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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=328023422-19072012>Sanada,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=328023422-19072012>I get
that we are both on the same page. I was just voicing a particular "issue"
I have with SCA missionaries. Years back, when my lady and I were
Trimarian, our local shire would do a demo at the Bay Area Ren Faire,
affectionately known as BARF. It was a multi week affair. I was
"autocrat" one year. I set up a sign up book for folks interested and was
able to talk the faire folks into letting us have the chess match field one
weekend. We called in all our markers and had about 30 fighters
there. I realize fighting is a big draw. I asked one group, Dun Tir
who look like a bunch of Middle Ages bikers, to walk through the fair grounds in
their armor to draw in a crowd. The rest of us went to the chess match
field and began to explain who we are and what we were doing, i.e. a hit to the
knee means they lost their leg, etc. The Dun Tir gang was just behind the
stands when I signaled them in. Their leader, who had done many demos
before, said "Oh I get it. You guys are having fun while we're out
guarding the gate!" The whole crowd turned to watch. The Dun Tir
guys came into the ring and began to pick "fights" with the other group. I
called them out and said "Let's settle this fair" and turned to the leader of
each group and said "Pick you best five fighters". The Dun Tir leader said
"I'm a fighter, I can't count". I turned to the audience and asked "Are
there any here that can count to five?" A precious blonde little girl said
"I'm five, I can". Then Duke Bytor, a man who weighs about 350
without armor, came over, set his sword and shield aside, took of his glove
and went to one knee and said "My lady, may I escort you to review my
troops?". At that point I could have sold the entire audience swamp land
in the Everglades and they would have thought it was beach front
property. Needless to say WE HAD THEM! </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=328023422-19072012>So out
of all of that I gathered over 100 names. We planned a one-night get
together just for the new folks about two weeks after the fair closed. I
invited everyone that had expressed interest and gave us their names. Out
of over 100 names 3, count them, THREE couples came. Of that two left
early and one didn't stay until the end. That was the last we ever saw of
any of them. So needless to say, I'm a bit over being an SCA
missionary.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=328023422-19072012>But
like you have said, if someone expresses an interest I'm all about talking with
them as long as they are interested. If not, I'm not going to jam it down
their throat or pester them. As we have said, it works for some, not for
others.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=328023422-19072012>Just
sharing experiences,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=328023422-19072012>cog</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT size=2
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jessica Mulligan
[mailto:slaoen@yahoo.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 19, 2012 5:45
PM<BR><B>To:</B> John Atkins;
archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Archers] Interest to
capitalize on<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>No, I totally get that, you don't want to sell the SCA to someone
who isn't interested, just share it with people who are. I've always
said that I am not a salesperson, but I will gladly share information with
someone if I think they would benefit from it. I was actually thinking
about business cards after I sent my last message, something small and easy to
pass to someone who is interested. That would work great for the people
who stumble upon us. The harder people to reach are the ones who would
love the SCA if they knew it existed, but have never stumbled upon it; those
are the people I think could benefit from fliers posted in places they
might frequent.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>Stierbach does do demos at schools and libraries, they just did one
in fact, I unfortunately have trouble attending due to my work schedule.
Safety and legality do make it more difficult to put on archery
displays. My husband and I have found it easiest to invite people out to
Sunday practice, or bring them out to an event, to really see what's going
on.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>Sanada Katsumi</SPAN></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>