<div dir="ltr">Grand Day of Tournaments staff meeting: Is this on Wednesday the 23rd or Tuesday the 22nd?  The email I had gotten said the 23rd, but this says the 22nd.<div><br></div><div>~Birke</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 6:02 AM, Cynnabar Seneschal via Barony <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:barony@cynnabar.org" target="_blank">barony@cynnabar.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We were in our new location.  It was pretty good.  The various dinner items some people brought in from the different restaurants in the building smelled good.<br><br>

<h2><span>20150914 Barony of
Cynnabar <span>                       </span>7:00PM</span></h2>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Location:<span>  </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Pierpont
Commons, U of M North Campus, Boulevard Room. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(51,51,51)">2101 Bonisteel Blvd Ann Arbor, MI 48109. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">NC43
is the number of the free evening parking lot closest to Pierpont Commons. </span><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">FIRST TIME!</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"></span></p>

<p><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Activity, Event & Demo
Reports</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Let’s include everything we are doing in the Society in these reports;
not just events and travel!</span></i></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Vikings Come
Home:<span>  </span>Lot of archer, a very tame redtail
how with falconer, Cattle Raid Battle was a good activity.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Festifall & NorthFest - Daye</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Northfest: Labor
Day<span>  </span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Hot and sunny.<span>  </span>Not allowed tents! Not in the shade.<span>  </span>Great crew:<span> 
</span>Pete, Gabby, Eadard/ Mike, Hattie.<span> 
</span>Needed a bigger helm for show and tell.<span> 
</span>Wax tablet was popular. </span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Gave out:<span>         </span>140+ QR info cards</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>                        </span>20 some
brochures</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>                        </span>50 email
requests, all U/M students</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Festifall:<span>  </span>Thursday 9/10</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Much better weather
and more reasonable time slot.<span>  </span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Kasha and Hattie
came for a quick shift, Josie was a huge help all day, and Gavriel arrived for
the afternoon with water bottles and snacks! (Godeth stopped by to say hello).<span>  </span>Serious Grateful props toe Eadard/ Mike for working
with me both days, and printing up more cards.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">THIS WAS CRAZY
HUGE. Lines wrapped around Hatcher Library.<span> 
</span>Some groups performed.<span>  </span>We need to
do a fencing/ fighting/ dancing demo. It was less than five minutes per group,
and Hattie may need to register us differently, but I think we need to do
this.<span>  </span>Also we noticed the big printed/
framed posters.<span>  </span>That might be something
else the group should consider. (Apply to the SORC Student Organization
Resource Center to find out more. Ms Kay) “Stone” was back to try on a properly
sized helm. (Thanks, Irenfist for the loan!)</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Gave out:<span>         </span>214 QR info cards
(AND some people just snapped the QR)</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>                        </span>15 brochures</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>                        </span>87 email
requests</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p>

<p style="line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Upcoming
Baronial Events and Demos</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Mass Meeting</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Sept 24 Michigan
Union Anderson Rooms, at 7 pm. Daye and Deputies:</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We need solid
offers to run activities.<span>  </span>The
calligraphy table was very popular last year.<span> 
</span>There will be some fencing and fighting.<span> 
</span>What else?<span>  </span>If you can commit
please let Daye know.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Our Baron and
Baroness will hold a brief court to give the flavor of an event.<span>  </span>(Kay has dibs on being Seneschal)<span>  </span>Let them know if you can help with that. </span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Old Movie Night:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>  </span>Still seeking a location. Free Movie-
Princess Bride.<span>  </span>Popcorn Provided.<span>  </span>Our goal is to attract students, give them a chance
to meet us.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Expenses:<span>  </span>$100 from Rooms Fund in the Student Account.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">DEMO:<span>  </span>Dixboro Farmer’s Market Festival (Friday Oct
23, 2015) – </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Gabby, Anne, & Deputies.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">3 pm to 7 pm. 5221 Church Rd Ann Arbor, MI.<span>  </span>Luisa /Gabby is the Point person.<span>  </span>Write her at </span><a href="mailto:gabrielamd1994@hotmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">gabrielamd1994@hotmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"> OR </span><a href="mailto:gabrielamd1994@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">gabrielamd1994@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"><span>   </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt">We will need help to set up a section of List field, Kay
thinks. Daye reports people did not understand it was unsafe to walk across the
list field. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Fall
Revel, Closing of the Range, & Battle of Agincourt 600<sup>th</sup>
Anniversary.<span>  </span>(Sunday October 25, 2105)
Dillon’s Range.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"> Grey Odsson<span>  </span>$250.<span>  </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">A Rapier Battle in the woods has been added! Grey has a
projector and will be tracing targets.<span> 
</span>He needs help coloring them in .<span> 
</span>Please message him to offer help.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">If you need to warm up for the event archery practice will
be happening at usual places and times.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Grand Day of Tournaments (<span>Saturday November 7</span><sup>th</sup>, 2015) – </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Johannes $___ Budget. L</span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">unch tavern budget
$____</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">.</span></p>

