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A Note to the Kingdom about the Running of the Toybox

26 Monday Mar 2018

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A message to the East Kingdom from His Highness, Brennan:

We love the tradition of the Toy Box. It’s my (and many people’s) favorite part of court. I wanted to take a minute to mention some of the ways that Their Majesties Ivan & Matilde (and many of our predecessors) have sought to make the toys available to all the kids and families of the Kingdom. We plan to continue these. Also, if you need additional accommodation, please just let a member of Caoilfhionn’s or my court know. We’ll do what we can to make sure every child that wants a toy gets a toy.

  • If you’re leaving early for a soccer game, or because a toddler is melting, hit us up early. Toys don’t need the full day to ripen. 🙂
  • If your child is unable to run with the velociraptor pack, please let us know. We’ll pull a toy, find a separate time for your child to choose one, or find a “human steed”.
  • If you have a little one at the back of the pack, don’t worry. The runner will eventually be brought down and will wait while everyone gets a pick.
  • If your kid is too young to run alone, but too old and cool to run with Mom or Dad, we can find an older kid or a member of Caoilfhionn’s Guard to be the cool cousin/uncle/aunt.

Please… let us know how you we can help, We can’t predict all the needs or who is in the crowd weekend to weekend. So please, Mohammed, come to the mountain. We’ll be waiting… with toys for all the Eastern kiddos.

Brennan Princeps

Porter mandatory step down

11 Tuesday Apr 2017

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Unto the people of the East from Alayne, EK Porter,warm greetings!

As my term serving our glorious Kingdom in the capacity of Porter draws to a close, I would like to thank everyone for the opportunity I have had to be able to make the East a wonderful example of inclusiveness and accessibility.

Northern Region War Camp in Glenn Linn will mark the terminus of my service in this particular aspect, as the Porters serve under the auspices of the Seneschalate, with a limit of two consecutive terms.

At this time I would like to thank all those good gentles who have acted as my Deputies, the fine Web Ministers who have helped us create and maintain a site of resources:

http://accessibility.eastkingdom.org/

Thank you also to all the fine Event Stewards who allowed me space for Accessibility Hours, and thank you to the people who attended these workshops.

I encourage anyone seeking a positive and proactive way of serving the East to consider putting in for this Office or working for the Office of the Porter in other ways.  During my tenure I have met amazing individuals, both in and out of the Kingdom.  Positive changes have occurred and will no doubt continue to occur because of the East Kingdom’s continuing commitment to courtesy and  accessibility.

Again, I thank you for this time in office and look forward to serving the East in other ways in the future.

Your humble servant,

Alayne

Alayne Alexandra Nyvern Nightwatcher, OP

Silent Heraldry Deputy of the Laurel Sovereign of Arms Sought

16 Wednesday Apr 2014

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JBulwerIn order to encourage and promote the use and equality of Silent Heraldry at all courts and events in which the entire populace attends, and to assist the silent heralds in their dealings with the Crown, the Silent Heraldry Deputy of Laurel Sovereign of Arms coordinates efforts and communication throughout the SCA. Silent Heralds in the Society are heralds who express auditory information into visual and/or tactile information used by deaf and hard-of-hearing people.

This deputy is tasked with the following duties, plus other such tasks as assigned by Laurel:

  • Working with Kingdoms to improve the organization of silent heraldry and its integration with other court and event heralds.
  • Working with Kingdoms and Laurel to improve education regarding silent heraldry, both for silent heralds themselves and the general populace.
  • Acting as a resource for silent herald programs.
  • Preparing quarterly reports to Laurel on the status of such programs.

Interested parties should email a resume (SCA and modern if appropriate) as well as a short description of their experience related to this job to the Laurel King of Arms, Meistari Gabriel Kjotvason.

The application period ends on May 15, 2014, with the decision being made immediately thereafter.