Hello all my lovely fellow pony enthusiasts! I am proud to announce the
fourth year of the Southeast Pony Meet! It gets better and better with each passing year and I have no doubts it will experience the same growth this year! It's so hard to believe it has already been so long since our first meet in 2011! I hope to see new people as well as good friends!
Do not hesitate to ask any questions you might have
DATEI have picked
September 20th as the date for the meet this year! If a large amount of people cannot attend this day I will hold a vote to change it. The meet usually lasts from early noon to around 6 or 7 in the afternoon.
WHEREThe meet will be held in the same clubhouse it has been in for the past years! It is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia which is about 30 minutes from Atlanta. There are plenty of tables for people to set their goodies and chairs for everyone to sit in. My house is right across the street and I am more than happy to have anyone stay the night if they would prefer not to drive home in the same day. Our doors are always open and we have plenty of sleep spaces.
HOW IT WORKSI will be paying for the venue myself, out of pocket, however this means I cannot provide raffle prizes or any other goodies. This part will be up to you guys! I can work with whatever anyone may bring and I think it will be much easier this way!
When time gets closer I will be taking RSVPs and please, I BEG, if you RSVP please be certain that you can go, especially if you reserve any tables! Walk ins are more than welcome as well, but I cannot guarantee we will be able to get food for you. However, there are plenty of fast food places and other restaurants around if we can't!
SCHEDULEThis is a loose schedule just to help me keep track
It is in no way rigid!
9am-10am: Set up
9:30am: Suggested time you arrive if you have a table to set up
10:30am: Doors open!
10:30am-11:15am: Meet and Greet
11:15am-5:30pm: Selling/Buying/Trading!
1pm: Lunch
5:30pm-6:15pm: Guess the Ponies in the Jar and Raffles
6:15pm-7pm: Clean up
7:45pm-9pm: After Dinner
9:30pm-12pm: Sleepover!
HOW TO RSVPI am now taking RSVPs!RSVPing is simple! Simply email the provided form to me with your name and Arena name included in the Subject Line along with "RSVP"(*'s mark optional).
RSVPs will end September 12th!Spoiler
Name:
*Arena Name:
*Number of other people coming with you: #Adults # Children
*Table Reservation(1-2 is the most commonly reserved #): #
Bringing: Snacks, drinks, prize donations, crafts, forks, spoons, etc.
Will you be eating food with us?
Will you be joining us for the sleepover Saturday night?
My email is
[email protected] ReceivedMonstarNomNom
apanda0622 + 2 adults
Vertefae + 1 child
kcherry + 3
Eternia
Iris Patch
ringwraith10 +1
Radiance
CapnChan
MiRaja + 1
Brightglowpony
keikokukien
ACTIVITIESActivities this year will be decided as time goes on!
Confirmed Activities
- Sleepover
Join us for fun games, show watching, drinks, and all around good time Saturday night at my house Be sure to bring a sleeping bag and pillow! - After Dinner
We will decide a restaurant as time gets closer. This will take place Saturday evening - Trading/Selling/Buying of ponies
Feel free to also bring other fun items as well ^^ Just make sure it is primarily pony - Guess the Ponies in the Jar
DONATIONSLast year, donations were given through the purchase of extra raffle tickets for all the goodies attendees brought! All of these proceeds go to the next year's pony meet so I can buy fun stuff and helps pay for the venue
If anyone could bring any kind of raffle prizes that would be amazing! Let me know if you would like to donate one
Last year we had everyone raffle off their own prizes after everyone had distributed their tickets. It worked perfectly! I will start a list of raffle prizes. Email me or message me here if you would like to donate! I will love you forever if you do
MonstarNomNom- Perfume Puff G3 baby fakies
kCherry- MIP G4 Applejack
Iris Patch- Plush
WHAT TO BRINGHere is a small list I came up with and feel free to bring whatever you want! This is just a rough list and I may add things as I think of them. By no means do you have to bring everything listed! These are more suggestions than anything.
Ponies for sale/trade
Money for food
Prize donations
Forks, spoons, plates, or napkins
Drinks such as juice, soda, water, etc
Snacks
Any fun crafts you might want to do
Just things to share or show off!
Here is the official thread for wants and what you will be bringing to sell/trade!
http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,358262.0.htmlWHO IS BRINGING WHATHere is a list of things others will be bringing so we all have an idea of what we still need! We need drinks and so snacks like chips are candies if anyone wants those
Veggie/fruit platters are always a hit too! Also, if anyone wants to bring
MonstarNomNom- Vegetarian Chili
Vertefae- Plates and napkins
Eternia- Cups and a snack
apanda0622- GF cheese rolls and peanut butter cookies
ringwraith10- pretzels and chips, possibly a drink
Radiance- Drinks
Iris Patch- Water
brightglowpony- Cake, Ponies in a Jar
FOODFood has always been difficult each year! I am determined to make this year the one where this aspect of the meet goes smoothly! Haha I am still trying to come up with ideas. I have tried to do a pot luck type thing the first two years, but found that to be too stressful for people making the food since we have lots of people who travel long distances. Last year I tried ordering sandwiches for everyone, and that proved to not be a good idea either.
So! This year I am thinking possibly pizza to keep things simple and painless! For those who have food allergies we can figure out an alternative for you
CHILDRENI realize the subject of children is a picky one as some people are comfortable having them around while others are not. I, myself, am more than okay with children! If you need/want to bring a child along please make sure you let me know when you RSVP and let everyone else know by posting here or on Facebook. If we do have kids along I can assure you I will think of some fun things to keep them entertained, but please make sure they are watched at all times to respect others' wishes. I know a lot of people don't want kids running around and getting into things they shouldn't, especially if it's their collections and things they hold near and dear. Thank you so much in advance for understanding this!
FACEBOOKThe SEPM has it's own group and please feel free to join it! There are lots of pictures from the past years so you can get a feel for what it is like and lots of updates and chit chat!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/326744247350358/And here is a link directly to the pictures so you can check out past years!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/326744247350358/photos/And that about concludes the thread for now! If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to let me know! ^^ I may add more/make changes to this post and I will let you all know of any updates!
I look forward to hearing from all of you and I can't wait!