Anna1111 wrote:
What companies sponsor the homeschool conventions in your area? Do some areas have more than one?
Ours is "Great Homeschool Conventions" and they don't seem to have a used book sale at all : ( I agree with many of you - that would be a big draw!
I cannot find ticket prices, but I remember last year their prices were higher than I wanted to pay. And, it doesn't help that their statement of Faith is written in such a way that many Christians will not agree with it (for instance, denying Sacraments) : (
We always have people from Rod & Staff, Alpha/Omega, Math U See, Teaching Textbooks, Rainbow Resource (the most popular booth), and many more. Plus, we have several vendors that sell new and used books and all sorts of materials...like different kinds of paper for drawing, plus all the art supplies, too much to list, really. Different colleges come out as well as a representative from HSLDA is always here.
http://csthea.org/ This is our homeschool organization. We will never attract "big celebrities", per say, but that is fine with me. I agree with Scott, it is not about raising funds for a certain organization, but it is to educate the parents, "old & new." CSTHEA started a new "procedure" several years ago, where the experienced help out the non-experienced. There are fake flower lapels available at the check in desk. The experienced people wear them to indicate to the new people who the "experienced" people are. So when the new person wants information or advice, they just seek out the people with the flower lapels. This is highly advertised several months before the convention, and on the convention days, themselves. The local news reporter always comes out as well and shows the crowds.