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[Jankes[PR-CMD]]

On October 15, 2022, I participated in "FUN FEST - the world after the apocalypse" - a festival of comics, games and cinema lovers, organized by Fun Fabryka and Cinema City Kinepolis Poznań (Poland). In addition to the classic trooping, I have prepared a Nerf SW shooting range.

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

Love to see it! @Jankes

[Jankes[PR-CMD]]

Cordial greetings from Poznań, Poland. A very busy week is behind me. See what happened:

On October 26, 2022, we visited the newly built pediatric oncology department of the clinical hospital in Poznań (Poland, my city).
It was the first day of the little patients in new rooms, new beds.
Together with the team, we decided to visit the kids in a new place, cheer them up before the first night in a new place. We posed for photos together and handed out reading books and coloring books. We are proud of every smile we saw on the faces of the children. 

 

 

On October 29, 2022, together with the legionary team, we took part in the Hobby fair in Poznań, at the Poznań International Fair.
The Hobby Fair is a place where enthusiasts from all over the country present their interests in various fields. We, as Legion, presented our passion and love for Star Wars and the possibility of experiencing it as a cosplay and as part of the Legion.
In addition to the equipment exhibition in our collection, I also brought a shooting range for foam nerf launchers.

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On December 3-4, 2022, I took part in the first rally of Star Wars fans "Blaster" in Radom (Poland).
Traditionally, as part of the Polish Garrison 501st Legion, I performed in the IAT outfit.
It was a very nice two days of trooping, an opportunity to see interesting exhibitions and meet friends from the Legion.

On December 6 in Poland we celebrate the so-called "Mikołajki", the name day of Saint Mikołaj (Santa Claus). In our tradition, St. Santa Claus brings sweets for children on this day. On this occasion, for several hours we enriched our outfits with Christmas accents.

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From December 12, the exhibition "Star Wars - our passion" is available at the Poznań University of Technology Library. It is a local initiative to interest students of the University of Technology in their passion for Star Wars. At the exhibition, a group of SW enthusiasts (including members of the Polish Garrison) shared elements of their collections to create an interesting exhibition together.
From me you can see a dummy in a full IAT costume, an Imperial flag, and a DH-17 blaster.
The exhibition is available until January 12, 2023, admission is free. 

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Last Sunday I took part in the largest charity fundraiser in Poland, The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (https://en.wosp.org.pl/). It was the 31st edition of the collection. Each year the purpose of the fundraiser is different, this year funds were collected for equipment to fight sepsis. The money collected by the Foundation throughout Poland is used to purchase medical equipment for Polish hospitals.
In my life, both me, when I was a child, and my son after birth, used equipment purchased by this foundation in Polish hospitals (each equipment purchased by the foundation has a special certificate and logo of the foundation, a red heart with the inscription "Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy". You can see at a glance which equipment saves lives), so participating in annual collections is a kind of debt repayment and continuation of a great mission.
The rules of collecting are simple. Each donation to the donation box is rewarded with a heart sticker. If the volunteer is wearing an interesting costume that attracts attention, it is easier for him to gather, because many people want to take a picture with you.
I have been supporting the Foundation as a volunteer for 10 years. This year, for the first time as a Star Wars cosplayer, a member of the 501st Legion.
Members of the 501st Legion took part in this collection in most Polish large cities. I was in my hometown, Poznań.
I collected PLN 463 on my own, and as a Star Wars team from Poznań we collected PLN 5,821.

[Jankes[PR-CMD]]

Last Sunday, together with the members of the Polish Garrison, I took part in the charity campaign "Kilometry pomocy" (kilometers of help), a winter swimming campaign, during which money was collected for a specialist wheelchair for a sick boy, Karol. We supported the entire event with our presence. We posed for photos with swimmers and all the guests. We cheered on all the swimmers.

The event took place at Lake Pawłowickie near Wrocław in Poland
For the first time I took part in a winter outdoor event. You know very well what our costumes are like, despite the cold, it was fantastic. More than half of the funds needed have been raised.

[Blackwatch[CMD-DCA]]

a little red boat. 

 

Is that a first for Spec Ops???

[Jankes[PR-CMD]]

4 hours ago, Blackwatch said:

a little red boat. 

 

Is that a first for Spec Ops???

Yep, IAT Seals! 💪

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

Yessssssss, the boat!!

[Blackwatch[CMD-DCA]]

i only got the one pic, it was a crazy busy weekend with probably more troopers and Mercs than we have had at any single event since I joined in 08. 

