[Ansteorra] Defenders of the Rose 2009 Than You's (and found lost items)

[Jed Tressler]

Please permit me a moment of your time that I might thank all the
wonderful people who made Defenders of the Rose 2009 not only possible
but extremely enjoyable.  I am afraid I can offer them little more
than my adoration on these lists, but they are owed much more.

To the area directors and local contacts, planning and executing the
event would have been nigh impossible without you.  Thank you for your
work, Kaitlyn Mckenna and Faolen with archery, Michael McNevin for
Gate coordination and Decorations, Paidric for performing arts and
coordinating site heralds, Nathen and Beathan Macdhuibh for
maintaining sanitation, Diederic for Rapier, Tressa Rhiannon for
coordinating waterbearing,  Morina for static A&S, Elis McNevin for
site tokens and also decorations, Solange for the scavanger hunt,
Randall der Krieger for coordinating construction/destruction crews
and the Chivalric list, and of course Isabelot for the magnificent
feast.  Also, a special thank you to Leofwin,  Plachoya, and Pug for
marshaling and helping with archery.

I would be remiss if I did not mention the plethora of people who
helped by donating there sweat and muscle as well.  To everybody who
pitched in, if even to carry someone’s feast basket across the field
thank you.  I would like to quickly recognize the members of the Shire
of Shadowlands and Tir Medoin who comprised the bulk of our set-up,
tear-down, and serving staff in addition to the coordinators; Juan,
Alfrun, Rhodri, Catan, Maggie, Francois, Crowley, Elias, Lorien, Conn,
Conor, Elizabeth, Eric Morrison, David of Tir Medoin, Alexander of Tir
Medoin, Meghann der Krieger, Katriona O'Malley, Katieb, Wulfgar, James
Smythe, Connor Ivorson, Aidan, McNevin, Mugentuya, Fionn, Isold Jesse,
and Ashley.


Finally, to the Ladies of the Rose, thank you for all your work; as
sponsors of the events and activities, for your labors, and your for
dedication to the event.   You will continue to inspire us all for
years to come.

Let me be the first to invite the populace of Ansteorra to the next
event.  Let us make it even better than the last.

L. Bastian Eisengart
2nd Co-Steward Defender of the Rose, 2009
Proud Resident of Shadowlands, Capitol of Ansteorra

P.S.  I have found the following left at the event site, 2 folding
chairs, a pottery mug, a glass mug, a plastic mug, a baby toy, a bud
vase and sunglasses.  If you think any of these may be yours, or if
you lost something, please contact me off-list.