PAGS Workshop Fee & Refund Policy

Adopted 2/14/16

PAGS will add an additional $6.00 to the cost that a class teacher is requesting to receive to instruct their class workshop. If the instructor’s requested fee is $35.00, the class workshop fee will be advertised as $41.00. (The $6.00 fee recovers some of the costs associated with the operation of the gourd gathering such as facility rental, advertising, and online service fees) The instructors set a minimum number of required class participants in order to accommodate their time, travel expense, and supply expense. A class registration deadline is also set. After the deadline, classes which have not met the instructor's minimum may be cancelled. Participants who have already signed up will be given the option to choose another class to attend or receive a full refund. Registrations for noncancelled classes will still be accepted up to and during the festival. Workshop instructors will receive payment either at the conclusion of the last day of the gourd gathering or by mail two to three weeks after the festival. If there are any questions or problems with payment amount or receipt of payment, the gourd gathering chairperson and/or class coordinator should be contacted.

PAGS Refund Policy

A $6 nonrefundable processing fee will be incurred for each class cancellation by a participant. Participants will have until the Thursday prior to the festival start date to cancel a scheduled class, and will receive a refund of their class registration fee, minus the $6 nonrefundable processing fee for each cancelled class. For Participants canceling after the cutoff date, the entire class registration fee will be nonrefundable. The gourd gathering chairperson and/or class coordinator will review each cancellation on a case by case basis to determine if a cancellation after the cutoff date was due to an unavoidable circumstance, such as serious injury.

The PA Gourd Society Fest Committee reserves the right to amend this policy as necessary. This policy will be: Posted on the website, included on the class registration form, and included in the gourd gathering edition of the newsletter.