Lafette Comic Con, we also did a fundraiser for the Make a Wish Foundation. it was two solid days of trooping. I need to make myself a welding unit, the welder from Aliens would be perfect. 

 

[Jankes[PR-CMD]]

On Saturday, April 15, 2023, I took part in the II. th edition of the Halszkon fantasy convention at the school building in Szamotuły near Poznań.
Together with friends from Polish Garrison, Eagle Base and Vu'traat Clan, we created a small exhibition of SW accessories in one of the classrooms. In addition, all the children who came had the opportunity to use our Imperial Shooting Range.

[SirCalcium[TX]]

On Saturday 3rd June the ISG was called upon to help raise money for the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity, who help keep the Glasgow Children's Hospital funded.
We wandered around Glasgow Central Station taking pictures with people coming from and to the trains, so needless to say we were kept productive.

[Jankes[PR-CMD]]

On April 22, 2023, I took part in an event called Star Wars Day in Żnin.
Everything happened in a post-industrial area, an old sugar factory that was revitalized and turned into a hotel with a rich recreational offer, a swimming pool and a spa.
This event will stay in my memory for a long time. It was a convent that was focused solely on Star Wars, there were no other universes. I was blown away by the huge audience, the vast majority of whom were very Star Wars oriented. Practically everyone was wearing a t-shirt or some accent (backpack, pin) related to our world. It was very nice to be among my own people.

In addition, during this event I gave my first lecture entitled "Weapons from the (un)far galaxy", in which I presented the genesis of selected blasters in relation to historical shooting structures.

[Jankes[PR-CMD]]

On May 4, 2023, exactly on Star Wars Day, as part of the action organized between the Legion and Lego, I took part in the celebration at the official Lego store in Poznań, in the Posnania Shopping Center.
It was very nice to meet many SW fans, at the end of the day we received sets from lego as a gift. It was great, hope to do it again next year.

 

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On May 6-7, I took part in the first edition of the "Cosmicon" event at the Silesian Planetarium in Chorzów.

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On May 20, 2023, I took part in a family festival at a school in Kamionki near Poznań. During the event, we prepared a small exhibition of SW accessories and a dart shooting range.

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On June 1, 2023, during the Children's Day celebrated in Poland, we visited our local Pediatric Center. Volunteers cooperating with the hospital organized many attractions for small patients on that day. One of them was the opportunity to meet us in costumes. In addition, I have prepared an arrow shooting range for everyone.

[Jankes[PR-CMD]]

On June 3, 2023, I took part in a family picnic organized at a school in Kaźmierz near Poznań.

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

On 6/13/2023 at 4:06 AM, Jankes said:

On June 1, 2023, during the Children's Day celebrated in Poland, we visited our local Pediatric Center. Volunteers cooperating with the hospital organized many attractions for small patients on that day. One of them was the opportunity to meet us in costumes. In addition, I have prepared an arrow shooting range for everyone.

Take care of that rancor!

[Jankes[PR-CMD]]

On June 16-18, I took part in the largest fantasy convention in Poland called Pyrkon. I am lucky that it takes place in my hometown in Poznań.
The event lasted three days. Due to the fact that I was very much involved in the construction of the entire Polish Garrison stand the day before, and I was saving my strength to dismantle it after the event, I didn't have much opportunity for trooping alone. This explains why I have so few photos. Most of the time I was support, as a service and guarding our exhibition.

[Jankes[PR-CMD]]

On Sunday, July 2, we took part in a special photo session, which was a prize auctioned for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (I described this event above on February 3). The family that won the auction had the opportunity to take unique photos with us in costumes from Star Wars. They could also dress up.
This meeting was also an opportunity to take private photos, which I publish below.

[SirCalcium[TX]]

On 14th and 15th of September the Garrison and Elstree Base was invited to the Riverside Museum of Transport in Glasgow, for a Halloween weekend.
The museum holds a collection of various Trams, Buses, and Steam Engines built or operated with the City of Glasgow. I was on crew duty on the Saturday, but Sunday I represented the Imperial Army along with our newest IAT debuting the Andor version.

 

 

   

[Blackwatch[CMD-DCA]]

Thanks for sharing these Calum.  Its nice to see the variant. Now that I have lost so much weight I want to add that to my kit. You look good alongside the  

 Andor version. 

[SirCalcium[TX]]

Some great photos taken at a quick troop I attended on 20th April (I had to work later that day).
4 members of the ISG attended a leisure/arcade complex to assist the St Vincent Hospice charity, an organisation that offers specialist care and services to all those affected by life limiting illness.

Personal favourite image.