[SCA-BMDL] Review of Pre-Pennsic Barony Meeting

[Cara & Char]

Unto the people of the BMDL does Baron Byron send greetings.

I was asked to review what I said at the Barony meeting last Sunday, in case 
someone couldn't make it or I wasn't loud enough.  Here's what I said:

The Barony has volunteered to guard the AE Royal Gate on Wednesday, Aug 11. 
This is a great way to meet people and smile a lot.  Please see us either by 
email or at Pennsic to sign up for a shift of 1 or 2 hours.  You don't need 
a partner, although this does add to the fun.  We have not heard the exact 
times that need to be covered, but it's usually 8AM-6PM.

We seek retainers to accompany us on some of our Pennsic journeys.  For the 
most part, these are events that you'd love to come to anyway, like the 
Choir or I Genesii or Midnight Madness.  Catriona and Elss are coordinating 
our retainers; please see them for details about volunteering.

We would like to continue our tradition of assisting AE Royal with Their 
setup.  We will muster in the BMDL camp (N10) at 11 AM on Sunday, August 1, 
and go en masse to AE Royal to offer our assistance.

The Baronial reception will again be held in AE Royal on Sunday Aug 8 at 7 
PM.  Setup will begin at 6:30 -- please come and help us move benches and 
help Zianna, who has graciously agreed to coordinate food for this event. 
Court begins at 7:30 PM, and the party continues until 9PM, followed by a 
brief cleanup.

We encourage everyone to volunteer their time at the A&S tent, because there 
is a new A&S policy regarding children at classes that requires additional 
volunteers.  If you hold a purple Youth Minister card, or are a Youth 
Marshall, you are particularly valuable to them.

We wanted to thank our Seneschale, Hilda, for putting together some very 
nice schedules on a wide variety of Pennsic-related topics, including 
battlefield schedule, A&S schedule, and Baronial events.

We look forward to seeing you all at Pennsic!

--Byron and Ariella