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  • Masks Required Private Event at Olympia Hands On Children’s Museum

    This event will be from 6-8 PM on Sunday, June 22nd at the Olympia Hands On Children’s Museum. We will have exclusive use of the museum as well as their outdoor space. The outdoor space is substantial and includes enough activities to keep many kids busy for the whole 2 hours. Masks will be required for all attendees OVER 2 years of age. Masks must be KF94/KN95 or better. Given that this is a museum made for children as young as toddlers, we will welcome unmasked children aged 2 and under indoors to enjoy the museum.

    We are asking all present museum staff to mask while we are there and respirator style masks will be provided to them by me, Elizabeth, the event host. I have been told by the coordinator that 2-3 staff will be present for the event, that typically staff are happy to mask,  but staff are NOT able to be required to comply. I have inquired about the cleaning procedures prior to the event and I have been told that only the typical, throughout the day, surface cleaning and bathroom cleaning procedures will have been done prior to the event. Deep cleaning happens after everyone leaves (after our event would be done), as the chemicals involved are not child safe when freshly applied.
    The museum has a high quality HVAC system that should keep the museum quite well ventilated during the event. The museum is ADA accessible and parking will be free in the museum parking lot during the event. Street parking near the museum will also be free on weekends. If you would be attending only to enjoy the outdoor space, please note that you will need to enter the museum, sign in, and then walk through to the outdoor space. Feel free to visit hocm.org to view the museum and get a sense of the space and the activities available.
    Adults are welcome to come to this event without children. If you do not have children and want to come socialize with other masking adults, feel free to attend.
    Tickets are $6 per person. Each person attending the event must have a ticket, regardless of age. The event will be capped at 150 attendees and the cost for the event is $625 for 100-150 people. Funds from the $6 tickets will be used to subsidize the no-cost tickets for attendees where cost is a barrier to attendance. Any additional funds I may receive above the cost of the event will be donated to the Olympia MaskBloc and Clean Air Oly. If cost is a barrier, please do not hesitate to purchase a no-cost ticket.
    Again the details for the event are:
    -Tickets are $6 per person and there are no cost tickets available for people where cost is a barrier
    -KF94/KN95 masks or better are required for attendees OVER 2 years of age
    -Children aged 2 years or under are welcome to attend, even though they are not able to mask or may not yet be able to mask
    -We will ask staff members to mask, and they probably will, but they cannot be compelled to comply
    -We will have use of the extensive outdoor space belonging to the museum

  • Masks Required Private Legends Arcade Event

     

     

    This is a private event before regular operating hours at Legends Arcade. We will be the only ones there except for one or two staff who will be wearing KN95 or N95 masks provided by me. We will bring in air purifiers to plug in during the event. Doors will open at 9 AM, but you may arrive anytime until 11:00 AM. Each ticket includes $20 in tokens.

    The arcade’s bathroom is shared with other businesses in the building, although most of those businesses will not be open that early in the daytime. Parking is available on the street only and is free on weekends. The arcade is ground level and has no steps within the arcade. The environment is quite intense from a sensory perspective, with sounds from the games, and rainbow LED lights in the space. I will ask the staff to turn off the music they normally play over the loud speakers.

    I am capping the event at 50 attendees so it won’t be too crowded.

    MASKING
    N95 or KN95 masking is required the entire duration of the event. No SIP valves or exhaust vents on masks, please. There is no eating or drinking during the event, and if you need to remove your mask for any reason, please leave the building to do so.

    PLEASE BE COURTEOUS
    We ask that everyone be courteous to the staff and to other event attendees. Please treat the game machines with respect.

    TERMS
    These tickets are non-refundable, but you can transfer them to someone else. The venue is charging me $25 per person (plus tax) for $20 per person in tokens and exclusive use of the space. I am charging $28 per ticket in order to cover the cost plus PayPal fees. I am also personally subsidizing discounted tickets for local MaskBloc/Clean Air volunteers and their families as a thank you for their contributions to the COVID Safer community.