Southwest Regional Coordinator Report - 9/2004

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Part 1: Regional Staff Section

Contact Information

Vacant

Questions/Problems from the RC & Staff: None

Part 2: Chapters and Domains

Chapter/Domain Statistics:

Approved Chapters/Domains:

none

Chapter/Domain Summary:

ARIZONA:

DOMAIN AZ-003 Paradise of Thorns {on time, incomplete}

Chapters in Domain: None

Members as per national: 17 members.

0 Members who qualify for MC advancement:

Domain Treasury: $65 (still held by Robyn Meyer -- never given to current Coordinator)

Last Domain Meeting: Online

Next Domain Meeting: Unknown

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: We talked about not running any games and decided against that, keeping our Cam/Anarch game still sanctioned, though we have a troupe game running as well. All players agreed they wanted to at least play until the end of the chronicle since we are all enjoying ourselves for the most part.

Current Projects: None Listed 

DOMAIN AZ-005 Tithe of Souls {on time, good}

Chapters in Domain: None

Members as per national: 34 members.

0 Members who qualify for MC advancement:

Domain Treasury: $1611.93

Last Domain Meeting: 09/04/2004

Next Domain Meeting: 10/02/2004

Highlights of Meeting Minutes:  Tithe of Souls Domain Meeting September 2004
Present:
Damon Bose
Luci Byrd
Jennifer Boyd
Bryan Cartwright
Jeremy Thio
Brad Stollar
Bill Jensen
Jordan Taylor
Ellis Templar
Geoff O’Hara
Meeting called to order at 6pm
Charles Hopkins is the VST for Garou
We have a new Regional Coordinator: Chris Williams. Congrats we hope to
see great things.
SW Arbitrations has yet to be announced.
Prestige Audits are going slower due to systems down and sites being
missing/moved. Please be patient we are working as hard as possible.
Charity Drives:
Jordan gave a run down of the Save the Cat charities and if you would like
to know more please speak with him.
1 month from now: ICC! If you’re preparing to go:
1) Make certain your prestige logs are up to date & checked over by Damon
2) Same with your character sheets
Please get to Bryan at least a month before hand to get your sheets signed
off!Damon would like VSTs to give a firm cut off date for approvals – post ASAP!
Sabbat cut off is 1st week of October.
Current Projects: 3 month Clothing Drive
Regional Blood Drive
Changeling VST
VST Elections:
Garou

DOMAIN AZ-010 Dead Man’s Hand {on time, good}

Chapters in Domain: None

Members as per national: 31 members

5 members who qualify for MC advancement:

Kara Swenson, 2002021550, MC 9 (to 10 pending audit, holding)
Jordan Lees, 2002021235, MC 8 (to 9 pending audit, holding)
Ben Wintersteen, 2002022032, MC 11 (12 audit closed )
Shanon Smith, 2002021971, to MC 7
Aaron Sturtz, 2002022673, to MC 5

Domain Treasury: ??? ( Pending Full Audit ) -86.38 due back to the Domain from Kara

Last Domain Meeting: 09/16/2004

Next Domain Meeting: 10/29/2004

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: Once again discussed the coming event of ICC, this Domain will not be
taking an active role in that event due to several issues. Spoke with those who intend on attending, and as a Domain were informed of the Coordinator and Storyteller activities which have to be done for each member who wishes to attend said event. Talked about preparing MC cards for those who require such things, and the ST must sign the character sheets.

Current Projects: - Garou VST has not stepped up to run the game, I have talk to several
people in the Domain to try and get someone on board. It looks like the DST
will have to run the game till some one steps up.
- Working to get several more Transfers done, Aaron Sturtz wishes to
Transfer from AZ-010-D to Tithe of Souls. I have no issue with this, though
I will need to look over his prestige logs, and send them to Chris and Damon
to look over.

AZ-009 Que Sera Sera  {on time, good}

Membership as per national: 8 members. 

0 member who qualifies for MC advancement

Chapter Treasury: $7.64

Last Chapter Meeting: 09/01/2004

Next Chapter Meeting: 10/01/2004

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: Items discussed were, Recruitment drive, and adoption of local charities for support. Hollis McCray noted that he has still not receiving prestige from the SWRST for his early reporting as the Mage VST for the chapter. A chapter social was also planned for Oct 1^st or 2^nd attending the movies.

Current Projects: Chapter Recruitment Drive-I have posted several flyers and will maintain the sites regularly to support our drive. We have had several inquiries and even a pending member show up. We are also pushing the 6 month membership to those interested but unsure of joining the cam.

Prestige Review-This is an ongoing project to ensure that all members’ prestige logs will be according to the national format as prescribed by the USNC.

