[Stargate] One more thought on Populace

[Lisabetta]

Melody,
I am going to Chime in also.. with regards to westgate/stargate
If anyone looks back over say the last five years .. where are the people
who do a majority of the work for stargate events located.. westgate
Not only do they run their own canton and do a wonderful job at it but
they are STARGATE's backbone of workers. Alienate them more and Stargate
could lose that fine group of people.

Muirenn, Malachi, Melody, Askell, Valeria, Hillary, Brenna, Perronelle,
Francois, Kemma, Thomas, Hillary, Alisone, Eibhlín, Rhodri, and Kaitlyn.
These are just off the top of my head.

The work  you do not only for your canton but for your barony, and on top
of that your Kingdom (all of these people have held a local, regional, or
kingdom office at some point)is very much appericated by many keep doing
what you are doing without burning out.


-- 
~*~Lisabetta

<quote who="Melody Soice">
>
> Greetings Cristyana and fellow Stargaters,
>
> I'm not certain, Christyana, if you understand the difference between a
> canton (part of a barony) and a shire (an independent group).  Westgate is
> part of Stargate and its members are members of Stargate.  Stargate
> Populace
> meeting IS our populace meeting too.   Part of the job of our officers is
> to
> attend both Stargate Populace and Stargate Business Meetings.  Unlike
> Gate's
> Edge, Westgate cannot and does no exist without Stargate, nor do its
> members
> wish to.
>
> Also, please allow me to clarify our family's personal position.  Yes,
> adding evening commitments during the week is difficult for our family but
> not impossible.  The thing that made attendance at Stargate Populace
> meeting
> impossible for us was the location and the approximately one hour and
> forty-five minute round-trip commute.  The worst culpret in that drive
> time
> is not actually the distance but the fact that the location is so near 290
> and the West Loop--the most congested part of Houston rush-hour traffic.
>
> Quite frankly, I am astounded that you are the second person to object to
> at
> least considering moving the meeting closer to the population center of
> Stargate.  Please consider not only those who currently attend, but also
> those who may attend in the future or at least would attend if the meeting
> were better located.
>
> I recognize that there is no easy answer and certainly there will never be
> a
> time and location that is optimal for every one but let's not pretend that
> the members of Westgate are not part of Stargate.  Personally, I think
> that
> a move, in ANY direction, away from the traffic nightmare that is 290 and
> the West Loop, would likely result in an easier commute to Populace for
> most
> of us.
>
> Just a little change for your dollar.  ;-)
>
> Melody McGregor
>
>
> =============================================================
> Cristyana wrote:
> <snip>
> Why do we want to move the STARGATE meeting closer to Westgate? They are a
> Canton and thus have their own great populace meeting that serves their
> needs. As a member of Stargate, I only have my wonderful Barony to meet my
> SCA business needs. Do not get me wrong I have many friends in the Canton
> and think the Canton is one of the most active ones in the Kingdom. GO
> WESTGATE, Loved King's College, Hugs to you all! The Barony, Canton, and
> Shire are stronger for our support of each other.
>
>>To the point, we should have a meeting location that is convenient to all
>>of the Barony. So lets share the drive to build-up our community. Stop
>>thinking in terms of population density and more on sharing the driving
>>burden from all parts of the barony.
>>
>>Just my two cents or maybe that was a dollar...
>>Cristyana, an active resident of the east-ish side of the Barony she
>> loves!
>
>
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