[Namron] Med Fair Hospitaler's idea
Adena Terricsdottir
adena.terricsdottir at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 20 11:18:31 PST 2013
Sybilla and Your Excellencies,
I volunteer to help with the small group "meet and greet" :)
Adena
On Feb 20, 2013, at 12:24 PM, Barone Orlando Di Gilead <orlando at agilejedi.com> wrote:
> At officers meeting we discussed much of this in detail. Here are some things to note:
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> First, we will have the streamers for children (and adults) again this year. This year the streamers will have our website stamped on them. What we determined was that JUST giving a streamer to someone will not get them to our site BUT that when you are talking with someone the streamer will give you a very nice and non-obtrusive way of pointing them towards more information instead of just giving them more flyers to throw away ;-)
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> Second, the meet and greet will be held the Tuesday after Med Fair. We would like to set it up so that we have several small discussion groups with leaders in each area of discussion. If you believe you could handle a discussion group at the meet and greet then please speak with Lady Sybilla and us.
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> Third, each office has a "boiler plate" description on the Baronial website and in the Plume. This is the value proposition for that office or activity. Please take a look at what's on the website or in the Plume. Use those descriptions as your talking points with new comers, even if you don't completely agree. That will make your discussion sound much less clumsy and add some continuity to the message we send out.
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> Finally, Namron, Skorragardr and our cousins in Wiesenfeuer are doing a great job right now. Don't forget that and keep each other energized!
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> HE Orlando
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> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 3:48 PM, a a <princeisabitteroldman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Thank you, Vincenti; that's pretty much what I'm trying to say. Yes, the rope walkers have done that sometimes but the rope walkers haven't reached everybody and one herald or master of ceremonies could reach more people if we get that herald out there right at the half way point of a fighting session and the herald says "just a quick word, don't leave ," etc. Then the rope walkers, once the fighting starts up again, can add more detail as they've done in the past....but I think we need that one person in the center of things to tie things together, to point to all the tents and pavillions surrounding the fighting and to explain that this is all one group, most of the folks sitting around here in funny clothes are part of the same SCA. And, now that I think of it: I think Vincenti might be the best person to be that master of ceremonies, though we can use different people at different times. Of course, it might be a natural role for the Baron or Baroness, though Her Excellency might not have the voice for it, my thinking being that someone with a big booming voice would be best. I'd say we need some folks who can PROJECT well. I might be good at it, too, if I had my lines prepared in advance. I've done a lot of acting and my voice is probably my strength as an actor but I'm not saying I should be picked for the job. There are several folks who might do it well. Anyway, point is to throw this out there for consideration. I want to make sure that as many people as possible leave the fair knowing that the SCA is an organization that does this stuff year round and that if they feel so inclined they can join us and play with us about as often as they want.
>> Edward
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>> From: Doug Copley <doug.copley at gmail.com>
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>> To: Barony of Namron Mailing List <namron at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 7:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Namron] Med Fair Hospitaler's idea
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>> I think the focus of this is more than just what the fighters are doing or their armor or their weapons but more of "We are the SCA and the fighting you see here this fine day is just one of the many, many things that we do. Anyone is able to join and learn to do any of these things from fighting, to archery, thrown weapons, making clothing, leather working, glass bead making, wood working, spinning, blacksmithing, tent painting, scroll making, dancing, or a whole host of other activities that we do year round! If you would like more information about who we are, what we do, and how you could be a part of it, please take a moment and stop by the Far Corners Tavern located right over there. No let's have some more FIGHTING!"
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>> Vincenti
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>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Adalia <adalia.nyx at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I thought that was exactly what us "rope walkers" had been doing....giving people the spiel...letting them feel and hold the weapons and explaining more about us....
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>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 5:22 PM, a a <princeisabitteroldman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I've been meaning to respond to this and related topics but for now I want to make one key point:
>> People coming by our area don't realize what we're about. Most of them don't have a clue about the SCA. Every year I'm amazed when I talk to them. This fact should be central to what we do at Medfair. In some ways we've improved in recent years but I think some might be amazed at how many folks leave our area with litte knowledge of the SCA. I say we need to explain more. One possibility is that heralds during the fighting could give a brief spiel about the SCA. A five minute break RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIGHTING might be a good way to do it. Now, I'm not suggesting a long break. Just somebody saying "hey, you know we do this year round m'lords and ladies. We have a King and Queen and sometimes go to wars," etc. etc. Something to make sure that most everyone knows we're not just doing this one weekend a year and so that they know that if they're interested {and I know not everyone is} then they can join us.
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>> There are lots of intelligent people on this list; let's start thinking of some possibilities and thank you to Vigdis for helping to get the discussion started.
>> Edward
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>> From: Cynthia Teague <cmt1708 at gmail.com>
>> To: Barony of Namron Mailing List <namron at lists.ansteorra.org>; Wiesenfeuer at yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 3:52 AM
>> Subject: [Namron] Med Fair Hospitaler's idea
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>> Here's my latest "can't sleep, guts are killing me, think about something else" idea. Not sure how it will sound in the morning, but right now I am totally in love with it.
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>> I propose a hospitaler's area set up at Med Fair with a theme of "See Yourself in the SCA." This would include things like:
>> - painted boards with face cutouts, for photo props, for a variety of familiar period characters (knight, king, queen, Viking, Mongol, Celt -- what else?). There should be at least two for couples. Maybe some short ones for kids? And some step stools so kids could get their faces in the taller ones. Running up the side of the picture you could label the persona (14th c. French noble / http://www.sca.org/). Make it a really fun, free souvenir. I don't think these would be hard to make, and they'd be easy to store year to year if they had hinged or removable feet; they're just a sheet of plywood. There's nothing like this anywhere in the fair so it could be really popular. Maybe also a big sign saying, "sure, we'll take a picture on your phone for you" and volunteers willing to do so.
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