Alliance YouTube Channel

feeds@yuku.com (Olando) — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 08:01:37 PST

Just throwing this out there for discussion and feedback.With all the events coming up in the future, how about we create a SWGFA YouTube Channel? I will volunteer to come shoot all of our events and we would need another volunteer to be an "on air" host that would be comfortable in that position. I'm a former news photographer from an ABC affiliate in the southwest and have all of the equipment and resources to pull off the production end of the bargain. It would just be a matter of interest in the concept by enough people in SWGFA to make it happen.

Thoughts?

St. Augustine, Palm Coast, and Daytona Beach Fan Club

feeds@yuku.com (DarthKruhl) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:23:54 PST

Lately during my various toy runs I have been running into more and more Star Wars fans. I think the time has come to organize a fan club for this region. With that said I would appreciate any advice, and or assistance that can be offered in making this happen.

EDIT: fixed a typo in the title. -Campbell

SWGFA Nametags / Badges

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:48:08 PST

Who would be interested in purchasing an SWGFA nametag in the style of the ones used by the Southern R2 Builders and the 501st? You've seen them- they're on what looks to be stainless steel, look very professional, and are made by a fellow called Damien Metz. I've contacted Damien and we're currently looking into a design that might work and be distinctively ours. The price would range between $15 and $25 most likely depending on the complexity of the pin. Mark and Kay will hopefully lend us some guidance as well in the art department.

A concept I kicked around would incorporate simplified versions of the pictures below with my name and handle on one line and "Orlando System" underneath.

SWGFA 2010 Holiday Greeting Card

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:54:57 PST

For about a month I've been kicking around the idea of having a 2010 Holiday greeting card from the SWGFA. This year has been an amazing one for Florida fans and I'd like for us to send out a sort of thank you to some of our partners at Lucasfilm, in the comic shops that have hosted us, the artists that have created for us, and our supporters and volunteers. I threw out the idea to Mark and Kay, the Tallestjawa, and they came up with a pretty interesting idea. A decorated tree seemed very reminiscent to the silhouette of a Star Destroyer to me so Mark went back and adapted this design.

SWGFA Fitness Team/Field Days

feeds@yuku.com (Chris Wyman) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:17:00 PST

Starting this up due to a conversation that we started in another thread.

Would anyone be interested in participating in a series of Field Days around the state of Florida? This could start locally in Tampa, Orlando and the Treasure Coast, along with any other cities where members would like to participate. The goal would be to find a nice park area suitable for walking/running, basketball courts, racquetball courts, swimming, etc.

I also thought we might look into some sort of pledge for charity for those looking to shed some pounds. For each pound lost, we could get sponsors to donate to an agreed upon charity. This is obviously not something that could be done in an afternoon, but something that we could all work towards as a group. Just think...we could be the most fit Star Wars club in the world!

With the cooler weather almost upon us,...

SWGFA @ Celebration V: Lessons Learned

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:07:56 PST

In case we have another opportunity for this kind of massive exposure, what have we learned? While the experience is fresh let's discuss the before, during, and after of our experience so we can reference it in the future. What worked? What could be improved? This particular thread is for how the booth worked, how the patches worked, the raffle- Everything.

Celebration V SWGFA Booth #1520

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:27:57 PST

As many of you know there will be a booth for the SWGFA whereever Fan Tables are set-up. Rich, Justin, and I will be regular staff for this, but we need to wrangle volunteers to work it as well so that everyone gets a chance to enjoy the show. We'll have a 10x10" area with a table and 2-4 chairs, a slideshow of pictures from past GFA events, a home-made giant AT-AT by Justin, flyers to hand out and a limited number of our free patches to give out each shift.

Soon there will be an announcement about the patch project and how it'll be handled at Celebration V. As some of you know there is an extremely small number of large patches that were made with the full Boba Fett image and all five club names. Three (3) of these large patches will be given away in a lottery to our members who work the booth. For each 2-hour shift you staff the booth you will get a ticket for a chance to win one of these large patches. For example, if you work three shifts,...

Donations at the April 17th Event

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:38:55 PST

We need to decide ASAP where to donate the proceeds of our April 17th raffles so that we can advertise this information and get information from the charities themselves. By choosing one of the two charities that have been listed below we are voting for this Event only. Future fundraising can be discussed at a later date.

Information about the two organizations can be found at the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the SPCA of Central Florida websites.

Donations/Charities

feeds@yuku.com (Aaronb1) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:21:44 PST

I come before the Alliance with this idea. As you all know that we are having a get together on April 17th. I have an idea how we can raise money for charities. We have a raffle and a silent auction. 100% of the money goes to a charity of agreed choice. We sale raffle tickets at 1.00 each or 6 tickets for five dollars. Silent auctions we get some high end prizes donated by members or go to your local comic book stores and see if they can donate something. Maybe Brian can donate some signed books or Tim can donate a drawing. I am in the process of asking Chris Macht for some DVD's. Let discuss this further and see what everyone thinks.

