Society ANNOUNCEMENTS

September 2024 Baronial Business Meeting

4 September 2024, Time: 7:37 PM EST

Notes submitted by Seong Myeong Su Daesaseong, South Downs Chronicler.

Magister Lorenzo called the July meeting to order. The Seneschal Lady Raven Helmsplitter, started recording the meeting and greeted the populace joining the Zoom meeting. Lady Raven read the Kingdom Anti-Bullying statement.

Officers’ Reports

Seneschal, (Lady Raven Helmsplitter) 

  • Schedule for this month:
    • 9/4 – Business Meeting (Zoom)
    • 9/11 – Project Night (Zoom)
    • 9/18 – DEIB Class (In-person)
    • 9/25 – Red Tower prep! (In-person)
  • Thank you to all that submitted nominations for the Swift’s Heart
    • Will work on ballots to send out this week to people to submitted nominations and anyone who requests one
  • Midwinter 2025 – Scheduled for Feb. 1, 2025
    • Please let us know if you’d like to submit a bid or know of a site that you’d like to use

Herald (Magister Lorenzo Petrucci)     

  • No new submissions through Lorenzo, but there are some submissions that are in the works
  • Awards
    • Pennsic
      • Eiríkr Pálsson – Court Barony

Knight Marshal (Baroness Maighread Wilson)

  • Just took over from Baron Eiríkr
  • Will have loaner gear sometime this weekend
  • Have two potential deputies
  • Practices
    • 9/8 – Practice
    • 9/15 – Practice
    • 9/22 – out of town, may not have practice unless someone covers as marshal
    • 9/29 – MGT weekend, no practice

Rapier Marshal (Captain Brendan de Hay)

  1. Practices have been proceeding, weather and other events permitting.  Sundays starting around noon (concurrent with armored practice).  Schedule changes, cancellations, and any other relevant information is shared on the FaceBook group “Atlanta SCA Fighting,” and we’re trying to get better about including Discord.  Loaner gear is usually available, but it doesn’t hurt to check the “Atlanta SCA Fighting” group in advance.  Sometimes when I’m not available, the “stunt marshal” might not be able to bring it.
  2. If you have any trouble at all finding practice announcements, feel free to reach out directly to me or Baroness Mairghread.  If you are using Discord, please @ us, otherwise your post will be lost in the chatter.
  3. Thanks to everyone for working together to keep practices happening.  My continued thanks to our celebrity stunt marshal team, particularly Baroness Mairghread.  BTW, special shout-out to Cpt. Pietro, newly warranted.
  4. Thanks to Baroness Mairghread, I’m now re-warranted as a youth rapier marshal.  We do not currently have a youth rapier program per sé, but if there is interest, we can begin.
  5. Thanks to Lady Sara, completed her Marshal’s warranting requirements, and will soon be on the team of Stunt Marshals so that practice can happen even if I’m not available.
  6. HYDRATE!

Live Weapons (Master Mathias Blackett)

  • Nothing reported

Exchequer (La Magnifica Justina di Silvestri) 

  • $5112.20 in the bank
  • Please remember to save your receipts for event expenses and fill out check request forms for events and purchases
  • PO Box is expiring at the end of September, can sign up again if we need to since it’s in the budget should Lord Salim need it.
  • Started autopay for storage unit to help prevent checks getting lost in the mail

Fundraising Deputy (THL Majda Anwar) 

  • Nothing reported

Quartermaster (Lady Genovefa and Lady Samurra) 

  • Brand new quartermasters as of this week, thank you for stepping into the position!

Chatelaine (Baron Mark de Wytteney)

  • Nothing to report
  • Looking for deputy for Chatelaine and Demo Deputy
  • Ogata is temporary Gold Key deputy

Demo Deputy (VACANT)

  • Nothing reported

Arts & Sciences (Lady Maryam al-Jawhariyya)

  • Not much to report for this month, working on competitions for Red Tower
    • A&S competitions for fiber arts, scribal, bardic competition
  • Need a deputy, if you’re interested, please let me know!

