[Ponte Alto] Georgetown Demo - April 21st

[Shannon Smith]

Not that I know of, unless the Storvik group sent anyone of random people on
the Merry Rose decided to just show up.  I'll have to do a little disaster
recovery PR with that group.  Maybe we can invite them all to 20 year?

Yours,
Sorcha


> I am just now getting this email (been bad about this account the past
> few weeks...did we have anyone go?
>
> On Tue, 17 Apr 2001 12:34:44 -0400 "Shannon Smith"
> <sorchadeglys at worldnet.att.net> writes:
> > Humble greetings to the great Barony of Ponte Alto from your
> > downtrodden
> > demo coordinator, Sorcha de Glys!
> >
> >     Is there *anyone* interested in the Georgetown demo?  It is
> > 1-5pm on
> > April 21st for the Medieval Club at Georgetown.  Please let me know
> > if you
> > are able to make it...
> >
> > Back on the first of March I told her that we could make it, but had
> > to let
> > her know toward the end of March about our conflict .  That did not
> > go over
> > well.  You can read the note from the faculty advisor of the
> > Medieval Club
> > after I told her we've had no volunteers because of a local event.
> > I'm
> > afraid we may lose face on this one...
> >
> > Desperate!
> > Sorcha  :)
> >
> > ****************
> >
> > Dear Shannon,
> >
> > Oh dear... I really hope you can find some people.  There is going
> > to be a
> > big crowd for this event, because of all the prospective students
> > running
> > around.  There's probably not much you can say to make this more
> > attractive
> > than an event, but we really really really would like to have some
> > of your
> > people represented here.
> >
> > Keep in touch,
> >
> > Amelia Borrego
> >
> >
> > Dear Shannon,
> >
> > Amelia forwarded me your unfortunate email. While I understand the
> > desire of
> > your members to attend the tournament, we had rather counted on some
> > of them
> > coming to our festival to provide a fighting demonstration and have
> > already
> > advertized this as part of the event. I understand this is
> > completely
> > voluntary on the part of your members, and we do appreciate their
> > intital
> > cooperation, but this leaves us in a bit of a bind since we had
> > counted on
> > their performance. It was also my understanding that your branch of
> > the SCA
> > was interested in forming a cooperational relationship with the GU
> > Medieval
> > Club which would give the SCA a certain amount of exposure on the
> > Georgetown
> > campus where they currently do not have a presence. It would be in
> > both our
> > best interests if some of the fighters could forego the tournament
> > and
> > participate in medieval day as originally planned. They will get
> > full
> > billing and free advertising, including photos and space on our
> > website, as
> > well as an opportunity to show off their skill and dexterity to a
> > large
> > audience, since the festival will take place on the front lawn of
> > the GU
> > campus. I do hope that some of your members will take this into
> > account and
> > reconsider. I look forward to seeing them on the day. Please have
> > them
> > contact Amelia to confirm.
> >
> > With regards,
> > Kat Tracy
> > Faculty Advisor, GU Medieval Club
> >
> >
> > Ms. Tracy,
> >
> >     I have forwarded your letter to our members and I sincerely hope
> > that I
> > receive some positive replies soon.  I have requested participation
> > at
> > several meetings and events for the last few weeks to no end, yet
> > have been
> > met with only members who had planned to attend the tourney.  I
> > shall
> > continue to herald the demo and will keep you informed as soon as I
> > hear
> > from any volunteers.  Hopefully you letter will spur some to change
> > their
> > plans.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Shannon Smith
> >
> > Dear Shannon,
> >
> > I appreciate your efforts, as does Amelia. Since we were orginially
> > told we
> > could count on the fighting demonstration, I really hope that some
> > of the
> > members will be willing to come out on the day. Just think of all
> > the free
> > publicity, on the web and off... including the newsletter.
> > Thanks you again for your efforts. I look forward to hearing from
> > you.
> >
> > All the best,
> > Kat Tracy
> > Faculty advisor GU Medieval Club
> >
> >
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