Celebration V Exclusive Patch

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:56:33 PST

For the first time in the history of the SWGFA, we are going to have an officially licensed item made exclusively for Celebration V. This will be in the form of a patch which will be made up of five pieces, each representing a different club. The other clubs involved with us are the Pennsylvania Star Wars Collecting Society (PSWCS), the Kentucky Star Wars Collectors Club (KSWCC), the DC Metro Area Star Wars Collecting Club (DCSWCC) and the Ohio Star Wars Collectors Club (OSWCC). The patch image has been shown at February's Orlando System meeting, was sent to the SWGFA mailing list, and will appear in this post at a later date once it is released to the general public.

Chris is now taking pre-orders which will be $15.00 per set.

from Chris's email announcement,

Allow me to explain why these cost money and what's involved....

Alliance Board (Time to Discuss this as a Committee)

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:34:08 PST

At this past weekend's small gathering in Orlando we developed the possibility of having a sort of "Jedi Council" to guide the GFA. This would be made partly of the leaders of the existing clubs, Chris (Tampa), Rich (Treasure Coast), and your humble narrator (Orlando). Additionally, the initial guidance team would include two other members of the Alliance made up of anyone that participates regularly on the boards and regularly attends meetings. This would make the council "tie-proof" and spread some of the responsibilities beyond just the three current group leaders.

We need opinions on this idea and nominations for councilors. You can nominate yourself and you don't necessarily need to be in the three comunities listed above, you just need to be a regular face at most gatherings and a regular participant on these boards. In the next few fortnights, we can hold a vote (if there are more than two candidates) and look at the idea of term...

Developing a First Coast presence

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:49:40 PST

Mark and Kay are from St. Augustine and our new member Ian (Knightfr0mOssus) hails from around Jacksonville. Any other members from those parts?

SWGFA Merchandise

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:28:53 PST

The Tallest Jawa, Mark, has been to work again creating something to get our name out there. Via Zazzle, these nifty bumper stickers are available.

Here's also a pretty cool mug.

A suggestion about the GFA logos

feeds@yuku.com (Fett 526) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:38:35 PST

If a may suggest a little something about how the logos are listed on the upper part of the forum.
I think it would look a little better set up like this...

This is just a mock up so if you want to do something in this fashion please use the logos you have since this isn't all the clear looking.
Thank you and have a nice day

Raising funds and electing a Treasurer

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:57:23 PST

I think it's time for us to start thinking of ways to raise funds and possibly elect a treasurer to manage them. I do not know the ins and outs of developing this position, but we need to have capital ready for projects at Celebration V.

One idea I've thought about, that I'd previously not liked, is some sort of advertisements on this site (and a website, if we ever build one). Ideally, these would be tailored to things that most interest us such as collectibles or local businesses. Ideas?

Mission Statement

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:48:53 PST

As our group grows I think it might be helpful to have a Mission Statement to outline our goals for the group. To write this, we have to determine just what our objectives are. What do you want out of this group? I've written the following as a first draft but encourage you all to help shape this.

The Star Wars Grand Florida Alliance seeks to bind Star Wars devotees together by linking local fan organizations of varying interests and foci. Through fellowship and community we will make new friends, create opportunities for our members, and augment Florida's reputation as a core system of Star Wars fandom.

SWGFA Homepage

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc72) — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:54:28 PST

I've always liked the way the Orlando System and the SWGFA have run things strictly off of a message board but recently I've been wondering if it would be a good idea to have a proper home page for the GFA. I'm not the person to create this but I'd like to hear opinions on whether or not this would help or hinder us in getting people to stop in and spend some time getting to know about the group. Further, if anyone is willing and able to create such a page, please put your name in the hat. In any case, the message boards would remain.

Community Calendar

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc72) — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:07:43 PST

Check out the Community Calendar that appears on the bottom of the main page in the Community Statistics box. There you can find, and add, anniversaries, holidays, birthdays and the like to keep your SWGFA clock current.

SWGFA Logotypes

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc72) — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:45:51 PST

I love our logo and many of us have been considering a special logo for Celebration IV badges, and possibly t-shirts and flyers. Naturally, this leads to talk of tweaking our main logo. What do you folks think?

I'm interested in a logo that incorporates the .com somewhere so people who see it with interest would have the easist time finding us.

EDIT: changed the title to include the whole SWGFA group's logos. -s72

Growing Our Community

feeds@yuku.com (Darthovsky) — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 23:13:18 PST

I think I came up with a good plan. I was concerned that a small community of a couple dozen regestered peeps might stunt it's growth by people not wanting to donate money to such a small group, and then not wanting to be so active in something they didn't contribute to. I have no idea if that would ever happen, but I had the thought. Anyway, here's my idea that I'm proud of:

Let's all agree on an official "Orlando System Welcome Flyer". This is something that I could download, print on my printer, and then go pin it up in the laundry room of my apartment complex. Everyone else can do similar. I can do the same thing to the complex across the street from me. I guarantee that hundreds of people will see it in the course of a week. That's gotta result in some Star Wars fans finding out about us. But, step #1 should be for us all to agree what it would say. It should be, in my opinion, one page long, and give the website and a link and any kind of official...

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