ARCH - Our Greatest Test

Mon Apr 23 08:49:58 PDT 2001

I've had a few more thoughts on this.

Since the BoD is going to wait till the October meeting to review the SEM's
decision, there are now some possibilities that weren't there before.  So
the exact outcome is unclear at this time.

In this post I want to talk about the auction thing.  

I have to contact the new Kingdom Treasurer to see if we could get some help
from that office.  That would be in the form of holding and distribution of
funds raised by the auction.

We can get some mileage out of these auctions; do good things.  Here are the
options based on the final BoD decision.  I may have miss some possibilities
but I think you'll get the idea.

1)  Decision stays as is: auction proceeds helps the Archery community pay
for the refit and remainder goes to help publish and distribute an updated
Participants Handbook.

2)  BoD decides on eye protection for all and no APDs: auction proceeds
helps all affected combatants pay for the refit and remainder goes to help
publish and distribute an updated Participants Handbook.

3)  BoD decides on eye protection for all with APDs: auction proceeds helps
all affected combatants pay for the refit and remainder goes to help publish
and distribute an updated Participants Handbook.

4)  BoD decides on no eye protection and no APDs: auction proceeds goes to
help publish and distribute an updated Participants Handbook.

5)  BoD leaves choice up to each Kingdom (this would be the most difficult
one as it would require coordination between us and at least our two main
Gulf War participants).  Whichever way is decided, the auction proceeds help
the affected combatants pay for the refit and remainder goes to help publish
and distribute an updated Participants Handbook.

Of course how much We can do is dependant on how much money We get from the
auctions.  Notice that I capitalized the We's in that last sentence.
Because I mean we as Ansteorrans.  That's what we are, Ansteorrans.
Archery, heavy fighting, light fighting, equestrian, etc., that's what we do
to promote the glory of Ansteorra.  What we are is Ansteorran.

As Ansteorrans we are most generous.  Someone has a fire, we'll give money.
Some one has a serious illness, we'll give money.  We'll buy things to
support auctions for the Black Star.  We'll buy things at auctions to
support all sorts of activities within the Kingdom.  And we'll buy all sorts
of things doing it too.  I saw a fellow buy an orange peel for $2!!!

Isn't it worth it to help keep some of our friend we know and friends we
haven't met yet on the field shooting?

Gilli

-----Original Message-----
From: Dewart, Charles R. --G3 Contractor (Anteon Corp)
[mailto:Charles.Dewart at hood.army.mil]
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 10:45 AM
To: 'ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org'
Subject: ARCH - Our Greatest Test

Greetings and Hi There,

Well,... Now that the big storm has passed for now.  We have some things to
do and think about.

It may be that not all of our archers can afford this added expense of being
a combat archer.  What to do?  There are several choices here: 1) Say to
heck with it, with or without colorful adjectives, 2) Spend what you had
before and have somewhat less to play with, 3) Spend more to have as much or
more than before.

I hope no one picks #1.  Personally, I refuse to give them the satisfaction.

Items 2 and 3 we might be able to help each other out on.  We as a group
have to for all intents retrofit all our existing stock of arrows and bolts.
Why not we as a group pay for this, or at least help everyone out some?
What I'm suggesting is we do auctions to buy the UHMW that will be need to
do these retrofits.  May be not all but at least a big chunk of it

There would be some details to work out to be sure.  But that is admin
stuff.
What I'd hope would happen is every combat archer would sign up and say how
many sticks of UHMW they'll need.  Don't be shy about it this is a group
thing.  Then, after each auction, we'll divvy it up as even as possible.  It
will work out.  

Having some auctions to raise additional monies to pay for this will do
several things also: 1) easy the burden of complying with this (Anglo-Saxon
word deleted here) rule, 2) show we are resolved to be here, 3) maybe make
some space in the closet for some more arrows.  :)

This is not a raise money for Gilli move.  If there's some UHMW left over
after we got every one else taken care of, cool; but not before.

I think Academy of the Bow would be a great place to have one.  But I'm
pretty sure we'll need more than one.

One thing to make sure is that the auction be held by an individual, not a
group.  Please don't ask; but what if the person just keeps the money of the
such.  I can't believe I event thought of that.  The reason is it just gets
too complicated if a group does it.

So, what do you all think?

Ask your group if you can hold an auction.  Even if the event we hold it at
is just before GW XI, there's still next year.

Gilli

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