[Ansteorra] My SCA Family in times of need

[Bob Dewart]

I didn't get to go to this years anniversary.  But I did make it to the last
one.

We were having feast when they announced that someones house had burned down
while they were at the event.  Almost before the announcement was finshed,
people were standing and going to stand in a line to make donations.  It
brought tears to your eyes.

I guess it's time to stand and get in line again.

Money will be on the way tomorrow.

Gilli
The more arrows you loose, the more that can hit GOLD.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Blackthorne" <damsle_n_distress2003 at yahoo.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:14 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] My SCA Family in times of need


> Greeting unto the Kingdom of Ansteorra,
> When I saw this plea for help my thoughts went to a time when I too was in
need and my Ansteorran family helped me.  It was at Patrick and Julia's (I
think that's right) coronation.  I had attended mainly to be of support to
Aaron and Britta as they stepped down and also this was to be my first
Coronation.  My friend and I had decided to camp because our funds would not
be able to bear the motel expense and the trim merchant.  When we arrived
Friday night we had gotten lost and it was late so in major disarray our
tent went up and our belongings were scattered.  We awoke the next morning
and decided to deal with it later because we wanted to see the King's
Champion tournament, and everything else going on so we dressed and set out
to enjoy.  After Aaron and Britta stepped down there was an intermission of
sorts before the stepping up court.  I was socializing with those I knew
when I heard my mundane name heralded.  I was needed by the Sheriff's
department.  It is scary to b!
>  e told a
>  mundane police officer from another town needs to speak with you, I knew
it must be important for them to track me down there.  It was a message for
me to call home, there was a family emergency.  Some young man I didn't even
know allowed me the use of his cell phone, and sat patiently while I used
his minutes blubbering and crying because I received the news of my
grandfather's passing.  After that I found someone to herald in the hall for
my friend because I could not locate her.  Another person I didn't know
taking time for me in my time of need.  Once she was located we went out and
found the auto-crat, so we could give our feast tickets as a prize or
whatever because we had to go.  We had our money refunded, which we did not
expect.  Then this person rounded up people to help us tear down and pack
up.  I'm not sure how many came but in 20 min we were totally packed up and
it was neater than we ourselves had done before in hours.  We were not even
allowed to help becaus!
>  e as it
>  was put to us my job was to grieve and her job was to comfort me.  I have
wanted to say thank you to all of these people since that day, but I wanted
it to be more than just mere words.  Due to not knowing most of my SCA
helpers that day, it seemed impossible to do this, until now.  I was told
once that when someone does something for you and you cannot repay them, do
something for someone else.  I will be sending funds to Shanahan the Fey in
repayment for the kind deeds of my SCA family.  I encourage all others who
have been helped by those in this Society to repay these kind deeds the same
way as I am sure Shanahan will do when it is her turn.  I do not know this
lady and that is why it seems so fitting for me to help her because I did
not know most of my helpers that day either.
> Lady Elizabeth Blackthorne
> Shire of Crossrode Keep
>
> Hillary Greenslade <hillaryrg at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ansteorra,
> Recently, an e-mail was posted entitled 'A Plea for Help', forwarded to
the Ansteorran lists on
> behalf of Mistress Shanahan the Fey, of Stargate. Shanahan, a founding
member of Ansteorra, and
> Stargate, and has found herself in physical and financial difficulty at
this time of her life.
>
> She is about to lose her house, after being out of work for a time. While
currently working, it's
> only part time, which will not allow any benefits. Shanahan has some
serious health concerns,
> including diabetes, and in need of hip surgery. Shanahan has applied for
local/state assistance,
> but red-tape is slow to process.
>
> If you would like to help, but need a way to do so; consider sending
Shanahan some funds to help
> tide over the transition to an apartment, or help with medication needs.
>
> Funds should be send to 'Diann Thedford' (Shanahan's real name), at the
following address:
> Diann Thedford
> c/o Lancaster Community Association
> 19831 Stoney Haven Dr.
> Cypress, TX 77433
>
> Shanahan can also be reached directly at: ms_shanahan at yahoogroups.com
>
> Many thanks,
> Hillary Greenslade
>
>
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