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Greetings, <br>
Lady Xanthe is absolutely correct......... Baronial funds can not be
used for this purpose according to Kingdom and Society Law.
Furthermore, although this is a noble idea we should stay on topic when
posting to the list. The focus of any SCA list should be on the SCA
functions, its members, and the Time Periods that it deals with.......
Off topics should go through other means of dispersal, such as private
emails..... <br>
In Service,<br>
Lord Malcolm de Crauford<br>
Seneschal <br>
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rachel luce wrote:<br>
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<b><i>>Paul Gilbert <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:niklas@pbgilbert.net"><niklas@pbgilbert.net></a></i></b> wrote:.<br>
>We just need to make sure we can do it under the Barony's name and
have a <br>
>plan to do it with, rather that shooting from the hip and not
hitting anything.</div>
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<div>Doing it under the arony's *name* isn't going to be a problem.
It's with the Barony's *funds* that you're going to run into some
pretty strict guidelines. Speaking as somebody who happens to be reeve
for another group the one unbreakable rule is that any expense (in this
case mailing costs) must show substantial benefit to the exempt purpose
of the SCA. (pg 22, Exchequer's Handbook v2003.) The SCA's purpose is
the study of the Middle Ages and the Rennaissance. Generally speaking
we can't give /pay money that benefits private companies or individuals
unless we are getting an item or service back htat the group will use
to further hte SCA's purpose ( portapotties for an event, pavillions
for the Barony, rent for a group mailbox etc.) SO off the top of my
head I'd say we</div>
<div> (Raven's Fort) cannot reimburse anyone mailing costs for these
care packages BUT we can pass the hat at Populace. My two cents...</div>
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-Xanthe</div>
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Robert Wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">I have no issue with what you are attempting to do,
and think its a worthy action, that of helping part of
our community. My issue lies with turning this list
into a mundane political platform. If thats not whats
going to happen then I will happily go back to quietly
reading.
Robert</pre>
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