[MR] Luau Thanks and looking forward to Pennsic!

[CountessMENG at aol.com]

Greetings from an exhausted, but finally dry Countess Mary-Grace!

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all the WONDERFUL people that helped take my idea and vision for the Luau and turned it into a reality. I hope that everyone had as good a time as I did!!!!! Everyone looked WONDERFUL! It was so great to see everyone get into the theme of the party!
As I try to list everyone here I want to thank, please forgive me if I forget anyone! There were so many people that helped pull this off!
Thanks so much to the people who donated food/beverage and to the worker bees for the party...

Baroness Agnes Daunce-you are a goddess! This party WOULD NOT have been as wonderful without you! Thank you sooo much!

Lady Kilmeny and Lady Isabel of York- A better pair of bartenders was never seen! You two worked sooo hard! Thank you!

Lord Gaston- "Mr Tiki", thank you for making sure the party would have light! 

Honora- YOU ROCK! Thanks for all the food and all your help. You are WONDERFUL!

Lady Olwen- The things you do with food, well.. it's just wrong, but so fun! Thanks for the "peep leis" and the "sausage hula girl" and everything else you did to help!

House Long Bow- THANKS FOR THE AWESOME FOOD! And wow what a presentation! You all looked wonderful!!!!

Thanks also to....
Lady Gianetta Veronese
Emily 
Countess Padraigian
Lady Caroline
Lord Lyon
Lady Belphebe
All those who donated food an beverages and ice!

Thanks to my fellow "Lost Cause" members for singing despite the fact that we are all getting over the "Lochmere SARS"! 

Thanks especially to Lord Kenny who took over an "MC" role and did a fine job of it!!!!!

Thanks to Countess Aryanna and Duchess Arielle for helping me to sell "leis" leading up to the party so that we would reach our fundraising goal!!!!!! 

Thanks to Mistress Genvieve for providing the "hula girl" piñata. That was sooo much fun!

Thanks to Master Bryce, who I am sure had no idea of where this would go when he wrote me and said "Hey Mary-Grace, want to put together a party for Sapphire Joust?". Thanks for letting me "run with" my silly idea and being so supportive on site as well.

And, of course we have to thank our "headliners".. the "island maidens" without whom, we would not have raised all those funds for Pennsic. I cannot say how much I appreciate you all! You showed that no matter who we are in the SCA, that this is about fun, and that we should never take ourselves too seriously! Thanks again so much for your willingness to help me and much more importantly to support Atlantia. And I think my fellow Atlantians will agree that it was worth EVERY DIME of donations, and then some!

Thank you,
Lord Stephen
Lord Freddy
Master Kevin
Provost Connor
Baron Thomas
Sir Aradd
Sir Colin
Sir Tash
Provost Marcellus (who had to duck out due to an injury, but had been willing to "hula" from a chair!)
Duke Baduoin
Sir Targon
Provost Gunther
Baron Falcone
Count Havordh
Provost Alejandro

And of course, a HUGE thanks to one of the pillars of Atlantia, and the SCA,
Duke Gyrth

Thank you so much to Their Majesties for allowing me to put together this fundraiser, and for entrusting me with the Atlantian Encampment.

A special thanks too all of you who donated! I hope that when you come to our incredible camp at Pennsic this year, you will be proud of what you helped to bring about!
I need to also take this moment to send out a desperate plea...we REALLY need people to camp with or at least REGISTER with the KINGDOM OF ATLANTIA. We currently have a VERY SMALL number of people registered. In order to ensure we are able to have a courtyard and room for all the wonderful activities that are planned there, I sincerely need your help. If are able to purchase a space with us, even if you cannot live with us, I would really, REALLY appreciate it!
Please contact me with questions.

I look forward to seeing you all at the Pennsic Party on Wed. Night of war week, as well as at the other activates that are planned there...or.. if you just want to come and "hang out", you are all welcome! 
Thanks again to everyone, I am always awed, but never surprised, by the talent,generosity and willingness to serve that Atlantians have! VIVANT for you all!!

Sincerely,
Countess Mary-Grace (retired mermaid :-)!!)