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<DIV>Technically the library is in Stierbach ..Just .Stringfellow is the
division line that side of rt 50 and the library is on
Stierbachs side</DIV>
<DIV>I should know I lived across the street for many years and an now just a
little further down Stringfellow and still just barely in Ponte Altos borders
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:schnauzer2@cox.net
href="mailto:schnauzer2@cox.net">schnauzer2@cox.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:ponte-alto@atlantia.sca.org
href="mailto:ponte-alto@atlantia.sca.org">The Barony of Ponte Alto</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=mailto:flonzy@hotmail.com
href="mailto:flonzy@hotmail.com">james barker</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 27, 2007 11:38
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ponte Alto] Where and how
to recruit.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>James,<BR>The Fairfax County Library in Chantilly has lots of
outdoor space. Plus, it is very near the corner of Rt50 and Stringfellow
Rd, so lots of passers by. On the other side of the library has some
little league fields and Chantilly High School is across the street. I
don't know if its outside our boarders so we might be able to do a joint demo
with whoever has those lands.<BR><BR>Sian<BR>---- james barker <<A
title=mailto:flonzy@hotmail.com
href="mailto:flonzy@hotmail.com">flonzy@hotmail.com</A>> wrote:
<BR><BR>=============<BR>Anime cons are not a bad idea except they cost a ton
to get into. Looks like <BR>there are two in Crystal City in the
fall.<BR><BR>As to week day daytime demos for kids they are not meant to be
recruitment <BR>but educational for kids doing medieval studies. I like to go
in there and <BR>break some of the myths about the middle ages and get kids
interested in <BR>history.<BR><BR>Now the small demo we had last month at
Georgetown U might get us some <BR>recruits next year but the school year is
coming to a close for now so I <BR>doubt many of those students will come out
until fall.<BR><BR><BR>Last year we did demos for the county library system, I
have the lady in <BR>charges email and phone number still, anyone know of a
good library with <BR>some grounds big enough for us so we could do a weekend
demo in the summer <BR>to try and attract
member?<BR><BR><BR>James<BR><BR><BR>----Original Message Follows----<BR>From:
R B <<A title=mailto:catch_the_dragon@yahoo.com
href="mailto:catch_the_dragon@yahoo.com">catch_the_dragon@yahoo.com</A>><BR>Reply-To:
The Barony of Ponte Alto <<A title=mailto:ponte-alto@atlantia.sca.org
href="mailto:ponte-alto@atlantia.sca.org">ponte-alto@atlantia.sca.org</A>><BR>To:
The Barony of Ponte Alto <<A title=mailto:ponte-alto@atlantia.sca.org
href="mailto:ponte-alto@atlantia.sca.org">ponte-alto@atlantia.sca.org</A>><BR>Subject:
[Ponte Alto] Where and how to recruit.<BR>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:50:20
-0700 (PDT)<BR><BR>I can put together a list like the one below, and I<BR>can
contact the businesses too. I had an internship<BR>where that was
basically the sort of thing I did. (If<BR>anyone knows where I can get a
job that pays for doing<BR>that sort of thing, let me know?) Finding
places to<BR>recruit people from in Northern Virginia is actually<BR>the easy
part, I imagine.<BR><BR>Knowing what to say to recruit people might take
some<BR>coordination and practice in the group. Yes, heavy<BR>fighters
put on armor and hit each other with large<BR>sticks. People who recruit
(I think) should emphasize<BR>that this is not all SCA members
do!<BR><BR>Coordinating schedules is also difficult. So far<BR>demos
seem to always be during the week and in the<BR>middle of the day. Then
a request goes out on the<BR>list for people to volunteer. It would be
easier to<BR>start out with a list of people who want to volunteer<BR>and what
times they are available. Especially for<BR>retail locations where more
customers will show up on<BR>evenings and weekends.<BR><BR>Do we have to have
fighting demos to recruit people?<BR>Could we have a couple of people standing
around in<BR>armor/garb just explaining what we do? I certainly<BR>think
so.<BR><BR>3 Skulls is a household up in New York that does<BR>security (and
demos) at a big science fiction<BR>convention called I Con. I don't know
if that sort of<BR>activity would work for Ponte Alto, but the SCA
should<BR>have an official presence at that sort of
thing.<BR>AnimeUSA<BR><BR>(<A title=http://www.animeusa.org/location.php
href="http://www.animeusa.org/location.php">http://www.animeusa.org/location.php</A>)<BR><BR>was
even local back in November. Even if a number of<BR>people find anime
abhorrent, the spring is full of<BR>other events it would make sense to
piggyback off of.<BR>There are county fairs and I think a celtic
fest<BR>somewhere near. What about farmer's markets? I
saw<BR>Black Spear doing a demo at a Medieval
Times<BR>restaurant.<BR><BR>Strategically placed fliers explaining about
practice<BR>in Pimmit Park could get some people to show up who<BR>might be
interested. Also, let us not ignore the<BR>power of the internet ad
banner on sites viewed by<BR>local people such as on livejournal, okcupid,
personal<BR>websites and the
like.<BR><BR>YIS,<BR><BR>Ruth.<BR>301-524-7684<BR><BR>PS I didn't hear
about the SCA until I was 22. Where<BR>were you guys?
