[DFT] A&S Weekend Day proposal

[Sue Delk]

Greetings,

    I'd like to put my two cents in on this subject.  I like the idea of A&S on a Saturday, and most will know my main reason.  Since I have to travel, it is easier for me to make A&S if it's held on a weekend, but I also understand that I am the exception and not the rule.  If we schedule after populace, we might get better attendence, but sometimes that can run into late night and some people need to get ready for work, school, etc.  Aside of my personal reasons, here are other reasons why it might be good to hold A&S on a Saturday:

1.  It's easier to get outside A&S instructors (ie from Elfsea, Steppes, Loch Ruadh, etc) to come on a Saturday.  

2.  Sometimes it's easier for folks to schedule if they are not attending events.   I agree with Lady Simone that sometimes we all have events to go to on populace weekends.  If there are major events (like Coronation, Crown, War, our events, etc) don't schedule A&S.  Best thing is to check the Kingdom calendar.  If we know most of the populace will be attending one particular event, reschedule.

3.  More opportunity for people from outside the Canton to join us for our events.  Again, this is a travel issue.  We can maybe try for a "theme" A&S day where we could be holding a class on specific time period to bring more people in.  For example, we could have a day on Elizabethan clothing design, foods, courtly graces, dance, etc.  Or a day devoted to "period looking" clothing designs, fabric,  fro reasonable prices, etc.  Whatever the populace would like to focus on.

4.  The idea of a DFT day/weekend is good.  It's good to focus on us--that's how we grow.  

These are just my ideas and opinions.  Please feel free to comment.  We need input from everybody to help make the best of our A&S time. Thanks!

In service,
Lady Genevieve del Gamba
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ThoraOdottir at aol.com 
  To: dragonsfire-tor at ansteorra.org 
  Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 6:42 AM
  Subject: [DFT] A&S Weekend Day proposal


  I am about to ask for the dates for A&S nights.  It was suggested that we start having some meetings on Saturdays.  I was wondering if setting up an A&S Saturday for the same weekend as populace would be a good idea.  My reasoning is that if we keep Populace meeting, an official Fighter Practice, and A&S all on the same weekend it might be easier to remember when it was.  You could just know that the second weekend of the month was Dragon's Fire Tor weekend.  

  The room can't be reserved until January 12 as I understand it so I hope that we can come up with some final dates to give to our Student Representative at Populace Meeting this Sunday.

  Also remember that we have the Fabric District trip planned for the weekend after Coronation.  If you want to stay overnight at Julie's house we need to know because she only has room for 6 people.  So far I have myself and one other reserved leaving 4 overnight spots left.  We have plenty of room for Daytrippers. Please consider Daytrippping with us even if you aren't going to be shopping that weekend. We are going to be sewing after the shopping and if you have a project you need help with there should be plenty of us there to help you out.

  See you all at Populace,

  Thora Olafsdottir
  A&S Minister, Canton of Dragon's Fire Tor
  mka Kristi Conard-Fite 


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