[Ansteorra] PENNSIC NEWS BLACKOUT -fwd Society President Statement

[Elaine Starkey]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Shava <viscountessshava at gmail.com>
> Date: August 14, 2006 8:07:37 AM GMT-05:00
> To: "The Great Hall of Northshield" <northshield at northshield.org>
> Subject: Re: [Northshield] Pennsic chirurgeons get the boot??
> Reply-To: The Great Hall of Northshield <northshield at northshield.org>
>
> HE Berwyn wrote:
> Hmm.  Didn't see this coming.
> http://pennsicindependent.com/node/234
> Berwyn
>
> After reading that I tracked down THL Gabriel (aka Patrick Anderson, 
> Interim
> President of the Society) and asked him what was up so to avoid too 
> many
> rumours from flying. His response was:
>
> Official statement, feel free to promulgate:
>> "The Pennsic Mayor has made an organizational change to replace the 
>> first
>> aid management function at Pennsic War from SCA Chirgurgeon 
>> management to
>> Northwest EMS Management.  SCA First Aid Providers continue to be 
>> utilized
>> under the manasgement of a first aid coordinator onsite, who takes 
>> direction
>> from the EMS manager.  No first aid care formerly being provided by 
>> SCA
>> Chirurgeons has been eliminated, and most of these functions remain 
>> the
>> scope of SCA volunteers.  This organizational change was made by the 
>> Pennsic
>> Mayor in accordance with the boundaries of the SCA Governing 
>> Documents. The
>> change was upheld by the Seneschals of the East, Middle, and 
>> Aethelmearc,
>> and ratified as valid by the Society Seneschal."
>
> Pax-
> Shava