Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 20:59:46 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: Colleen Cahill <ccah at earthlink.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Thanks
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

   Actually, the table was the work of a lot of people and my special
thanks go the Bob MacIntoch, who spent a great deal of Balticon at the
booth, as well as to Cathy Green, Sam Lubell, Erica Ginter, Keith Lynch,
Michael Nelson, Bill Jenson, and Barry and Judy Newton. If I forgot or did
not see someone else, my apologies and thanks! Barry is responsible for the
Dodos, which were a huge hit and got us a lot of attention. The duck pond
worked well despite the fact that the ducks I got tended to absorb water
and get rather soggy.

   We not only put out the good word about Capclave, but we had fun with
sinking ducks, attacking the Ravencon/Nth Degree table with planes, atoms,
ducks and even the universe, and watching the dodos defends us from alien
invaders, plus generally having a great time.  We certainly had the
silliest staff at any table!

   Yes, we do now have 102 paying memberships (Yea Capclave!) My thanks to
Ernest Lilley for the great signs and Michael Nelson for the bookmarks and
cards.  I am very hopefully that we will get even more memberships due to
this good ground laying work.

Colleen

At 05:29 PM 5/30/2005, you wrote:
>A huge tip o' the hat to Colleen Cahill for organizing the Capclave
>table at Balticon.  Since I was almost always in the dealer room, I
>don't know exactly who all were there, a tip o' the hat to the many
>WSFAns who helped out at the table.
>
>Ducks, dodos, books, Hugos and HPL sure got the attention of folks!
>
>I don't have the exact figures, but I believe we acquired about 40 more
>members, bringing the paid membership to 102.
>
>mjw
>Chair of your convention
>(Leaving the office, heading home...)

Colleen R. Cahill
ccah at earthlink.net
Librarian by Profession, Reviewer by Avocation, Reader by Addiction