ANST - Newcomers

[gptaylor]

This is why deputies are good thing.

Someone in your barony or group could probably take the setting up of a table with
info at fighter practice as a personal project.  Newer people (0.5 - 3yos),
particularly, tend to be looking for a way to help out, though there certainly
should be no sca "age" limitations.  Of course, the group -would- want this to be a
person with something of a flair for communicating and knowledge of the SCA, as
they will be representing your group-  to the gentle making the inquiries, this
"greeter" IS the SCA....

Your hospitaler could make them a deputy...

Isobel

iainmacc at juno.com wrote:

> On Sun, 02 Apr 2000 12:05:00 -0500 Scot and Domino Eddy
> <domino7 at texas.net> writes:
> > I wonder if a largish, say 4 foot long, white banner with big black
> > letters
> > saying "INFORMATION" would make a difference at a fighter practice
> > or other
> > events/meeting. Put a table out with flyers, photo album with a good
> > cross
> > section of SCA info, local newletters, etc Place this at the
> > outskirts of the
> > fighter practice so that the interested newcomer won't feel so
> > nervous
> > approaching. Have the Hospitaler hang around the general area to
> > answer
> > questions.
> >
>
>         I could possibly see that, if the Hospitaller consistently showed up at
> fighter practice. I get the impression that fighter practice attracts
> more newcomers than any other single thing that happens, yet in four
> kingdoms over 15 years I have yet to see a fighter practice regularly
> attended by the Hospitaller.
>         In the absence  of the Hospitaller, the job would probably end up
> falling on the Marshal's shoulders. While I don't know the procedure in
> other baronies, here in the Steppes the Marshal hauls out 2 1/2 sets of
> loaner armor, 4 loaner swords, 2 loaner shields, the Marshalate box
> (waivers, cards, etc.), the Marshalate regs book, and a cooler full of
> gatorade, juice and ice. This in addition to her own stuff (chair, rug,
> shade) every sunday. Her car is packed full pretty much all the time.
>         I think I can safely assume that, were we to volunteer the Marshal to
> also keep track of a banner, flyers, photos, Steppesletters, Black Stars,
> etc. (most of which can't stand even a minute or two of rain), she would
> not be happy.
>
>         It sounds like a great idea, but it needs someone who is both committed
> to making it happen, and isn't already committed to something else.
>
>                                                                 Iain MacCrimmon
>
> > I see new folks at Bryn Gwlad fighter practice often and they
> > usually hang out
> > in "safe" areas outside the area and watch. Maybe this would attract
> > a few more
> > folks.
> >
> > Any comments?
> >
> > Grace and Peace,
> >
> > Jovian Skleros
> >
> >
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