[MR] Fwd: Announcement from the SCA President

[David Chessler]

 Sun, 24 May 2009 14:40:25 -0400
From: Shannon Gallowglass <shannon at gallowglass.org>
Subject: [EK] Announcement from the SCA President
To: trm at eastkingdom.org
Cc: sca-east at indra.com, EKSouth at yahoogroups.com,	Their Royal
	Highnesses <trh at eastkingdom.org>
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            OBTAINING PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP FOR PENNSIC WAR

In order to receive the member discount at Pennsic War, attendees must 
show a valid proof of SCA membership at the gate. Each year, many people 
who cannot locate their membership cards use the online membership 
system to print proof-of-membership letters just before they leave for War.

For most people, the system works perfectly, but as with any online 
system there are occasional glitches. If you purchased your membership 
by postal mail, the online system won't have your membership 
information, and therefore can't supply a proof-of-membership letter.  
If you haven't kept a record of your membership transaction ID, you 
won't be able to use the lookup service. And if you forget to include 
the "US" or "IN" prefix, the system won't be able to find your information.

In any of these cases, the SCA Webfolk and the Member Services Office 
are happy to work with you to resolve the problem and get you a valid 
proof of membership, but we need enough time to do this. For those who 
purchased memberships by postal mail, the Member Services Office must 
print and mail out a new card. For those who renewed online, the Webfolk 
need to work with you to find and resolve the cause of the problem, 
which could take a few days. If you encounter a problem after the 
Webfolk have already left for Pennsic themselves, they will not be 
available to help you.

If you are going to Pennsic this year, won't you please take a moment 
NOW to make sure that your membership and those of your family members 
are valid and that you have current member cards or proof-of-membership 
letters?   If you need to replace your membership cards, please contact 
the Member Services Office at membership at sca.org before July 1.  Include 
your full name, address, and membership number (if available).  If you 
are printing out a proof of membership letter, please do so by July 15 
at the
latest, so we have time to help you with any problems that may arise.

We are glad to help, and the sooner you find out about a problem the 
sooner we can help you resolve it, which means peace of mind for all of 
us in the stressful days getting ready for Pennsic.
-- 
Patrick Anderson
President
Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
president at sca.org
952-412-4112


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