<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>This is why we need to recommend archers for awards like the opal and the coral branch, as we know their talents in those areas.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>My 2 cents. </span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Kat</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div><font size="2"></font> </div><div><br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(16, 16, 255); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid;"> <div style="font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px;
line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> John Atkins <cogworks@triad.rr.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Garth Groff' <ggg9y@virginia.edu>; archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 5, 2012 2:15 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Archers] Recommendation<br> </font> </div> <br>
"Few of us are every likely to earn an Opal..." I would fundamentally<br>disagree with this. Individuals often receive Opals for service in a<br>specific area. I believe the reason not many archers, or rapier, or heavy<br>have received Opals is because we all are too closely linked to the activity<br>and our efforts are thus seen as benefiting only that group of individuals<br>instead of "service to the kingdom". And thus, for archery, we are<br>considered "only" for Missilier or Yewbow (other arguments aside). But, if<br>I may use an example, Janyn's efforts in taking the lead for the St.<br>Sebastian Shoot at Pennsic last year and then again this year. Does this<br>effort not bring a very positive light to the Kingdom of Atlantia? Would<br>that not be perceived as "service to the Kingdom"? I believe it would. I<br>don't believe, regardless of the personal trauma Janyn undergoes leading<br>this
effort, that a once a year great effort would merit an Opal. But in<br>the case of Janyn that is hardly the case. I only mention the St. Sebastian<br>shoot because of its SCA wide positive effect. But service is service, be<br>it to the scribal community, laying out the hospitality table at events,<br>being the autocrat who never rests, whatever. It's all service and it is up<br>to us to write the recommendations and bring these folks to the attention of<br>those who can recognize them. I would add that one major problem with the<br>archery community is that we are too often stuck in the back 40 and totally<br>out of sight. Not like the heavies and rapier who get to "do their thing"<br>in front of the populace. All the more reason we should be vigilant and<br>write those recommendations for service awards as well as our activity<br>awards.<br><br>cog<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a
href="mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" ymailto="mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br>[mailto:<a href="mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" ymailto="mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a>] On Behalf Of Garth Groff<br>Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 12:27 PM<br>To: <a href="mailto:archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" ymailto="mailto:archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [Archers] Recommendation<br><br>Noble Friends of the Bow,<br><br>I must agree with Lord Christophe and Lady Esperanza. Entrance into the<br>Missliers and Yew Bow ranks should include some sort of proficiency with<br>their chosen weapon. These orders are about archery, not administration. <br>That said, I would expect that any candidate to have also made some<br>contributions to the archery
community through teaching, marshaling, running<br>a tournament, etc. Few of us are ever likely to earn an Opal or whatever,<br>but our two orders are our own way recognizing our members and are good<br>incentives to practice and share.<br><br>Yours Aye,<br><br><br>Mungo<br><br>On 4/5/2012 11:34 AM, <a href="mailto:lady_esperanza@cox.net" ymailto="mailto:lady_esperanza@cox.net">lady_esperanza@cox.net</a> wrote:<br>> Service to Archery is Service. I know of a few archers that have Opal's<br>for service to Archery. I'm not saying that you have to be a great archer to<br>get a Kings Missilier but in my mind they should "distinguish themselves by<br>their effort with bow and arrow." or at least trying to.<br>><br>> Esperanza<br>><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Archers mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org"
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