[MR] A Suggestion

[Jeff+Karen Hill]

Excellent suggestion, milady!  Perhaps a little more creative thinking, and
a little less BoD bashing will help solve this.

Renard LeNoir


> [Original Message]
> From: Kim McGuire <morriganlwc at yahoo.com>
> To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> Date: 8/22/02 11:23:01 AM
> Subject: [MR] A Suggestion
>
> Greetings,
> I am breaking one of my cardinal rules here and
> sticking my nose in an MR fight, but this is not meant
> to be a continuation of the discussion, but a
> suggestion to answer some peoples' concerns. Its
> specifically concerns newcomers, not veteran players
> who aren't members.
> When I first joined the SCA, I was in college and most
> events I went to, my friends paid my way into the
> event. Very very rarely does a someone coming to their
> first SCA event come completely alone. My
> suggestion/challenge to you all is if you are bringing
> a new person to an event, whether it is their 1st
> event or their 5 event and they are either a) to poor
> to cover their own fee or b) are not even certain that
> they want to be a member yet then offer to do one of
> two things. Either cover their entire site fee and
> make them your guest or if you cannot afford to pay
> the entire site fee, offer to cover the $3 surcharge.
> If they have been playing for a few months, encourage
> them to become a paid member, even if it is just an
> associate membership. 
> As the challenge has been made to clothe new members,
> I ask that if you aren't able to sew and clothe a
> newcomer, then pay their way to a couple of events.
> Make them feel welcome. Explain to them that the extra
> charge is to mitigate SCA, Inc expenses.
> Remember that the entire point of this is to encourage
> paid membership. 
> Just a thought.
> In Service
> Moira Rowan
> 
> 
> 
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