Local Charity Support- As of the 1^st of October we shall support the Local Red Cross Chapter in Cochise County, with blood donations or per their direct request monetary funds to assist with the hurricane victims in Florida. We are also developing a dialogue with Habitat for Humanity to support them with manpower for any upcoming projects that might need support.

CALIFORNIA:

WWCA-003 Phoenix House

Membership as per national: ?

# Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - The Coastal Cleanup Day Event was a success in September and we are considering the Aids Walk as our next Community Service Event.  More information on this as it becomes available.
 
I have been officially elected as the Chapter Coordinator, and will begin hiring ACCs to help out.  I have a plan for at least two,
possibly 3 ACCs, which will be in charge of Social Events, Community Service Events, and possibly Troupe games and other gaming events.  Will be sending email on this shortly to chapter list.
Still need to coordinate an official chapter social event (would like this to be a tabletop game in the new WoD), and a chapter meeting.
Still need to get our website updated.
Also, I am working on following up on several MC and Prestige related issues brought to me by chapter members.  Look for resubmittals of these in the near future.

WWCA-012 Moonlight Masquerade

Membership as per national: 18

1 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Hittle, Chris US2002045696

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - Chapter Library ,Chapter and Domain PHILANTHROPY , Ongoing Casa De Esperanza necessities drive.

Future Projects: Light the Night – this is a charity walk for the Leukemia & Lymphoma society. Scheduled for the evening of Oct. 1, 2004 at the State Capital building in Sacramento, CA. This is a Domain Charity Volunteer event – Coordination between LLS and Camarilla conducted by Jennifer Young. Both Chapters – Moonlight Masquerade and Guardians of the Spirit River are encouraged to participate.
Currently, anticipated participation is 5 members.

WWCA-013 Pharos Myst

Membership as per national: 16

1 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

MC 9 review for Geoff Van Ess

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - MC 9 review for Geoff Van Ess

WWCA-015 Anathema

Membership as per national: 33

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: -

WWCA-016 House of the Silver Crescent

Membership as per national: 6

0Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 5/30/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 9/19/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - DC VOTE IS OVER!!! Diana Brokl is now the DC and until HSC's vote for a new member is completed, Barbara Fuentes, will be acting CC. Currently working on preparing for ICC, then need to concentrate on the new upcoming reset.

WWCA-018 Paradise Lost

Membership as per national: 16

0Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $61.00

Last Chapter Meeting: 1/12/04

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - Canned Food Drive, Clothing Drive, Blood Drive, Care package stuff, Operation Homefront, Game Catering, Humane Society.

WWCA-028 La Maison Du Sanguinaire

Membership as per national: 30

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $27.50

Last Chapter Meeting: 7/17/04

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: Held a storyteller meeting to explain the Garou and Mage VST situation. Both the Garou and Mage storytellers are up for election (Garou due to his term being up, Mage because she didn't take the Membership and Storyteller Ordeals). Also explained some of the events at the Sabbat game and some of the current Year of Fire stuff going on. We then went on to hold the chapter meeting, in which we explained that several members would be transferring, made everyone aware of some of the new members that joined our chapter, and held an open forum for chapter issues. Elections were an important topic, both for the Garou and Mage VST slots and the CC slot. People really want to hold the CC election so it's official. The topic of forming a domain came up, and it was explained that the fact that we held a chapter meeting / social meant we only needed to hold a charity event in order to get our domain application ready. As such we are currently planning a canned food drive ? there will be more details on that in the next report, but everyone agrees that this is probably a good idea, especially
considering the state of the local food banks in Riverside County. People seem pretty opposed to the idea of splitting into 2 chapters to become a domain, although we were told we would have to do so by the previous RC in order to get our application approved. Now that there will be a new RC, this doesn't seem like it will be a requirement, and people are more enthusiastic. Once we felt like we had debated those issues enough, we order pizza and commenced the social.

Current Projects: - Work on Domain Paperwork, Elect Garou and Mage VSTs, Prepare Prestige Audits for new RC (Chris Pozsgai, David Mercer), Work on transfers for Jason Weber, Mary Wior, and Cassandra Wendel. A charity has been started for a canned food collection for Second Harvest Food Bank. A permanent cell phone drive is in the works and is expected to start during the first week of October.

WWCA-030 Luna’s Reprisal

Membership as per national: 6

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $18.84

Last Chapter Meeting: 6/16/03

Next Chapter Meeting: 10/15/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - Trying desperately to recruit new members, since no one's willing to help me.
Being the ADC-Events and Socials person, I'm going to see about socials for Shaun of the Dead and Team America: World Police.

WWCA-033 The Dragon’s Coils

Membership as per national: 11

# Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 9/25/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 10/9/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: We had a quick meeting this month before the Garou game.  Erik mentioned beginning a newsletter to help promote the chapter.  I mentioned working with Chriss to get it on the website and polling the chapter for articles.  He was agreeable with the idea.  I also mentioned the possibility of running for DC in the coming elections.

