Hey gang,

This is serious...... this is awfull ..... and this has to stop NOW..............

If you aren't aware..... there is a thief among us at faire...

PLEASE lock up your belongings.... dont' leave things unattended... keep an eye on your booth, your things, your bank and your personal possesions. When you go to morning meeting... please leave a guard at your booth / area that you TRUST.

Advice from Dwight: take a sharpey and mark your name or guild name on ALL your furniture that you have backstage.... all of it.

So far this is what I know that has been taken.. AND I'll tell you what I want to do about it.

At morning meeting last Saturday .. a corset was stolen out of the top of my bag..... muted olive green and gold floral patterned satin...

it was borrowed for this faire season... it belongs to Gay Linn and I am literally sick that it has gone missing.... 100 DOLLAR REWARD TO WHOMEVER GETS IT BACK TO ME NO QUESTIONS ASKED
( I HAVE NOT TOLD HER YET... I am working up the courage.. and I am hoping someone will " find it " so I can get it back before I have to break this sickening news to her )

ALSO STOLEN :
a bodice and skirts ( out of bags at morning meeting Saturday morning)
a table and chairs ( from guild ghetto from Puritans)
signs and banners....
$ 800.00 DOLLARS was stolen from Guest Services
ATM cards were stolen from Comedia members
the 30 road signs from faire
a ren faire car logo magnet
a four part skirt stolen out of a car in the parking lot
Someone tried - and failed - to steal a mug out of Roxanne's hand Sunday morning....( I know! wtf?) but she didn't get a good look at him.

::::::::::::::::if I have left anything out please comment here on the tribe post or to me so I can add it to this list so we all have an idea of how rampant this is and so we have a ballpark figure of the numbers we're looking at to replace some items per the raffle - details below!::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Security has been notified.. I have tried to spread the word to every Guild Master- booth owner, and vendor.

I regard this community of faire folk as my family..................I haven't seen this kind of behavior...ever...

ONE PERSON HAS ALLREADY BEEN REMOVED..............that was the weekend prior to this last..... but it is still going on... and we as a family need to be on our guard and help get this awful element OUT of the family.

SOLUTION # 1 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

We are going to hold a RAFFLE ......to recover the cost I'll need to replace Gay Linn's corset...
............AND ALL MONEYS ABOVE THAT will go to the people who have also had items stolen to try and recoupe thier losses as well.

..........and by WE, I mean Me and anyone else that wants to help or donate items.

::::::::: Included in the raffle :::::::::
a batch of THE COOKIEs (tm),
one of my POUND CAKES
an item from Adrew's booth ( details to come)
a pair of juggling sticks and juggling lessons
a Gift Certificate for a free Deluxe facial from Skin Beauty Bar - a 100$ value (and yes' that's me)
and other items to be nameD later..........

Ticket costs and The Date the Raffle Winner will be announced - will be announced at Morning Meeting this coming Saturday. ( bad grammar I know...)

I rarely borrow things and when I do I treat my friends items with care and respect..... to have this happen to something so dear to me..... and borrowed from someone so sweet to me.... has made me lose sleep and feel horrible.....

I don't like to think that this close knit community has a bad apple in it..... and they just have to be stopped......

Thank you .. any help advice and information will be greatly appreiciated.

Stay safe everyone.. Liisa

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