[Ponte Alto] Building the Baronial Army and Recruitment.

Fri Apr 27 07:34:06 PDT 2007

I believe the Virginia Fencing Academy is familiar with the SCA
through Christopher Hare.  They also host WMA practice sessions there,
as I'm sure Lord Edward knows.

On 4/27/07, R B <catch_the_dragon at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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 >>
> >
> > "Knighthood Is Only The Beginning."
> >
> >
> >
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