Current Projects: - I am currently preparing the prestige logs to be current in the links and verifications of Regional and National records.  Hopefully we will not be moving off of rack-networks anytime soon.  I still have Robin Johnson and my own records to update.  I have encountered verfication issues with Storyteller Recognition Awards in particular.

WWCA-036 Void Ascending

Membership as per national: 19

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $57.50

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - Started can food drive for the Thanksgiving dinner at homeless shelter; will go till Nov. 20

WWCA-039 Sunset Strip

Membership as per national: 8

# Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - I have just taken over as CC, and I'm looking for input for any future chapter social activities from members.  Also, I will be requesting the prestige of the members so that I may compile a prestige database for willing chapter members.

WWCA-046 Morbid Curiosity

Membership as per national: 10

1 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Paul Hackett: US2002021983  Pending 10 Review

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: -

WWCA-048 Perdition

Membership as per national: 9

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $453.51

Last Chapter Meeting: 9/21/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 10/18/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: DOMAIN OF MYST-PERDITION CHAPTER MEETING 9/21/04

I. GENERAL INFORMATION
Treasury Balance as of 9/21/04- $453.41
Last big event- Almonte Game on 6/26/04
Next Myst/Perdition Almonte game- All games are postponed until further
notice.
-Attendance:
Please continue your efforts. Come help us recruit new members and prestige
for your efforts. With the new game right around the corner, now is the time
to train new LARPers on the art  of live action role play.
-Ordeals:   http://camarilla.white-wolf.com/usnc/ordeals/
There are three out now: coordinator, storyteller, membership. Take them and
recieve up to 100 prestige per test. Check out
http://camarilla.white-wolf.com/usnc/documents.php . For a copy of the
membership hand book and study away.
-Item cards:
Items cards can be bought for $1 per card to cover cost of materials. These
cards are laminated and business card sized and includes a picture of the
item as well as stats and approval numbers.
II. WEBSITE http://home.comcast.net/~perdition_cc
-Website update :
The website has been moved to the above location.
-Pictures and articles:
Please send in you pictures of our games. You can earn prestige and help to
keep our website interesting. I have been having a bit of problems with the
image pages but that will hopefully be resolved this week. We have also had
a minor set bask as the last set of pictures I took were stolen (along with
my $500 digital camera) so we will have to wait on new pictures from me. I
could really use some picture and art work donations.
-Website input:
What would you like to see on the Perdition website? Drop me a line at
perdition_cc@comcast.net.
III. ARCHANGELS SANITARIUM
The Archangels Sanitarium VSS has been suspended. Our game is
now run through  Rowan Cota, VST of Long Quiet Night (SF Cam/Anach VSS) We
will be able to continue the Almonte games each month with Rowan as our VST
and Sara Houseman as our AVST.
All character sheets assigned to the Archangels sanitarium VSS that have not
been moved to the Long Quiet Night VSS been desanctioned by the DST.
We are hoping to have our next Almonte event in October, details
to follow.

Current Projects: - We are trying to book the Almonte of an October multi Domain game.

WWCA-052 The Black Magic Kingdom

Membership as per national: 16

0Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $10.00

Last Chapter Meeting: 9/25/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 11/25/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: Pending Audits on two members who are eligible for rise in MC Class,
waiting for logs to audit then send up to region for audit.
 
The domain is preparing for ICC and then will be concentrating next month on the new WOD.  Domain Meeting will be called in November to discuss the new chronicals.
 
Domain election ran smoothly and new DC is now in position.  DC called for Domain meeting, but few members attended.  In the future hopefully more will show.

Current Projects: - 1. Changes to Domain Office
A. Domain is under new management, welcome Diana C. Brokl as the new DC.
B. Discussed potential directions to move the Domain, Charity,
socials, basically, membership is content and happy with the current
way things have gone and so if any changes are made, it would be a
natural evolution as the domain moves with the Camarilla into the new
playing field with game reset.
2. New WOD
A. DST gave brief summary of potential directions for new local
plot-lines and asked for membership comment.
B. DST announced intention of abandoning certain OC areas of interest
giving it over to Common Cents Domain for their control in the next
upcoming reset.  DC protested vehemently against it.
3. Petitioned Member Transfers into BMK
A.  Received word of certain individuals wishing to transfer to BMK,
some would be returning members
B. Discussed each petitioned to get membership feedback
C. Discussed potential problems with certain individuals wishing to
join and what we can do as a domain to detour unwanted drama
  4. Misc.
A. Discussed meeting that took place with Supersized Chapter, part of
Common Cents Domain, and proposal of merging the two domains back into
one.
B. Member ship was in complete agreement to remain as is.  Membership
is happy with the lack of drama that
C.

