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color:#1F497D'>Holly your enthusiasm is inspiring to us all! As I stated in a
prior post, I would be more than willing to volunteer as this has been
something I have been pushing since I joined the SCA and my first Pennsic in
2008. I am there for archery, so I also would be willing to help run whatever
we propose. I couldn’t agree more with COG and I would like to see a
multi-day event because I think for those archers, (and there are plenty) that don’t
participate in the war, they would appreciate the event. So, standing by to
help where it is needed….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Janyn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Holly
Gibbons<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 01, 2010 7:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Archers] the St. Sebastian Prize at Pennsic XL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>To the Scattered Archers of Atlantia:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Thanks for weighing in on the Pennsic question, COG. Experience is always
the best teacher. Even though I am rather a new kid on the block, I refuse to
be disuaded from this effort just because it hasn't worked out in the past. We
can always keep trying and perhaps by sheer force of persistence, we will get
somewhere this year. You never know when your luck will turn.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>However, COG, I am puzzled by your promotion of a two-day
populace-championship shoot. Are you in fact volunteering to run this
thing and give up your Pennsic? Because if you are not, then I believe
we'd better stick to what we were working on, which is a short, expert-level,
single day shoot that will not (hopefully) overtax any one individual. I'd like
to focus on the possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Siegfried, thanks for your hilarious and so spot-on suggestion about naming
the shoot! I love it! Henceforth to be known as the St. Sebastian Prize . . . .
this surely clears the air and takes the problematic and contentious words like
"championship" and "Pennsic" and "known world"
completely out of the ring. And think of the possible prizes! A
handmade museum-piece reliquary containing linen threads from the very holy
bowstring of our dearest Patron Saint of Archery, Saint Sebastian!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>We've gotten pretty close on this discussion board to a consensus on many of
the elements we forsee in this shoot. It will be at Pennsic; it will
be completely outside the Pennsic war; it will go up and get shot
and come down before cocktail hour; it will be a concerted and joint effort
by Atlantia's archers and their best eight targets; it will be an
individual championship; and finally, it will be as inclusive as possible
given the very real constraints of time and logistics.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>At this point, I am going to go out on a limb and propose that we form
a committee to take this beyond the drawing board. I volunteer myself only
because I am really tenacious and passionate and as far as I know, am the only
person to freely (stupidly?) offer to take this on, and I volunteer Lorelei
and Janyn (hope that's ok, guys!) because they have wisdom and power
and are very politic and nice to work with. A number of individuals have
volunteered to help with the shoot and prizes and targets and several have sent
in numerous great ideas (yay!) Anyone else up for the politicking? Our first
order of business is to draw up a document that outlines our task ahead and all
the variables and possibilities, so we know we are on the same page, and our
second order of business is to find out to whom we should be looking for
help in the Mid Realm and East powers-that-be. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>When you really think about this, every archer out there should be happy
about this initiative: it can only be positive for archery, for archery at
pennsic, and for archery in all our kingdoms. We must stop thinking of this as
an adversarial quest and try to share our joyful vision instead.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Nuala of Needwood Forest<o:p></o:p></p>
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