Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Executive Director's Log - (work with me people, I'm trying to talk the talk")
Tuesday finds the home base of Carbondale with sunshine finally showing its face. As the Executive Directors are under self quarantine with their teenage children - voluntarily, as oldest teen flew on an aircraft from Boston, a heavily hit CV location - the sunshine is a nice change from the dreary days of late. This sudden (and quickly passing, according to weather reports) improvement in weather can only mean one thing - forced family yard work, as fresh air and manual labor will SURELY improve the moods of all in the house. [Side note - it's possible that I have gone mad, as never before would I have dared entertained such ridiculous thoughts]
Work at TD HQ continues as planned. Full time employees have been given the option of working in the office, workshop, or at home. We have a bit of each. Everyone is doing what they can from the location that best suits them and their household considerations. It's possible all are enjoying the "Executive Director Free" time they have been given....almost as this virus is a gift from the sanity gods themselves.
The Evil Executive Director is looking at ways to decrease monthly expenses while the Good Executive Director plans for the shows to go on and is keeping the workshop humming with build plans and new puzzle ideas. Thankfully both ED's stocked the office up with adequate amounts of toilet paper, so nobody will be forced to make difficult decisions at this time.
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Ok, that's about all the creativity I have in me right now! The gist is, we are all working and planning as if the shows will go on. Thankfully we have full time employees who are able to work independently and/or in small groups, we can meet online to discuss things, and everyone is cooperating and working together. We are working on some "what-if" scenarios, but right now we are focusing on future shows and being ready for those once we hear.
I will say this again - NO SHOWS that True Adventures are planning on running a True Dungeon event(s) at have cancelled or postponed AT THIS TIME. It is correct that Who's Yer Con has cancelled/postponed, but we were NOT running a TD adventure/event - we were there for recruitment and token transmuting. You can still send your token transmutes in via USPS.
Our main focus right now is to keep our full-time employees working (with flexible work options) and keep planning for future shows. Should we be notified that a show is NOT happening as scheduled, we will handle that situation and then continue preparations for the next show on the calendar.
The S-series modules are too good to be kept secret forever! We will keep planning, perfecting, and building so that as soon as we can, we will share the hard work that's been done with you, our awesome TD community. We hope that you and yours are staying healthy, taking smart measures to keep yourselves safe, and above all, keeping a good outlook in the face of this uncertain time. Don't take unnecessary risks and keep yourself and those around you safe.
Until we "talk" again....
Lori
Lori Martin
Executive Director
Lori
Lori Martin
True Dungeon Exec. Director
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