[Ponte Alto] Fundraising

[james barker]

I believe the fund raising for the travel fund was decided on before the 
name change of the event and maybe even before Duke Gyrth's passing, I don't 
remember the day of it. I have not been to a barony meeting since October 
and I knew of that fund raising from the meetings. Andrew had you attended 
the local meetings you could have voiced an opinion on the subject for 
others to think about. Every little detail of everything going on can’t be 
discussed online and nobody can read minds.


James Barker






----Original Message Follows----
From: "Andrew Grey" <andrewgrey at cox.net>
Reply-To: The Barony of Ponte Alto <ponte-alto at atlantia.sca.org>
To: "The Barony of Ponte Alto" <ponte-alto at atlantia.sca.org>
Subject: RE: FW: [Ponte Alto] Fundraising
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:12:43 -0500

Good Day!



 > As for the donation to the ADA (a cause near & dear to
 > my heart, as my mother is diabetic), I believe that is
 > was suggested by Master Kevin at the business meeting
 > in November.  Those who were at the meeting voted on
 > the donation.  I was under the impression that this
 > had beendiscussed with Duchess Melisande before the
 > event.



Let me be clear:  I have no problem with the barony donating the proceeds fo
rthe event to charity.  In fact, I think it is wholly appropriate and I
supported that move to the fullest.  The donations was not only supported by
Duchess Melisande, she was so very thankful to the populace for its
largesse.



 >
 > In hindsight (which is often, but not always, 20/20),
 > perhaps this should have been discussed on the Ponte
 > Alto email list first.  However, I think that those
 > who suggested it & voted on this action were trying to
 > do what they felt was the right thing, and to honor an
 > individual who had such an enormous impact on so many
 > lives & whose passing has left a large hole in many of
 > our hearts.
 >

And their actions toward the ADA did just that.  I'm sure the big guy's
irish eyes are smilin' at that gesture.


That said, my problem with the fundraising has *nothing* to do with the ADA
contributions or the barony's role therein.  I believe that action was good,
just and a proper use of funds.

However, raising funds for the Kingdom Travel Fund is a whole different
issue.

It was ill-advised and, I believe in exceedingly poor taste, to piggyback a
fundraiser off of Gyrth's memory.  I find that horribly offensive.

Andrew







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