We sold plenty of tickets. We had a lot of vendors. And the day was beautiful, hovering around 80 degrees with the occasional breeze. It didn’t go as planned, but it went well despite the last-minute “changes.”
We will – at some point – have some video to share, but for the moment, thanks again to everyone who pitched in, helped out, and showed up. We had a few folks pay at the door, which was fine, and a few who left me messages that they couldn’t make it after the fact—still a great day.
Two of our announced speakers never showed up, but Hal, Ian, Jeff, Corey, Mike, myself, and Skip filled in the time.
We had music and video, but for reasons only the gods of tech know, there were issues (there are always issues), but no one minded or cared except perhaps myself and Skip – trying to make it work despite the challenges.
Our apologies for sucking up four hours of what would have been a great range day, but folks were shooting before we started and after we were done.
I’m still waiting on the final numbers, and it will be a few days, but the event was a great success. We raised over 1,000.00 dollars on the gun raffle alone. (Thank you, Nancy, and everyone who participated). And a special thanks to Diane Bitter and Fran Wendelboe, who did a lot of the heavy lifting logistically.
A lot of people meet folks they know online but not in person, and I got to meet several Grok authors whom I’ve never seen in person. And there were a few surprises I can’t mention yet, but you’ll find out soon.
Did we reach our fundraising goal? Not yet, but this event wasn’t meant to do that. The idea was to get together, have fun, make connections, and raise awareness about Independent media and Granite Grok’s unique place in that environment.
Pictures and video to follow, so check back for more details. And thanks again to everyone who bought tickets, donated their time and money, and continue to read and support GraniteGrok.com.
