May Meeting

Branch Population Estimates
a. Paid members - 20
b. Non-members - 44
c. Total active - 20
5. Activities
a. Regular scheduled meetings/activities
Business Meetings 2nd Saturday each month
Practices currently – Each Monday at 5-8

b. Special/occasional meetings in this last quarter (for special planning or special activities).

Much needed gate training to take place June 2nd and 3rd

c. Events held in the last quarter
Maypole

d. Demos, with accounts of activities, attendance
Maypole – Archery Tournaments
Rapier Tournament
Heavy Championship – Althion
Throwing Weapons Championship – Larz
Kids games
Bardic Circle and Competition
A&S by Dragons Lair and Lady Saul
vendors were
Cave of Wonders
Blue Tygre Forge
Inky Quills
Viking Feast Ice Cream
Heavenly Hotdogs
Hawk and Dove Leatherworks
Wandering Eye Jewelry
Attendance:
Members - 20
Non-members – 44
From outside Shire - 33
Estimated Public - 65
Children – 27
total estimated - 189
Income Breakdown:
To Kingdom: $550
To Shire: $1772
Total:$2573.50

e. Good things or bad things that happened at any gathering. Include your ideas for improvement for future events, and things that worked well.
Receiving feed back from more current members of shire.

Location ideas for events in Port Townsend:
Fort Flagler
Man Resa Castle
Fort Warden Music Hall
6. Upcoming
a. Events (Include events even if dates are tentative)
May
-Rhody Festival Parade Tentative May 18 - canceled

June
-Demo Fighting and A&S

July
-4th of July parade Forks (Day)
-4th of July parade Port Angeles (Evening)
-Hot Summer Lights Tentative July 26-28 (at Clallam County Fairgrounds)
-Demo Fighting and A&S

August
-Joyce Daze Parade August 3
-Demo Fighting Demo and A&S

September

October
-Masquerade Ball/Halloween Party October 12 (Location Undetermined)
- Fundraisers - Assembly dates will be October 19 and 26, Location TBD

November
-Festival of the Trees November 22-24
-Fundraiser – Bake-sale. Sell November 16th and November 30th and Rebecca will call Swains and see if they would allow sales outside on Small Business Saturday, the 23rd.

December

February 2020
- Feast or Famine 15th - 16th (location undetermined)

b. Demos
May
- Maypole, May 1st-3rd 2020
located at Clallam County Fairgrounds

8. Financial status. As of April 30th
a. Checking – 372.78
b. Savings – 2317.62
b. Bank balance – 2690.40

b. Recent special purchases – Fundraiser supplies (wood, nails), cloth for standards, materials for repairs to shire equipment

c. Planned purchases.
Pop-ups/ period day shades.
New Cover for Large tan pavilion
Archery Targets – three rivers archery

9. Summary
a. Thoughts on the group overall
Maybe starting to turn around
Much needed gate training to take place June 2nd and 3rd
b. Best thing or things
More communication outside shire
c. What needs improvement
Participation still, though improving.

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