<p>Staff meeting will be on <span>Tuesday September 22nd</span> at
the Ypsilanti Library on Whittaker Rd south of Ypsilanti down Huron St. Staff
have been notified.<br>
Web site is active with current dates. More info will be coming shortly.<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></b></p>

<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Wassail</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>  </span>(<b>Saturday</b> <b>December 12, 2015) – </b>Steward: Eddy, with support from Kasha and
Ermenrich. Waiting on detailed proposal. <span> </span>Site: Chelsea Fairgrounds is booked</span></p>

<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">St. Cecilia
at the Tower (Sat April 30- Sun May 1, 2016)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> St Paul United Church of Christ, Saline, MI Mistress Jadwiga. </span></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>            </span>No reports</span></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Old Business</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <span>  </span></span></b></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Trailer for List field parts</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">. <span> </span>$3500-$3950 3rd meeting
of 3. APPROVED</span></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">A Black, 5’x10’ bed covered trailer 6 feet tall, complete with
lights, inside and out, hitching stuff and other technicalities that escape me
at this hour. Insurance </span></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">New Meeting
Site </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">or <b>Meeting Day.</b><span>  </span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If the next meeting is as smooth and no
serious problems arise I will ask Hattie to book us into this space for the foreseeable
future. I will also ask her to find out if there is a room that usually
includes tables.</span></p>

<p style="margin-top:0in;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">9/28 PLAN:<span> 
</span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Meet in the seating are on the
ground floor where the _______________restaurant is.<span>  </span>There seem to be lots of chairs and
tables.<span>  </span>Kay could put a sign on or near
the Boulevard Room Door to alert people of the move.</span></p>

<p style="margin-top:0in;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In accord with the Financial Policy</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> the Student Account was topped off to cover
room expenses for recruiting events this fall.</span></p>

<p><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">New Business</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Terpsichore at the Tower (Fri
& Sat, April 8-9, 2016 ) )</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> St Paul
United Church of Christ, Saline, MI Ceara<span> 
</span>1<sup>st</sup> of 3 meetings</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">A written
proposal was submitted.<span>  </span>See it as an
attachment to the message bearing these minutes.</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">There was a
discussion on site tokens and whether it should change from the traditional
Dance Book.</span></p>

<p style="line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Other Group
Discussion</span></u></b></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>            </span>NONE</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Words from Their Excellencies Ermenrich
and Kasha of Cynnabar</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Their Excellencies
chose to go last.</span></p>

<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please see the request that has gone out for prizes to be awarded at
Grand Day of Tournaments.<span>  </span>Donate things
you have made, or found or bought that you think you would like to have as part
of your event and Society life.</span></p>

<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please make award recommendations.<span> 
</span>Their Majesties-to-Be, Nikolas & Serena will be at GDoT.<span>  </span>We also can support your
recommendations.<span>  </span>Let us know if you
would like others to write for someone.</span></p>

<p><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Status check on Approved Budget
Items:<span>  </span>SKIPPED</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:9pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> 
</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Fabric/materials
for making new Baronial floor covering </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">($95 budget) Ms. Giovanna:<span>  </span>for
Grand Day of Tournaments.</span></p>

<p style="margin-left:9pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> 
</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Youth box</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> – continues</span></p>

<p style="margin-left:9pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> 
</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Leather and
Rivets for refurbishing Loaner Armor </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">–
Gregor<span>  </span>$200 </span></p>

<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Stickers
with the Baronial Populace Badge</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> (and maybe
name?) 3<sup>rd</sup> <sup><span> </span></sup>of 3
meetings $60-100</span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Seeking Art or Artists.</span></p>

<p style="line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Announcements</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> –<u> </u></span></p>

<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Emily E Smith visited the meeting.<span>  </span>She is a journalist writing a book about the
activities that bring meaning to people’s lives.<span>  </span>She is developing a chapter on the
Society.<span>  </span>Expect to see her a</span><br></div>
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