:-(<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>--- <A title=mailto:guylestran@aol.com
href="mailto:guylestran@aol.com">guylestran@aol.com</A>
wrote:<BR><BR> > An SCA member who will be moving to the Fort
Mead<BR> > Aree came up with this plan try try and get
enough<BR> > people to fill two triads. Well really 4
people<BR> > since he and his wife are
fighting.<BR> ><BR> > I wonder if we have done this sort of
research into<BR> > Ponte Alto and takn a more organized aspect
to<BR> > recruitment. I noticed there was a comic book
thing<BR> > in Tysons Cornor every monthor so. Is this the
sort<BR> > of thing we want to get the word out
at.<BR> ><BR> > What kind of ideas do we have. Is there
anyplce<BR> > around Goerge Mason (thought I would think they
are<BR> > going into finals) where we could practice in
where<BR> > people could see us. While our park is
well<BR> > estabished it doesn't seem to help our
numbers.<BR> ><BR> > What sort of ideas does everyone
have?<BR> ><BR> > Do we have any sort of flyers we could give
out<BR> > during the practice on Sunday?<BR> ><BR> >
Sir Guy<BR> ><BR> > see below Lord Will's
plan.<BR> ><BR> > <<We would recruit for the Baronâs
Bunch, AFTER<BR> > the additional three sets of armour are done
and<BR> > ready to be put on people. We won't recruit
until<BR> > we're ready to put people actually in the
Baron's<BR> > Bunch loaner armour. The draw would be that
newbies<BR> > can just step right into the armour and fight
with<BR> > us at the triad practices as a "test drive".<BR> >
Weâd advertise at the seven movie theaters and ten<BR> > comic book
shops to capitalize on the romanticism of<BR> >
fighting.<BR> > Weâd advertise at the gyms to focus on
the<BR> > exercise of fighting.<BR> > Weâd advertise at the
malls and schools to get the<BR> > masses. Possibly a demo would even
be good. I could<BR> > work it with the schools for the historical
aspect<BR> > and the malls for the "mass-draw" aspect of
free<BR> > advertising ("Come watch the fight!").<BR> > Weâd
advertise at the police forces to get people<BR> > who are trained in
shield wall tactics, but might<BR> > not get a chance to use them as
much as theyâd<BR> > like. This would also be our in with the
local<BR> > government. If someone complains about us the
police<BR> > we have in the triads can say weâre OK and
weâre<BR> > training for riot control sort of.<BR> > Weâd
advertise at the archery range to see if we<BR> > can get combat
archers. I know that people donât<BR> > like combat archers, but it
would be so we can focus<BR> > on the combined arms concept of
warfare. Maybe we<BR> > could even get some siege engine people out of
it.<BR> ><BR> > Within a 10 mile radius there
are:<BR> > Movie Theaters (7):<BR> > Muvico Egyptian 24 - 7000
Arundel Mills Cir,<BR> > Hanover, MD (443) 755-8992<BR> >
Cinema Depot LLC, 8955 Henkels Ln, Annapolis Jct,<BR> > MD, (301)
604-0894<BR> > Pasadena Theatre Co Inc 8377 Jumpers Hole
Rd,<BR> > Millersville, MD (410) 975-0200<BR> > Jumpers
Cinemas 8120 Jumpers Hole Rd, Pasadena, MD<BR> > (410)
