February meetings:
- 6th – Sir Walter Raleigh prep
- 13th – Slash and Burn Costuming – how to make a period pattern quick (Charles teaching)
- 20th – Dance Night
- 27th – Business meeting
Kingdom News:
- Unevent info from Webminister – all back end access folks to the website need to be warranted
- AI policy being created – atm no use of AI
- Kingdom transitioning to gmail Kingdom account for all offices within kingdom (barony and canton)
- Seneschal: canton cannot pay for non-member fees,
- site owners can’t walk event without escort and they must sign a waiver,
- and if non-member registers but doesn’t attend the event the canton keeps the non-member fee (it doesn’t go to the kingdom)
- Social media: group will vote next business meeting to apoint a social media officer or not, discussing image permission to use – there are SCA photographers that have signed permanent license to allow SCA to use their photos
Exchequer:
- Birthday profit $400
- Difference in our cost for Optimist Farm and Grit Wars was a different pre -reg date by a year
Fighter Marshal: 7 people last week, never fought before
Chatelaine:
- Seneschal planning to weed garb trailer, canton has voted to donate or sell for fundraising excess garb, etc
- Honey girl Meadery possible social nights – no food at site, had a successful Medieval night
Sir Walter Raleigh:
- Haw river ballroom secured – rental waived, event space runs event and sells tickets, and takes 25% of ticket sales
- site has no tables, does not allow outside alcohol (so no Honeygirl meadery), no food on site (but there is a restaurant next door), can be treated as a demo and not an event on Kingdom calendar,
- voted in favor – for budget $1270 unanimous
Long term goals:
- have a fundraiser at a large event – sell excess garb, and blue green tent
- purchase 1-2 rolling lockers, 4-6 wire frame trash bag holders, sandwich board signs, rope and stakes (for marking areas)
- field trips – starting in Feb – Bennet place, Duke homestead, Stagsville, Old Salme, Textile museum
2025 Birthday bids:
- bids being accepted – Wayne has idea for D&D event , The Quest – event spiked for place holding to secure veterans weekend