to valentin about this event but u can count me n my girlfriend in. 2 ppl on my part. Thanks man wonderful work u do.

Tony

Plus its all u can eat, thats what imm talking about mike what a good way to end the year lol nice and full lol

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

I will probably be there.

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

LOL! Good to have you guys join us ;)

Good man :cool:

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

List updated

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Voted & count me in.

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Yo Mike! I need one more space for a guesthttp://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smile...mileys-268.gif

Thanks!

A...

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Done ;)

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

I'll be there. I'll finally have my car running after a couple year hiatus.

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Great, good to have you ;)

To all attendees, please remember to vote in the SC3G Christmas Dinner food polls.

Salad Poll

Pasta Poll

Thanks guys,

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

List updated

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Looks like for salads it’s going to be Caesar & Apple Gorgonzola and pasta is going to be Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce & Fettuccini Alfredo.

Thanks guys,

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

To all of you that are attending the SC3G Christmas Dinner, please send me a couple images of your vehicle for the year end power point. I have lots of images of everyones vehicles however if you have a couple that you like and would like to share while we’re eating please send them to greygoose@sc3g.org

Thanks guys

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Need more of mine?

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Gonna take some pic tomorrow and send them to u Mike
I hope I make it before the deadline for the slideshow pic

Valentin

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

No worries, I've got a couple of pics from the Sonic meet we had last year just in case you don't get a chance to take any ;)

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Got your pics Ed :thumbsup:

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Great work on organizing this event, Mike. I really can't wait! I'll take some pics this weekend and pick out a few. What's the max? I was thinking of two or three?

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Cheers Mike, I really enjoy organizing events and this is going to be a great one. 3 or 4 is perfect.

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Valentin, Rick got the pics ;)

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

and now I'll have to recant my participation...dang schedule conflicts...Maybe I can get out this Sunday.

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

That's too bad... Sunday would be great, hope to see you :thumbsup:

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Hey Mike
Will u be going as a group from the irvine spectrum meet to the resturant that day
Or everyone will be meeting at resturant when the time comes

valentin.

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

It all depends on how long the meet runs.

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Hey mike is it too late to send u pics stil. Let me know...

Tony

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Not at all, go ahead and send me what you've got ;)

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

The Christmas party is around the corner. I need to have an actual head count no later than this Friday November 26th. We have the choose one of two dining areas for the event. One holds up to 20-30 guests and the other 40-50 guests. We have a tentative hold on the room for 30 however based on feedback I received this weekend, we could easily go over 30 guests. If I switch our reservation to the larger room and have less than 40 people, we will be charged.

As always, if you have any questions or if there is any additional information I might be able to provide you with please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Thanks guys,

Call/text 714-713-0768 – email greygoose@sc3g.org

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Chris and Tom will attend

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Count me in for sure, Mike.:D

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Me too! Plus one or two

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

You can count me in
I am pretty sure Tony (LBRS) and his gf will be going also


Valentin.

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Yes, Duck will be there since it won't be rainy and muddy inside!

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

maybe

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

I'm still in +1

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Cant wait for the event just around the corner now Im still going cant wait.

Also Mike I should send u some pics by friday to your email since I gotta download the pics to my USB n use a diff computer but I'll let u know when I sent them to u...

Tony

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Grey Goose+2 Confirmed
Lo Jack+2 Confirmed
Duck Confirmed
saritasan Confirmed
Injdinjn+1 Confirmed
Bungo78+1 Confirmed
lonsal Confirmed
LBRS+1 Confirmed
Madmax Confirmed
camaromike222 Confirmed
841LE Confirmed
VincentZ28+1 Confirmed
Steve in LB Text Confirmation
Jon92TA+1 Text Confirmation
89 TA Confirmed
841LE Confirmed



25 Confirmed

If you plan on attending please confirm by Tomorrow November 26.

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Add one more for me.

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Done

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Can't commit till next week do not know the work schedule on that date so I guess it is a no

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

I thought you were off on Sundays?

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Need a final headcount by 5PM today...

Re: SC3G Christmas Dinner / Meeting Sunday December 5th, 2010 @ 4PM
 

Wife's schedule