Some NYE events are altering their plans because of the coronavirus. The U.S.S. Hornet has postponed their New Year's Eve celebration fundraiser.
KTVU spoke with two organizers in Alameda. While one is putting of their party, another said they can pull it off safely."You can see by the number of microphones we're going to have, we were going to have a decently sized swing dance band here," said Laura Fies, executive officer with the U.S.S. Hornet.Almost 400 tickets were sold, half the number of people it could have hosted.
Now, the Hornet is offering a refund, credit towards a future event or the money can be donated to the museum.But the party scheduled to be held on the Fume Blanc Commodore will go on as planned according to Toby Proescher with SFEvents.com He said even though San Francisco canceled its annual fireworks show, he hasn't received any cancellations.
"Not one call I've fielded has been somebody saying they want to cancel. The calls I'm getting is, 'Hey I'm driving three hours away, is this still happening?'" Proescher said there's been a uptick in ticket sales in the last 72 hours.He says proof of vaccinations and masking are required unless eating, drinking and dancing outdoors.He expects about 250.
"People are wrestling with their conscience. ‘Should I go out and have a good time or should I stay home?’ The best idea is whatever makes you feel good," said Proescher. Back at the USS Hornet, there's disappointment since the museum was shut down twice during the pandemic for a total of six months."We've had to lick our wounds before. We made it through COVID. We're going to do it again. There's a lot of hope and optimism," said Epperson. The CEO said he hopes to reschedule the event for this coming Spring, perhaps April.
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