As the Known World continues to hold its breath through the coronavirus crisis, the Shire of Panther Vale is waiting for a safer time whereupon we may resume in-person events, training and meetings. We don’t have a date for that yet, but keep an eye on our newsfeed, Facebook page, calendar and the East Kingdom Event Calendar.
In the meantime, Panther Vale has created a Discord server as a central virtual space for people to connect, stay in touch, and attend online events and activities. We have text and voice chat channels that will become more active the more people join.
Our fantastic chatelaine Bess has created an easy-to-follow intro video that’ll have you online in no time. Jump in and check it out!
Welcome to Mountain Freehold’s Distanced Yule, shared with Panther Vale!
The shires of Mountain Freehold and Panther Vale will be holding their joint Yule Feast/Twelfth Night this year as a series of virtual events (via Zoom and other platforms).
Our Autocrat is Dafydd.
Yule Activities via Zoom
Tues, Jan 19th
Thurs., Jan 21st – 7 pm (1hr)
Sat., Jan 23 – 7-8 pm Feast!
Ongoing Yule Activities During the Week
Cookie Exchange
We need a Coordinator for this project. Share your favorite cookies with others and get a plate of various cookies back! Sign up in advance and understand that this might not be a great match for those with special dietary requirements.
The coordinator will receive the cookies (promising not to eat them!) and send/mail them out to the recipients. Participants will have to mail their own cookies to the coordinator, and if possible, provide a suggested donation of $5 to help with the mailing of their cookies to the recipients.
Gift packages
Lady Katherine has an idea for Gift Packages. Sign up with her in advance to contribute trinkets and small gifts items to be gathered and then shared with those who sign up. You will need to mail your items to Katherine, which she will then distribute to participants. There will be a suggested donation of $5, along with your items, to help cover mailing costs.
Distanced Mathom Exchange
This will be a continuation of one of our favorite Yule traditions. People who wish to participate will provide a description/photo of their mathom along with the date of their first official SCA activity. The coordinator will compile the list and make it available to the participants.
Starting with the person who has found the SCA the most recently, an item is chosen from the list. Then we continue on with the next person with the least time of involvement until everyone has a mathom. (This might be managed as an evolving email over the week with items struck from the list as choices are made.)
The challenge is how to get the mathom from the gifter to the giftee. Smallish items could be mailed between participants. Another option could be for delivery/exchange being coordinated between the two.
Other ideas are welcome – this is just a start. The more ideas we have, and the more people who volunteer to help, the better our Yule will be!
Everyone is welcome to attend!
The agenda will be posted closer to the meeting. If you have any items you’d like to discuss, please contact our seneschal Laura.
Technical Whatnots
If the meeting needs to be held online, it will be hosted using Zoom. Here’s the link for the meeting. To attend, you will need access to the internet and a device with at least a microphone. Video is optional. If you have a poor internet connection, turn the video off and use audio only. The room will be open 15 minutes before the start of the meeting.
For the password, please contact our seneschal or deputy seneschals.
If we can hold this meeting in person, it will likely be in the southern region of Panther Vale. Everyone is welcome to attend!
The agenda will be posted closer to the meeting. If you have any items you’d like to discuss, please contact our seneschal Laura.
Technical Whatnots
If the meeting needs to be held online, it will be hosted using Zoom. Here’s the link for the meeting. To attend, you will need access to the internet and a device with at least a microphone. Video is optional. If you have a poor internet connection, turn the video off and use audio only. The room will be open 15 minutes before the start of the meeting.
For the password, please contact our seneschal or deputy seneschals.
If we can hold this meeting in person, it will likely be in the northeastern region of Panther Vale. Everyone is welcome to attend!
The agenda will be posted closer to the meeting. If you have any items you’d like to discuss, please contact our seneschal Laura.
Technical Whatnots
If the meeting needs to be held online, it will be hosted using Zoom. Here’s the link for the meeting. To attend, you will need access to the internet and a device with at least a microphone. Video is optional. If you have a poor internet connection, turn the video off and use audio only. The room will be open 15 minutes before the start of the meeting.
For the password, please contact our seneschal or deputy seneschals.