[MR] Event Bids and Driving Distances

[Joshua Thomas]

Hasn't the DC and Maryland groups pushed for a principality several times
now?

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Lady Margaret <ladysayher at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
> I am writing to you today as a co-autocrat, and not as a Chatelaine.  I
> feel
> that it should be known that the Barony of Highland Foorde did put in a bid
> for 12th Night, 2009, way before the deadline of June 1st, but our bid was
> not accepted because we are considered to be too far away.
>
> A couple of thoughts on this:
>
> 1.  As a first time co-autocrat, I personally am very sad this has
> happened.  I am also sad on behalf of the other people of Highland Foorde
> who were very excited about the possibility of holding our FIRST Kingdom
> event.
>
> 2. I think we all know that in our mundane lives, the effect of gas prices
> are not going to be alleviated in the near future.  And from reliable
> sources, this will be getting a lot worse for awhile. For Highland Foorde's
> people in the western panhandle of Maryland, I believe it is approximately
> a
> 10 hour trip to get to most of the events in Southern Atlantia. That's a
> lot
> of time and money to invest.
> Maybe a couple of choices for Atlantia to be more green would be; a) either
> find one or two permanent locations for *Kingdom *Events (Crown, Unevent.
> etc.) somewhere in the *middle *of Atlantia, or b) we need to look at
> beginning a new Kingdom.
> Many of us are not made of money, and I know for some it is getting harder
> to attend events that are not in their own 'back yard'.
> I think it is time to come up with some real solutions that would benefit
> everyone.
>
>
> Lady Margaret
>
>
>
>
>
> Duchess Simone wrote:
> * The deadline for bids for Kingdom 12th night has been moved to July 1,
> 2008.
> This will allow us to firm up the event before Pennsic and Coronation. If
> anyone has plans to submit a bid or any group is working on a bid please
> contact me now so I can answer any questions and address any specific needs
> for this 12th night. Please plan to submit bids by the deadline.
>
> In addition we are in need of bids for the following events:
>
> Fall University 10/4/08
> Fall Crown 11/1/08
> Unevent 12/6/08
> Winter University 2/7/09 (75th session)
> Kingdom A&S 3/7/09
> Tournament of Chivalry 4/18/09
>
> Cordially,
>
> Duchess Simone
> Kingdom Event Bid Deputy*
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