Chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism for Pinellas County Florida USA. Serving the Kingdom of Trimaris.

Seneschal (club president.) : Earl Thomas the Incomplete,
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Minutes for August 24, 2005
26 members present

Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
Shire of Marcaster
Started at 7:35pm – Ended at 8:40pm

I. Seneschal Report
a. Read minutes from August 10
i. passed to accept
b. Calendar
i. August 26th – 28th – Midsummers Knights Dream at Brandon Rotary
ii. Sept. 3 – First Saturday Cancelled due to XXth year
iii. Sept. 12th – scribal night at Columella's
iv. Sept. 14th – Business Meeting at Largo Library
v. Sept. 16th – Renaissance Night Safety Harbor Demo
vi. Sept. 21st – Arts and Sciences Night
vii. Sept. 24th – Fighter Practice
viii. Sept. 25th – Archery practice at Camp Soule at 2pm
ix. Sept. 28th – Business Meeting at Largo Library
c. Midsummers
i. Cancel or Not?
1. Tropical storm headed our way
2. Feastcrat has spent $125
a. All can be reused except $57.17 for Turkeys that have already been thawed
b. No liability from camp because of Act of God
3. Discussion took place as to whether to cancel
a. Voted on whether or not to cancel
i. Passed unanimously to cancel
ii. Richard will contact Kingdom Seneschal and put on various email lists
4. Discussion on what to do with Turkeys
a. Voted on whether to donate to Second Harvest or have members purchase them
i. Donate – 19 votes
ii. Purchase – 3 votes
b. Will donate to Second Harvest
i. Columella will coordinate
ii. Need copy of their FIN#
d. XXth Year
i. Procession – 6 positions
1. Seneschal
2. Herald
3. 4 Other people - volunteers
a. Artorius
b. Warjna
c. Leonidas
d. Columella
e. House Concert
i. Bards
ii. Friday, September 9th
iii. 7pm
iv. $10 ea
v. If you did not sign up at the meeting contact Columella!
f. New Banner has arrived!
i. It is MOST COOL!
g. Equestrian
i. Practice in Plant City
ii. Looking for support for Equipment
1. Quintain, Ring Stands
a. Cost
i. Quintain $184
ii. Ring Stand $150 ea (need 3)
iii. Total $335.14 requested of Marcaster to bring 1 Quintain and 2 Ring Stand
iii. Voted whether to donate
1. 18 votes yes, 0 votes no
2. Vote passes to donate
h. Caravanserai Bid
i. Event Steward - Leonidas
1. Reservations – Jocetta
2. Feast – Johanna
3. Herald – Hershal
ii. Suggested by Mikhael to do a Toys for Tots tourney
1. will discuss at a later date
i. Creature Productions
i.
II. Officer Reports
a. Exchecquer – Jocetta
i. Balance $6,648.09
1. Tarps for Trebuchet came in over budget at $95.97
b. Marshal – not present, Leonidas reporting
i. Practice Saturday may or may not happen due to storm – if it is
clear come out to practice!
c. Herald – Johanna
i. September 7th at 7pm (Seminole Library) - meeting for anyone that
wants to work on persona, a name, a device or badge or anything else
that pertains to the heralds office. Also if anyone wants to learn to
be a herald.
1. planned to be a regular event every month, 1st Wednesday of the month
ii. Badge has been submitted
d. Art/Sci – Warjna
i. Report will be submitted tomorrow to Kingdom
ii. Fingerloop braiding class happened and it was good!
iii. Sept. 21st – Class on Perfumes by Lady Boudicca
1. At Boudicca's house
a. 1231 Murok Way S., St. Pete, 33705
b. 727-867-4440
iv. Looking for classes for future
e. Chronicler – Not Present
f. Hospitaller – Borric
i. Some loaner garb was left at camp at TMT
1. Want to borrow more for XXth year
ii. Feast Gear, etc. being donated to office
iii. Welcome to new people and visitors
III. Other Business
a. 5th Wednesday in August 31st at 7pm
i. Revel at Lady Jewetta's (Mom's House!)
1. 5276 58th Ave. N., St. Pete., 33709
2. 526-4912
3. In Garb
4. Bring a dish to share
5. There is a pool, bring a bathing suit
b. Suggestion to donate part of profit from local events to a cause
within the kingdom
i. Suggestion by Lady Jewetta to get with smaller local shires and
mentor them by holding events together
1. Help teach their people to run events as well as help them make money
2. Borric suggested especially partnering with Fiach Ogan, Brineside
Moor, Crystal Moor and Bentonshire
ii. Will discuss and vote later