Provost (Lord Ælfric Hort)

  • We had 6 people in attendance this past month for Lady Genovefa’s class on Pickles in Period.
  • We will not have an A&S Class for the Barony this month.  Our usual Class Night – 9/25 – is being set aside for last minute in person Red Tower prep.
  • Currently, the class schedule for the remainder of 2024 is complete.  As we get closer to the end of the calendar year, we will be looking for teachers for 2025.  If you have something you would like to teach or otherwise share with the Barony, please get in touch with either myself or Sumarliði.  
  • Teacher sign-up for Red Tower has already gone live.  As of the drafting of this report, we currently have 3 signups – 2 classes and a Fiber Arts Salon.  We will be accepting sign-ups until Sept. 20.  
  • Also please begin thinking about classes you would like to teach for Castle Wars and Midwinter A&S.

Chronicler (Seong Myeong Su Daesaseong)

  • Been Chronicler for a year now, looking for a deputy!
  • Always looking to interview the populace for each issue, so please fill out this form to get included! Eventually I’d like to collect these into one PDF so we have a good collection of information about our members: https://forms.gle/MNxww3KUQJo2VsEG9
  • Please submit photos, art, articles, shout-outs, or anything that you’ve found interesting and want to share! I’ll always be collecting stuff for the newsletters going forward. You can submit either through this form: https://forms.gle/8SyEF9D7c8rMCnZP6 or email me at chron.southdowns@meridies.org.

Social Media Minister  (THLady Agnes Halydaye) 

  • Nothing to report.
  • Baroness Emelina will be stepping up as THLady Agnes steps down.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Officer (DEIB), (Lady Lily of South Downs)

  • Last month’s class was Sobriety in the Society from Valentine Blake
    • Great class that was canceled at RUM but was taught online for DEIB night. Thank you!
  • Sept. 18 – in person DEIB class
    • Baroness Rhonwyn teaching a hands-on paint by numbers class focusing on Extra European illumination.

Webminister (Acharya Mewadi Margavati Bai)

  • I have done some things behind the scenes this month (or last month, rather). Thanks to all who submitted updates to their Dramatis Personae entries for our website. Those have now been updated! Thank you Pietro, who helped me fix an incorrect email address on our site, which was preventing people from sending in requests to have awards info added. I have also added the list of Swift’s Heart awardees to the site, in light of the nomination and voting before Red Tower.
  • Speaking of Red Tower, the site is live! All the information should be current, and I am updating things as I get new information. The PayPal link is not up yet but will once Bam receives it and sends it my way. If you are a department head for the event and have something specific you need to post, please let me know via email at web.southdowns@meridies.org.
  • I am in the process of completing my quarterly report. If you have any questions or need any support before I send it in, please let me know in the next week or so, since I believe the report is due fairly soon.

Minister of Children (VACANT)

  • Position is still open, if you are interested, please contact Lady Raven.

Their Excellencies, (Maestro Ximon Cordoba de Martillo & HE Rhiannon verch Madyn)

  • Baron Ximon
    • Moment of silence for the couple of people who passed away today from the school shooting in Winder.
    • Thank you to everyone who’s been working on getting things together for the Swift’s Heart award.
  • Baroness Rhiannon
    • RT 50 planning
      • Working on getting one link to share for the website for RT 50 and for future events
      • Getting some favors sewn together and stamped, getting things together to help celebrate the Red Ravens at RT

SCA Business

  • Red Tower 50
    • RT pre-reg is up and running
  • Castle Wars
    • Bid by Salim and Maire
    • Looking to use Bert Adams as the site
    • Theme – Olympic Games
    • Adjustments to the bid for field supplies
    • Discussion on pricing the event for pre-reg/at the gate

Non-SCA Business

  • None reported

The business meeting was closed @ 9:10 PM EST

The next business meeting will be held on October 2nd, 2024, 7:00 PM EST via Zoom Meeting.