WWCA-053 Domain of Los Angeles

Membership as per national: 75

3 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Harold Hubrrt US2002021065 MC 11

Kyle Humfeld, US2002022685, MC-13 to MC-14

Todd Branch US2002021063, to both (11) Patron, and (12) Mentor

Chapter Treasury: $1100.00

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: -

WWCA-056 Strange Bedfellows

Membership as per national: 24

# Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 1/24/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 10/17/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - MC 6 audit approved for Eric Frank

WWCA-058 Unconquered Suns

Membership as per national: 70

# Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 7/13/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 8/31/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - Still working on ADC prestige and getting everything up to date. DC elections are (still) in process, which has been the driving force in no end of Cam-related stress.

WWCA-060 No Remorse

Membership as per national: 14

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 9/18/04

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: Canned food drive, Book Drive

Current Projects: -

WWCA-062 Guardian’s of the Spirit River

Membership as per national: 12

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 9/18/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 10/2/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - Choosing Chapter Charity

WWCA-064 Bitter Sanctuary

Membership as per national: 31

0 Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $5

Last Chapter Meeting: 4/17/04

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: - Lots of Requiem preparation on the months to come. We are also working on a raffle to pick IC positions for the new chronicle and then donate all proceedings to charity. Also there is a new charity event that would help the Bok Kai temple that we currently use as Elysium.

WWCA-065 Aeternum Ludus

Membership as per national: 16

# Members whom qualify for MC advancement:

Chapter Treasury: $0

Last Chapter Meeting: 9/11/04

Next Chapter Meeting: 10/9/04

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: Talked about the upcoming Domain BBQ and other charities and events. Discussed ICC and the people who will be attending. Also chatted a little bit about the upcoming new world, our characters, and the pre-games.

Current Projects: - Trying to get a night at the movies or another social event planned. Going to start looking for Community

NEVADA:

NV-005 Vegas Stakes {on time, good}

Membership as per national: 20 members

0 members who qualify for MC advancement.

Chapter Treasury: $0.00

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects: Vegas Stakes is still working with the R.M.D.H. Charity with donating pop tabs to them.

NV-007 Sin City Ghetto    {on time, good}

Membership as per national: 19 members

0 members who qualify for MC advancement

Chapter Treasury: $0.00

Last Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Next Chapter Meeting: None Listed

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: None Listed

Current Projects:  Currently still donating pop tabs to RMDH.

UTAH:

DOMAIN UT-014 Domain of Salt Lake {late; good}

Membership as per national  34 members.

Chapters in Domain-

0 Members who qualify for MC advancement.

Domain Treasury: NA

Last Domain Meeting: NA

Next Domain Meeting: NA

Highlights of Meeting Minutes: NA

Current Projects: Rising Sun CC Election
The Application Process is complete and a list of candidates has been
submitted to the voters. Voting deadline is Oct 25, 2004.
Rocky Point Haunted House
The Domain is supporting the Rocky Point Haunted House, which raises
money for the Greater Salt Lake Boys and Girls Club. Approximately 20
members of the domain are participating this year and are part of a
cast of nearly 300 actors. As a side benefit, we have approximately 10
new or pending members recruited from the cast. The Domain members
participating have volunteered over 1900 hours during the September
alone, with more hours to come in October. Several members have been
recommended for exceptional prestige below.
DC Election.
Election has been requested, I have recently received confirmation of
this.

Part 3: Prestige

National Recognition Program:

---------- Nat'l Award -------------------

In recognition for sending in six consecutive reports
on time or early...
This month the following VSTs/CSTs/DSTs qualify for
the 12 nat'l award:

Name              Cam#                          Period              Months

Lance Sperry   US-2002-02-2407   (Apr. 04 - Sept. 04)  (6)
DST for Domain of the Ancient Gamble (NV-008-D)

Shane Sylvia    US-2002-02-1648   (Jul. 03 - Dec. 03)  (6)
VST in Ancient Gamble (NV-008-D)

Shane Sylvia    US-2002-02-1648   (Jan. 04 - Jun. 04)  (6)
VST in Ancient Gamble (NV-008-D)

Todd Branch  US-2002-02-1063 (Mar. 04 - Aug. 04) (6)
VST of CoLA (in CA-053-D)

Elisa Graybill US-2002-03-4420 (Mar. 04 - Aug. 04) (6)
VST of GDC (in CA-053-D)

Louis Somers (?? no cam number listed in report) (Apr. 04 - Sep. 04) (6)
VST DKS (in CA-056-

 

BACKDATES:

Backdates have appeared in the Dark Glittering Knights report. All backdated prestige is approved as of 10/15/2004.

Prestige Awards: