July 12 - Kids day - 501st - Calgary Stampede

We have been kindly asked to troop with the 501st at the Calgary Stampede BMO Kids' day event on July 12

They need names and numbers ASAP so chime in here.

From the Badlands thread

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Event Type : OPEN EVENT - Exhibition
Arrival time : 6:30AM
Event Start : 7:30AM
Location : Calgary Stampede Grounds
Event Contact: Helen Ellis
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Once again, BADLANDS GARRISON has been invited to be part of the Calgary Stampede Kid's Day Breakfast. This has always been a popular event, even with the early start! (God, another one!)
This was great fun last year gang, so let's get some big numbers out to this! Book the morning off now if you can!

Timeline is as follows:

6:30 ? 7:30 am ? Mascots to check in at the lounge inside the Central South end of the Grandstand building. This area will also serve as the change area.
6:30 ? 7:00 am ? We kick off the morning with a thank you breakfast for the volunteers in the Grandstand Courtyard. Your mascot and attendant are welcome to attend
7:00 ? 7:30 am ? Mascots are asked to change and be ready for the gates to open at 7:30
7:30 ? 10:00 am ? Mascots to entertain and mingle with the children in the breakfast lines and in front of the show stage

I know this is a weekday gang... but it's an early one. Let's try to get some good numbers out for this. It's always great fun.

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TONS of kids....Be-careful out there...

i can try to be there

Let me attempt to get the morning off...I'll let you know in the next day or so.

Again...There is no try!!![face_alien_1]

I'll be there...booked the day off work awhile ago hoping that we would be invited again this year. It's going to be an early morning!

I'll be there!

Yeehaw!
Jen

Damn, I envy you guys. One day, I will have the costume I have always wanted...oh yes, one day...

I'm hoping to have the morning off to participate. See you there!

I'll be there too! Should we arrange to meet at the south entrance and all go in together??

Well, I DO have that day off, but I work the night before, and would have to get up by no later than 0330hrs, to get there in time.

Oh well. Have fun everyone. Someone eat some pancakes for me!

Fantastic time this morning! LOADS of fun - kids are awesome! The highlight of my morning was being asked for my autograph (Anakin obliged) but the low point was a lady calling me 'Captain Uhura'???!!

Much thanks to the 501st for inviting us out Can't wait to do it again next year!!

Sounds like you guys had fun. But who is Captain Uhura?

Uhura is the communications officer from the original Star Trek with Kirk.

Kids' Day was so much fun! I recommend that if people can take the time off next year, that everyone with a costume attend.

I think the best part of the day was getting hugged by little kids. That plastic suit is not very soft or cuddly, but I still got hugs.

I think the worst part (but still the funniest part - I know a couple people who are still chuckling) was the guy who told me he thought I was "such a cute little stormtrooper" and that he wanted photos with the "littlest stormtrooper he'd ever seen". Grrr... if only that gun really worked!

I don't know if a lot of folks were around at the very end, but one of the organizers told us that we had done a great job and asked us to come back again next year. I'm totally in!!!

No. Commander Uhura was the communications officer from the original Star Trek with Kirk.

Captain has to be her older sister... or something.

What are you trying to say, Veritate???

First - she was on STAR TREK
Second - her uniform was a MINI SKIRT or MINI-DRESS
Third - she was NEVER a captain. She was the communications officer on the Enterprise and as Veritate says, she got as high as commander, but not captain. I believe Sulu was the only one go on to become a captain (unless your count Scotty, when the Enterprise D found him in transporter loop.....he might've been captain then).

I guess the woman only remembered ONE person of colour ever make it to space. She forgot Lando, Worf (and other Klingons), that guy from Battlestar Galactica, Tealc (sp??) from Stargate SG-1..... and many, many more....

Thanks for filling in the guy who never watched the original ST. Would the guys from BSG you are referring to be the original Tigh and Boomer?

Oh echosevin - I still find that soo funny! It's just wrong on so many levels!

Kids Day was awesome! I can wait to do it again next year.

And I think I'll just give them want they want and wear a plain ol' New Hope Leia - that's who they all think I am anyway.

People with pics should send them to the website - I want to see them! I know badlands had some up last I checked too.

Jen

MagpieJen,

Yes. You got more than one "Princess Leia". It was for no other reason than your hairstyle. ANH Leia would be fun to have.

i always get princess leia even when wearing nothing that looks like princess leia so actually going with anh leia for the parade here