[Ansteorra] Fee Increase and other Business...

Thu Feb 18 07:53:51 PST 2010

My only issue with giving out items is that sometimes we never see the items
or people again. But as long as we know the risk. As far as fees and the
bargain of being a member, sure... I agree that really it's not that much to
play but my interest is getting people to join with the thought that once
they see how great we are they will never want to leave and will have no
problem purchasing a membership. Of course I whapped my head on the kitchen
cabinet this morning and that could all be a pipe dream in my concussioned
stupor... I see no problem helping a few folks with fees, hence the
membership drive idea. By the way I did also submit that to BOD, thanks for
the link to do so.

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Lisa Sawyer <ysabeau.lists at gmail.com>wrote:

> I seem to remember someone that gave out feast starter kits to newcomers. I
> thought that was really cool. If you have someone who is really good at
> trolling the deals at Goodwill and St. Vincent, that would be a good way to
> go.
>
> Ysabeau
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Brandon McDermott <brandonsmcd at yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I don't know if you can use the Baronial $ ( that really is SCA inc. $ )
> to
> > pay SCA inc. surcharges? That really is robing Peter to pay Paul I guess.
> > Baronies can let people into their events for free. They have done that
> in
> > the past for Nobility, champions, etc.... Maybe a coupon for free
> admittance
> > that clearly states $5 per person non-member fee still applies.
> >   As for the garb, we have loaner garb to. I just thought simple tunics
> > and/or tabards that a person could keep would be a little something to
> > endear a person to us. Thank you  to Yoshi for this idea.
> >
> > There... another $.05...lol
> >
> >
> > Lochlan
> >
> > --- On Thu, 2/18/10, Tega Albert <montega2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Tega Albert <montega2 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Fee Increase and other Business...
> > To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> > Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 9:27 AM
> >
> > Well, we do have a specific amount allotted to that office each month but
> I
> > am not sure what the legal implications are for how it is used. As for
> garb
> > we keep loaner garb folks can use to get started. I like the coupon idea
> > too.
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Brandon McDermott <
> brandonsmcd at yahoo.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > They could if it was for a specific event/Barony. Simply put $50 in the
> > > budget for it.
> > >
> > > Make 5 $10 off admittance coupons. Give them to Hospitaler....Badda
> > Bing...
> > > Badda Boom...
> > >
> > > FYI.... I love the newcomer raffle idea to. Why not add simple garb and
> > > such instead of just memberships?
> > >
> > > Thats my $.05
> > >
> > > Lochlan
> > >
> > > --- On Thu, 2/18/10, rose_welch at yahoo.com <rose_welch at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: rose_welch at yahoo.com <rose_welch at yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Fee Increase and other Business...
> > > To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> > > Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 8:36 AM
> > >
> > > I'd like this if hospitalers were allowed to issue coupons and/or
> waivers
> > > to newcomers for, say, their first three events.
> > >
> > > -R the O
> > >
> > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tega Albert <montega2 at gmail.com>
> > > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:22:38
> > > To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.<ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> > > Subject: [Ansteorra] Fee Increase and other Business...
> > >
> > > While I certainly understand the need for prices to go up, I can't say
> I
> > am
> > > in agreement with the non member fee being 5 dollars a person. As
> > > Hospitaler, trying to get new members is already a challenge. In
> > > Northkeep's
> > > officers meeting last night I proposed a membership drive to begin
> > pushing
> > > up the number of members for our group and respectively Ansteorra as a
> > > whole. This would be accomplished the same way any other fund raiser
> > would.
> > > IE: "pass the hat" and other creative ways. Each time we get enough for
> a
> > > family membership we will draw names to see who gets it. We recently
> had
> > a
> > > donated family membership. I put out word asking for all who were in
> need
> > > of
> > > a membership (single or family) to enter the drawing. We were able to
> > > provide a family of four a membership. It was a great feeling! In
> today's
> > > economy, we need to help each other out. You never know who is
> struggling
> > > out there. This will help our kingdom as a whole. I challenge other
> > > Hospitalers and groups to begin a membership drive as well.
> > >
> > >  Since I am already here, I might as well mention a few other things...
> > > Some
> > > know, some don't. The last fighter practice of each month, our barony
> > > (Northkeep) has a gathering called Grub N Garb. We put on our garb, we
> > all
> > > bring a covered dish to share. We have a venue that is such that it
> > allows
> > > us to hold fighter practice on one side of the building and GNG on the
> > > other. To those that practice outside you can still do this. I started
> > GNG
> > > in Northkeep 4 or 5 years ago and even outside it was success. On those
> > > nights, we have had over 60 people in attendance. This is an excellent
> > > opportunity to bring in new people. I urge other groups to start
> > something
> > > like this. We will be adding to our GNG by having different things each
> > > quarter. Period cooking contests, trade days where you can get in on
> good
> > > deals and trading, also A&S competitions. (as a shameless plug, our GNG
> > is
> > > next Wed)
> > >
> > >  I hope I didn't take up too much of your time, but I really wanted to
> > get
> > > these ideas "out there". The bottom line is that in order to grow our
> > > groups
> > > and our Kingdom (ultimately helping our financial success) we have to
> put
> > a
> > > little effort into it. Especially with prices going up. If anyone has
> > > questions, feel free to contact me. Especially other Hospitalers. By
> > > putting
> > > our ideas and thoughts together we will help each other and our great
> > > kingdom!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Montega Blackdragon
> > > Hospitaler of Northkeep
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Montega Blackdragon
Hospitaler of Northkeep