[Ponte Alto] Georgetown Demo - April 21st

[Tom Bilodeau]

But they gotta pay to go the the event.

Barbara Bilodeau wrote:

> yes, invite them!  Invite their friends! Invite their friends- friends!
> Just make sure they pre-register.... ! :)
>
> Darned your baroness anyway, for deciding to stay in the hospital with Gab
> rather than going to a demo.
> ;0
>
> Shannon Smith wrote:
>
> > 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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