[Ponte Alto] Building the Baronial Army and Recruitment.

[R B]

Actually it might not help with heavy fighting, but
have any of the fencers done an SCA demo at the
Virginia Academy of Fencing?

http://www.vafinc.com/

-Ruth (Who does not fence.)
301-524-7684.


--- guylestran at aol.com wrote:

> 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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