768-9999<BR> > Movies At Marley Station 7900 Ritchie Hwy,
Glen<BR> > Burnie, MD (410) 760-3300<BR> > U A Marley Station
8 7900 Governor Ritchie Hwy, Glen<BR> > Burnie, MD (410)
760-3300<BR> > Stagefront Tickets Inc 14502 Greenview
Drive,<BR> > Laurel, MD (800) 250-2525<BR> > Gyms
(10)<BR> > Premier Fitness 1103 Annapolis Rd, Odenton, MD
(410)<BR> > 672-1888<BR> > Curves 1215 Annapolis Rd, Odenton,
MD (410) 305-1370<BR> ><BR> > Odenton Barber Tanning &
Ftnss 1141 Annapolis Rd,<BR> > Odenton, MD (410)
674-6801<BR> > Transformations Fitness-Women 2288 Blue Water
Blvd,<BR> > Odenton, MD (410) 674-7403 Bee Fit for Life,
129<BR> > Hidden Hill circle, Odentom, MD (410) 674-5647<BR> >
Severn Valley Tennis Club 740 State Route 3 S,<BR> > Gambrills, MD
(410) 923-2100<BR> > Lady of America Fitness Center 2664 Chapel Lake
Dr,<BR> > Gambrills, MD (410) 451-0077<BR> > Boxing Xtreme
& Fitness 1131 Benfield Blvd # M-Q,<BR> > Millersville, MD (410)
729-3900<BR> > SK Divers 502 Fanleaf Ct, Severn, MD (301)
440-0135<BR> > Severna Park Racquetball Club 8514 Veterans
Hwy,<BR> > Millersville, MD (410) 987-0980<BR> > Comic Book
Shops (10)<BR> > Empyre Comics Inc 330 Hospital Dr, Glen Burnie,
MD<BR> > (410) 761-8224<BR> > America's Heroes 300 Crain Hwy
S, Glen Burnie, MD<BR> > (410) 761-9797<BR> > Twilight Zone
Comics The 18 Crain Hwy N, Glen<BR> > Burnie, MD (410)
766-0480<BR> > Games & Comics & Stuff 7476 Baltimore
Annapolis<BR> > Blvd, Glen Burnie, MD (410) 863-7410<BR> >
Alliance Comics 6820 Race Track Rd # 101, Bowie, MD<BR> > (301)
352-4322<BR> > Comic Classics 365 Main St, Laurel, MD
(301)<BR> > 490-9811<BR> > Comics To Astonish 9400 Snowden
River Pkwy # 112,<BR> > Columbia, MD (410) 381-2732<BR> >
Fudds Rabbithole of Ceramics 8519 Fort Smallwood Rd,<BR> > Pasadena,
MD (410) 437-2191<BR> > Elmer J Banister Jr 8519 Fort Smallwood
Rd,<BR> > Pasadena, MD (410) 437-5542<BR> > Fudds Rabbit Hole
8519 Fort Smallwood Rd # A,<BR> > Pasadena, MD (410)
437-5542<BR> > Malls (2)<BR> > Severna Park Mall 555 Ritchie
Hwy, Severna Park, MD<BR> > (410) 647-9106<BR> > Laurel Centre
Mall Management 14828 Baltimore Ave,<BR> > Laurel, MD (301)
953-3300<BR> > Colleges (3)<BR> > University of MD College
Park Zimborski Ave,<BR> > Odenton, MD (410) 674-7012<BR> >
Anne Arundel Community College 8601 Zimborski Ave,<BR> > Ft George
Meade, MD (410) 672-3554<BR> > Strayer University 1520 Jabez Run,
Millersville, MD<BR> > (410) 923-2212<BR> > Maryland Institute
of Justice 8424 Veterans Hwy # 3,<BR> > Millersville, MD (410)
987-6665<BR> > Police Forces (4)<BR> > Anne Arundel County
Police 8495 Veterans Hwy,<BR> > Millersville, MD (410)
222-8050<BR> > Directorate of Emergency Services Law
Enforcement<BR> > Division 8042 Leslie Rd, Fort George G Meade,
MD<BR> > (410) 672-4212<BR> > Crofton Police Dept 1576 Crofton
Pkwy, Crofton, MD<BR> > (410) 721-2301<BR> > Maryland State
Police: Glen Burnie Barrack P 6800<BR> > Aviation Blvd, Glen Burnie,
MD (410) 761-5130<BR> > Archery (1)<BR> > Bay Country Archery
5 Light Street Ave, Pasadena, MD<BR> > (410) 647-7595
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