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

Thu Aug 10 12:20:32 CDT 2006

It also serves as a warning to parents that not only do you need to warn your children about talking to strangers, you also need to keep a very watchful eye on them... especially the smaller kids.

Close proximity of playgrounds, restrooms, etc does not necessarily mean 'safe'. 

Some parents have already increased their attention to their offspring, however I still see many kids wander off alone with no adult supervision.  While your youth minister is not a babysitter, nor are they responsible for your wandering kids, they do attempt to provide your kids with activities that will keep them safe and in a central location.  Working with your kids and the youth minister in your area is just one more way to help ensure their safety. 

Good luck everyone. 

Bethoc
It's a very sad world we live in where children cannot play freely and without fear. 

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ravenmacleod at comcast.net<mailto:ravenmacleod at comcast.net> 
  To: artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org<mailto:artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org> ; lochsalann at yahoogroups.com<mailto:lochsalann at yahoogroups.com> 
  Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 9:44 AM
  Subject: [Artemisia] FW: Re: [society_youth_forum] Fw: [BoffersCaid] Warningnotice (unverified)

  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<mailto:sperryw at yahoo.com>> 
  To: society_youth_forum at yahoogroups.com<mailto: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<mailto: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. 

  ----------------------------------------------------------

  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 

  ----------------------------------------------------------

  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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