Tidewater, VA TA minutes January 2014 meeting

Tidewater Alliance​

January 26, 2014​

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Attendance: 16

Kudos

• New Firestorm CO: Regina Hughes J
• New 501st Member, Bridge Crewman: Chris Maher
• New 501st/RL Member, Sandperson: Efrain Valentin
• Other good news? – Chris Maher doing RenFaires with her company J

Planning Items

• ROFCON – Feb 28 – Mar 2 Holiday Inn Greenwich Road; They are expecting atleast 2,000 ppl
  • Tables – In Hallway, so need to breakdown each night – Power at tables (4 tables, 1 for each group, including R2D2 club)
  • Panels – Times TBD
    
    • 501st: Meet the 501st; Imperial armor; Soft Costumes (with RL)
    • RL: Meet the RL, Soft Costumes (with 501st); Non-Imperial Armor (with MM)
    • MM: Meet the MM; Non-Imperial Armor (with RL)
  • Hampton Roads Show – for ROFCon; Feb 17?
  • Other duty requests TBD – Lucas Film approval
    
    • We may be escorting Star Trek guest John Hirschler
    • Guest model used for Mara Jade image may be coming
• Galacticon - Mar 22
  
  • Panel ideas
    
    • See FB event if you want to do a panel
      
      • Chris Maher – costuming
      • Jen May – Sci Fi for kids
      • Pet Paradise?
      • Meet the groups
      • Wendy to have knitting table
  • Panel volunteers
  • Vendor sitter – Twila volunteered
  • Audio/Visual volunteer
  • Pizza
  • Advertising
    
    • Posters, news, pilotonline
      
      Past Events:

• Marscon
  
  Future TA Events:

• February 8, 9am – 3pm: Polar Plunge (plunge is at 2:30) – for Special Olympics
• February 23: TA meeting (will need final list of Galacticon volunteers)
• February 28 – March 2: ROFCon
• March 22: Galacticon
• March 23: TA meeting
• May 3: Tides Star Wars night (Lucas Film permissions) – need handlers J
• July 6: Car Show CHKD
  NOTE – John or Rick will be posting the events in the FB group so you can join the events you can attend.
  
  Tentative Events, Suggested Events or WAY future Events:
• Strawberry Festival Parade (1.5 miles)
• Neko 2014 – Alice in Wonderland Theme (501st will be at Shadowdome same weekend)
• December 14 – Car Show
• 2015: Regal Star Wars Premier 2015 – MacArthur Mall – There may be an X-Wing!!!
  
  Other Stuff

• Thermo-Det-Toss fundraiser idea (to compliment blast-a-trooper)
• TA Goals for 2014: What do YOU want to see happen?

• • Social Fun outings (Maybe Friday nights??)
    • Bowling
    • Movie Nights
    • Cookout in March