Monday 27-Jul-2015, 11:17 PM
Date: 26 July 2015
Venue: New Farm State School
Time: 10am
Mission: To raise funds for New Farm P&C
Trooper Attendance:
TB12311 Teiwaz - Biker Scout
TK24984 Diatium - Stormtrooper ANH Stunt
Support Crew:
Dark Dora (Cadet, Wrangler, Child Whisperer, Magic Stamp Holder)
MyKill (Cadet, Wrangler, Walking Armoury, Star Wars Trivia Specialist)
Details:
With the garrison recovering from two heavy deployments the previous day, attendance was down but the spirits were high and soon bolstered by some Imperial Grade Merlo coffee.
We did learn some things about donations. If you say something is a gold coin, they put in a gold coin. They might even say "I haven't got change." If you just say "we're raising money for xyz" they rarely put in less than a dollar but they will often give you a pile of change and sometimes put in notes. The bucket the school gave us said "donations appreciated" and it turned out to work really well. For two troopers at a small school we were pretty happy with the response, and more importantly so was the school.
Dark Dora never asks for money. She says "would you like me to take a photo for you?" and she does it with the bucket chest high so the public can read the label. The money usually flows by itself. I think Dark Dora's magic smiley face stamps figure into the equation there too. I did note the exact same stamps on the teacher's desk in the classroom. Probably some ISB interrogation technique beyond this trooper's pay grade.
We had the luxury of having a wrangler who could lug around the T-21. At a small troop it helps to have a prop to add to the production value, and the T-21 is a huge hit with the Dads. Being able to bring the T-21 into and out of photos as well as watching for rogue kids and balaclava adjustments, MyKill was great backup to Dark Dora's money making and kid wrangling efforts.
This is our 5th troop in 3 weeks with Diatium. It just turned out that way, there was a cluster of troops in July we could do at the same time. Absolute pleasure to troop with this bloke. First to arrive, last to leave, works hard all day, always has your back. Great job mate, see you on Friday for the next one.
Last word I'll give to our contact from the P&C:
"Aside from the money its the atmosphere you generate that has made us such fans of the 501st Legion. Its extremely generous of you and your crew to do this not only at our fete, but on so many weekends for so many organisations" - Paul Jones, New Farm P&C.
Charity Funds Raised: $176 for the New Farm P&C. Receipt with the GCO.
Injuries / Malfunctions: None.
Public Incidents: None. We did see in the late afternoon up in the rides area there were tired kids with too much sugar, but we just redeployed to a quieter location.
Mission Status: Success.
Photos:
This is the coffee we're looking for.
This time the troop transport was below Imperial standards. Colour more suited to a yellow RC, but I'd like to see him bend down to get on it!
School Principal Carmel McGrath
Dark Dora's white minions.
MyKill discussing weapon specifications.
School supplied bucket.
5 very different characters in white uniforms.
No free lunches Diatium.
We can't shoot these straight either.
Venue: New Farm State School
Time: 10am
Mission: To raise funds for New Farm P&C
Trooper Attendance:
TB12311 Teiwaz - Biker Scout
TK24984 Diatium - Stormtrooper ANH Stunt
Support Crew:
Dark Dora (Cadet, Wrangler, Child Whisperer, Magic Stamp Holder)
MyKill (Cadet, Wrangler, Walking Armoury, Star Wars Trivia Specialist)
Details:
With the garrison recovering from two heavy deployments the previous day, attendance was down but the spirits were high and soon bolstered by some Imperial Grade Merlo coffee.
We did learn some things about donations. If you say something is a gold coin, they put in a gold coin. They might even say "I haven't got change." If you just say "we're raising money for xyz" they rarely put in less than a dollar but they will often give you a pile of change and sometimes put in notes. The bucket the school gave us said "donations appreciated" and it turned out to work really well. For two troopers at a small school we were pretty happy with the response, and more importantly so was the school.
Dark Dora never asks for money. She says "would you like me to take a photo for you?" and she does it with the bucket chest high so the public can read the label. The money usually flows by itself. I think Dark Dora's magic smiley face stamps figure into the equation there too. I did note the exact same stamps on the teacher's desk in the classroom. Probably some ISB interrogation technique beyond this trooper's pay grade.
We had the luxury of having a wrangler who could lug around the T-21. At a small troop it helps to have a prop to add to the production value, and the T-21 is a huge hit with the Dads. Being able to bring the T-21 into and out of photos as well as watching for rogue kids and balaclava adjustments, MyKill was great backup to Dark Dora's money making and kid wrangling efforts.
This is our 5th troop in 3 weeks with Diatium. It just turned out that way, there was a cluster of troops in July we could do at the same time. Absolute pleasure to troop with this bloke. First to arrive, last to leave, works hard all day, always has your back. Great job mate, see you on Friday for the next one.
Last word I'll give to our contact from the P&C:
"Aside from the money its the atmosphere you generate that has made us such fans of the 501st Legion. Its extremely generous of you and your crew to do this not only at our fete, but on so many weekends for so many organisations" - Paul Jones, New Farm P&C.
Charity Funds Raised: $176 for the New Farm P&C. Receipt with the GCO.
Injuries / Malfunctions: None.
Public Incidents: None. We did see in the late afternoon up in the rides area there were tired kids with too much sugar, but we just redeployed to a quieter location.
Mission Status: Success.
Photos:
This is the coffee we're looking for.
This time the troop transport was below Imperial standards. Colour more suited to a yellow RC, but I'd like to see him bend down to get on it!
School Principal Carmel McGrath
Dark Dora's white minions.
MyKill discussing weapon specifications.
School supplied bucket.
5 very different characters in white uniforms.
No free lunches Diatium.
We can't shoot these straight either.
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