ES - Volunteering

[Bob Dewart]

Greetings all,

You wouldn't be doing a little rain dancing , now would you? :)

Gilli


Galen said:


>Galen here...
>
>+ Volunteering is a Good Thing.
>
>+ No one can volunteer for everything.
>
>+ Announcing that you'll be there to do something
>is a fine idea.  A private note to the person 
>running the thing is better, but public promises
>of support are good, too.
>
>+ Announcing that you won't be helping out with
>a project is not necessary (unless you've previously
>promised to be there), and it would be a real shame
>for anyone to mistakenly fix on such an announcement
>as an indicator of how much a person does. 
>
>+ A large and healthy SCA branch will sometimes schedule 
>local activities opposite out-of-town events, and let 
>its members choose whether to travel or stay in town.
>Those who are travelling are fulfilling their duties
>as SCA members (which include supporting other branches,
>learning new skills, meeting new people, representing
>their local group elsewhere, and -- important! -- having
>fun), and sometimes as Companions of Orders or as Officers.
>Those who do the local activity are also fulfilling their
>duties as SCA members, directly supporting their own 
>local group.  The branch wouldn't be large or healthy
>without people fulfilling both roles; some of us do
>one more than the other, but neither role is more
>important:  both are vital.
>
>+ To those of you who are travelling this weekend,
>travel well, have fun, and may clement weather attend
>you.  To those working the demo, I'll see you there;
>I'm sure it'll be a fine time.  To those doing neither,
>I hope your personal circumstances allow you to participate
>more soon.
>
>- Galen


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