<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>You will be missed.</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div><font size="2"><div><i><font size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">Katarzyna Witkowska</font></i></div><div><font size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">Poeta Atlantiae</font></div><div><font size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">Seneschal, Barony of Bright Hills</font></div></font></div><div><font size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif"> </font></div><div><font size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">“How far that little candle throws its beams; So shines a good deed in a naughty world.” --Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (Portia at V, i)</font></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: times new roman, 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> "loreleielkins@aol.com" <loreleielkins@aol.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> archers@atlantia.sca.org; roberteday@cox.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 23, 2012 3:00 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Archers] New leadership<br> </font> </div> <br>
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<div><font size="3" face="'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif">It is my intent to step down as DEM for target archery at the Royal Archery Championship in May, and for The Honorable Lord Janyn Fletcher to step up in my place. Their Majesties are aware of this change in leadership, and approve of the choice. Janyn has given the Kingdom Earl Marshal, Sir Otto, notice of his interest in the position and we await his approval. </font></div>
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<div><font size="3" face="'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif">The position was originally a two year post, but this past year, all Great Officers of State positions were changed to a three year stint. Since Janyn was expecting to take over in two years, and since he is completely capable of doing so, we're making the change now instead of me finishing out the three years. </font></div>
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<div><font size="3" face="'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif">I have every confidence in Janyn's ability to lead the archery community and to continue to support and grow every aspect of our discipline. Janyn has worked closely with me every step of the way, and I </font><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">ask that you welcome him, and give him the same support, respect and consideration you've shown me these past two years. </span></div>
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<div><font size="3" face="'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif">It was my goal, as DEM to improve communication between this position and the marshals, improve the teaching marshal program and the quality of marshals we train, improve communication and support within the archery community itself, straighten out various paperwork issues, work on "that rule", set up the Youth Archery Marshal in Training program and promote youth archery in Atlantia. I promised "visibility and transparency" (as you requested), in an effort to involve you more in decisions which affected us, and to dispel the notion that things were done "behind closed doors" or by the "good ol' boy" system. I have worked hard to make archery more visible on a kingdom-wide scale and to increase the respect and legitimacy of the archery community, from within and without. </font><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I believe I have accomplished
these things, plus a couple more. </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium;">There are a few items I didn't get around to, that will be passed along to Janyn to deal with, but boy did we make a good dent in the list of what "needed fixing." </span></div>
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<div><font size="3" face="'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif">It has been a pleasure serving you in this capacity. I could not have accomplished what I did without you, and I mean that very seriously. (When I say "I" in the paragraph above, I really mean "We".) I won't type a list of names to thank, because there are just too many of you that made the last two years successful. THANK YOU!</font></div>
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<div><font size="3" face="'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif">I have never, in my (long) life met a better bunch of folks than I have in the archery community. Keep up the great work and thank you. </font></div>
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