[Artemisia] FW: Re: [society_youth_forum] Fw: [BoffersCaid] Warning notice (unverified)

Thu Aug 10 16:44:41 CDT 2006

Below is a message posted to the society youth forum. It may serve as a reminder to those of us that bring our children to fighter practice that we need to talk to them about talking to strangers and giving them personal information. 

--
Raven MacLeod 
Sergeant, Student, Vassal 

En fides abunde virtus, en virtus abunde fides. 

If people knew how hard I worked to gain my mastery, it wouldnt seem so wonderful after all. --Michelangelo 

-------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- 
From: Sperry Workman <sperryw at yahoo.com> 
To: society_youth_forum at yahoogroups.com 
Subject: Re: [society_youth_forum] Fw: [BoffersCaid] Warning notice (unverified) 
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:18:36 +0000 
Good Morning,

I am Gleann Abhann's MoC.  Master Erik is impeccable as a source.  If he thought something was important enough to pass along, then it must have happened.  I can get more information from him, if you would like.  

Visc. Kenna

Jeanne Russell <nametaken at citlink.net> wrote:

----- Original Message ----- 
From: JJ MacCrimmon 
Subject: [BoffersCaid] Warning notice (unverified)

This was posted on Live Journal (SCA_Parent) today,and I felt it 
would certainly be worth considering as a warning. The info has not 
been verified by contacting officials in Glenn Abhann (formerly 
western Meridies), but it's disconcerting none the less. Use this as 
an excellent object lesson for youngsters and parents alike in giving 
out personal info.

YIS, 

John James

*** <snip> ***

Parents & Guardians and All SCA Family -
A strange incident from Gleann Abhann occurred recently that the 
seneschals, marshals, and childrens' officers should be aware of. 

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Greeting from Gleann Abhann, 
We had an incident come up at one of our local fighter practices. 
Several of our fighters are parents and so they picked a spot at the 
local park where there was a playground near of the practice. They 
had sent a group of children over to the playground to play. When 
they returned one of the children told us that a reporter from 
Parents Magazine had approached her wanting more information on the 
SCA. When she offered to take him to meet the group he said he did 
not have time and just asked for her phone number so he could contact 
her parents (her mother runs the fighter practice). Luckily she only 
gave out her father's cell number so I am not sure if the address can 
be traced. 

When I heard this I called Parents Magazine and they told me that 
while they have free lance writers all over the country, they do all 
their photo shoots in NY. They do not feel that one of their staff 
would have approached the children first and not the parents. I have 
since called the mother which is when I found out only the cell phone 
had been given out and the child had been talked to about talking to 
strangers. 

Word to the Wise
Master Erik
Media Relations - Gleann Abhann 

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It may be a whole new approach for child molesters. Please let your 
groups know they should be on alert for yet another potential 
problem. It is very scary to be a parent these days! 

-Eilidh
Seneschal, Caid 

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