[Northkeep] Recruitment ideas

[Susan O'Neal]

One of the major possibilities; what about the Ren Fair in Muskogee?
I know some in the group are involved, but don't know thay we've ever
had a presence there so that people can continue their exploration.

Susan the Curious

On 2/6/13, Hugh & Belinda Niewoehner <BurgBorrendohl at valornet.com> wrote:
> Don't know Tokyo in Tulsa--What is it?
>
> The Trek Expo is a great idea.  I've wondered why we haven't used Sci Fi
> cons more.  Most of us love sci fi.  I first heard of the SCA at a Sci
> Fi after party--William Blackfox (another Trekkie like me) introduced me
> to a lady whose persona could have been a full length movie.  I was
> fascinated and started working on mine immediately.  Of course, it was a
> while before I ever actually made contact again with the SCA at MedFair.
>
> Ismet
>
> On 2/6/2013 9:31 AM, Jerry Herring wrote:
>> Greetings,
>> After some posts on the Kingdom list conversing about recruitment and
>> retention I wondered if our group might like to think about and discuss
>> some opportunities in those areas? There are two potential places where
>> recruitment might occur and I do not think that our Barony is currently
>> doing any active recruitment.
>>
>> 1.Tokyo in Tulsa - August 2nd-4th, 2013.  This could be is a huge venue
>> for
>> the SCA to make a presentation. The people attending this convention
>> already have an interest in costuming and many of the younger players in
>> Chemin Noire and Northkeep are familiar with the event. If the Barony
>> were
>> to stage a demonstration, or just man a booth at this convention it is my
>> thought that would generate a good deal of interest in what we do. The
>> booth might be manned by our members working on needle work, weaving,
>> leather work, making jewelry, crafting chain-mail. These are just
>> thoughts
>> that I had. The follow up for this could be a two or three part ordeal;
>> first a medieval costuming seminar to help teach those interested how to
>> make some period apropriate clothes, a combo fighter practice\armor
>> making
>> session for those interested in the martial arts,  and an old fashioned
>> revel with a bardic sing along and food.
>>
>> 2. Trek Expo - June 21st -23rd 2013. Another huge venue for finding
>> people
>> potentially interested in the SCA. Although I do not know if it would be
>> possible to arrange a full demo this might be a place where just having a
>> booth or convention table set up to pass out flyers and present A&S
>> skills
>> might be a good way to go, If nothing else these kinds of events have a
>> printed program where a full page or partial page add might generate a
>> good
>> deal of interest. As a follow up for this we could plan a mid-summers
>> themed revel.
>>
>> Now if getting together a group of local members with enough interest to
>> man these events then what about pulling together a smaller contingent to
>> attend each of these events in costume and while attending casually
>> distributing flyers and answering questions from interested parties. Any
>> efforts along these lines however grand or small might draw in a new
>> generation of SCA players.
>>
>> I look forward to hearing your ideas on this subject.
>>
>> Kindly
>> Ian
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