[Populace] FROM ANOTHER LIST

[Krutul, Laura [CIB-GTS]]

I received this today from a non-SCA list.  It just goes to show that bad news does travel fast (and far).  This is a good lesson for any Event Steward to take note of.

>Subject: [SCA_Autocrats] Events sites - dry!
>
>Good morning,
>
>Our Barony hosted Kingdom 12th Night in Saline, MI, January 2005.
>
>As of this morning, we have learned and confirmed that the SCA is no 
>longer welcome in the Saline School District. This is unfortunate as they 
>have a number of buildings at reasonable rates for large events.
>
>We were shocked about this turn of events - we had worked hard to leave 
>the school cleaner than we found it, obeyed all rules set for us, and even 
>had offered to pay for the damages of an unfortunate pewter spill during a 
>casting class. No one called and told us that we had done something wrong. 
>We learned of this through the grape vine.
>
>The cause of our persona non grata status? A series of empty alcohol 
>containers discovered in the trash cans after the event.
>
>If you have ever tried finding an event site, you know that it is the 
>hardest part of running an event. When we do find them, we want to keep them.
>
>IF THE EVENT FLYER SAYS THAT THE SITE IS DRY - BELIEVE IT!!!
>
>I wanted to pass this along to warn and urge all event stewards to make 
>sure that your populace understands the importance of completely following 
>all of the rental guidelines.
>
>Baroness Giovanna
>

YIS,
Baroness Laurens de Vitrolles
Ladybaron at att.net