[Ponte Alto] Building the Baronial Army and Recruitment.

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An SCA member who will be moving to the Fort Mead Aree came up with this plan try try and get enough people to fill two triads.  Well really 4 people since he and his wife are fighting. 
 
I wonder if we have done this sort of research into Ponte Alto and takn a more organized aspect to recruitment.  I noticed there was a comic book thing in Tysons Cornor every monthor so.  Is this the sort of thing we want to get the word out at.
 
What kind of ideas do we have.  Is there anyplce around Goerge Mason (thought I would think they are going into finals) where we could practice in where people could see us.  While our park is well estabished it doesn't seem to help our numbers.  
 
What sort of ideas does everyone have?
 
Do we have any sort of flyers we could give out during the practice on Sunday?
 
Sir Guy
 
see below Lord Will's plan.
  
<<We would recruit for the Baron’s Bunch, AFTER the additional three sets of armour are done and ready to be put on people. We won't recruit until we're ready to put people actually in the Baron's Bunch loaner armour. The draw would be that newbies can just step right into the armour and fight with us at the triad practices as a "test drive".
We’d advertise at the seven movie theaters and ten comic book shops to capitalize on the romanticism of fighting. 
We’d advertise at the gyms to focus on the exercise of fighting. 
We’d advertise at the malls and schools to get the masses. Possibly a demo would even be good. I could work it with the schools for the historical aspect and the malls for the "mass-draw" aspect of free advertising ("Come watch the fight!").
We’d advertise at the police forces to get people who are trained in shield wall tactics, but might not get a chance to use them as much as they’d like. This would also be our in with the local government. If someone complains about us the police we have in the triads can say we’re OK and we’re training for riot control sort of.
We’d advertise at the archery range to see if we can get combat archers. I know that people don’t like combat archers, but it would be so we can focus on the combined arms concept of warfare. Maybe we could even get some siege engine people out of it.
 
Within a 10 mile radius there are:
Movie Theaters (7):
Muvico Egyptian 24 - 7000 Arundel Mills Cir, Hanover, MD (443) 755-8992
Cinema Depot LLC, 8955 Henkels Ln, Annapolis Jct, MD, (301) 604-0894
Pasadena Theatre Co Inc 8377 Jumpers Hole Rd, Millersville, MD (410) 975-0200 
Jumpers Cinemas 8120 Jumpers Hole Rd, Pasadena, MD (410) 768-9999
Movies At Marley Station 7900 Ritchie Hwy, Glen Burnie, MD (410) 760-3300 
U A Marley Station 8 7900 Governor Ritchie Hwy, Glen Burnie, MD (410) 760-3300 
Stagefront Tickets Inc 14502 Greenview Drive, Laurel, MD (800) 250-2525 
Gyms (10)
Premier Fitness 1103 Annapolis Rd, Odenton, MD (410) 672-1888 
Curves 1215 Annapolis Rd, Odenton, MD (410) 305-1370 
Odenton Barber Tanning & Ftnss 1141 Annapolis Rd, Odenton, MD (410) 674-6801 
Transformations Fitness-Women 2288 Blue Water Blvd, Odenton, MD (410) 674-7403 Bee Fit for Life, 129 Hidden Hill circle, Odentom, MD (410) 674-5647 
Severn Valley Tennis Club 740 State Route 3 S, Gambrills, MD (410) 923-2100 
Lady of America Fitness Center 2664 Chapel Lake Dr, Gambrills, MD (410) 451-0077
Boxing Xtreme & Fitness 1131 Benfield Blvd # M-Q, Millersville, MD (410) 729-3900
SK Divers 502 Fanleaf Ct, Severn, MD (301) 440-0135 
Severna Park Racquetball Club 8514 Veterans Hwy, Millersville, MD (410) 987-0980 
Comic Book Shops (10)
Empyre Comics Inc 330 Hospital Dr, Glen Burnie, MD (410) 761-8224
America's Heroes 300 Crain Hwy S, Glen Burnie, MD (410) 761-9797
Twilight Zone Comics The 18 Crain Hwy N, Glen Burnie, MD (410) 766-0480
Games & Comics & Stuff 7476 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Glen Burnie, MD (410) 863-7410
Alliance Comics 6820 Race Track Rd # 101, Bowie, MD (301) 352-4322
Comic Classics 365 Main St, Laurel, MD (301) 490-9811 
Comics To Astonish 9400 Snowden River Pkwy # 112, Columbia, MD (410) 381-2732
Fudds Rabbithole of Ceramics 8519 Fort Smallwood Rd, Pasadena, MD (410) 437-2191
Elmer J Banister Jr 8519 Fort Smallwood Rd, Pasadena, MD (410) 437-5542
Fudds Rabbit Hole 8519 Fort Smallwood Rd # A, Pasadena, MD (410) 437-5542 
Malls (2)
Severna Park Mall 555 Ritchie Hwy, Severna Park, MD (410) 647-9106 
Laurel Centre Mall Management 14828 Baltimore Ave, Laurel, MD (301) 953-3300 
Colleges (3)
University of MD College Park Zimborski Ave, Odenton, MD (410) 674-7012 
Anne Arundel Community College 8601 Zimborski Ave, Ft George Meade, MD (410) 672-3554 
Strayer University 1520 Jabez Run, Millersville, MD (410) 923-2212 
Maryland Institute of Justice 8424 Veterans Hwy # 3, Millersville, MD (410) 987-6665 
Police Forces (4)
Anne Arundel County Police 8495 Veterans Hwy, Millersville, MD (410) 222-8050 
Directorate of Emergency Services Law Enforcement Division 8042 Leslie Rd, Fort George G Meade, MD (410) 672-4212
Crofton Police Dept 1576 Crofton Pkwy, Crofton, MD (410) 721-2301 
Maryland State Police: Glen Burnie Barrack P 6800 Aviation Blvd, Glen Burnie, MD (410) 761-5130 
Archery (1)
Bay Country Archery 5 Light Street Ave, Pasadena, MD (410) 647-7595 >>
 
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