GFC Summer Ball 2015

The summers GFC ball time has come round again where we celebrate the achievements of our members with rank promotions and awards for their activities over the last six months in the group.

This years theme was Vulcan "Live long and prosper" and very much a dedicated to Leonard Nimoy who played Spock in the original star trek Series, he sadly passed away this year and it was only fitting the group thought that this ball in some way honoured him.

Pre-Ball area and shuttle pad

Over the last few weeks and months people have been pointed to the location area around the Roddenberry center as the arrival point of the event.

What you would of actually saw when you arrived on the day was a circular area with draped banners which had Summer ball written on it with a red carpet going towards the Roddenberry building entrance. You would walk up a few steps where there was a landing pad for the shuttle which was going to take you to the actual location which this year was going to be held in sovereign.

Pre-Ball Party

Pre-Ball area where guest congregated before setting of to the ball location 

Around an hour before the official start time of the ball members gathered in the circular area build over the plaza to chill out and dance. It gave them a chance to loosen up and chat about the up and coming event.

Shuttle taking guest through the wormhole to Mount Seleya

Shuttle ride

Around 15 minutes before the ball start time the shuttle rides appeared on the landing pad which was a quick walk from the plaza and up a few steps to the shuttle platform. Once someone got in, the little shuttles would count down 10 seconds and leave to fly to the location of the ball. 

The next shuttle would appear to take the next group. These shuttles flew two members at a time, their flight path took them from galaxy into constellation sim where they were piloted low over some of the rental homes, then the shuttle crossed into sovereign sim where it headed up towards the wormhole. Upon entering the wormhole each ship was sent directly to Mount Seleya and would continue to fly down to a landing spot to drop the guests off.

Arrival at Mount Seleya

The Mount Seleya set consisted of mountain regions surrounding the main activity areas. the background depicts a hot barren like planet populated with small sections for use at the ball, there was a dance area with a fountain in the middle, chairs, tables and a bar for those who simply wanted to sit and relax, huge statues where placed around the scene and the actual area where the majority of the ball will be held was right high up on a mountain top accessible via a winding staircase.

Ball RP

Once everybody had arrived safely at Mount Seleya a small RP event was performed, below is the script of the role-play event

RP in action

Promotion & Awards

Members waiting for and delivering their speeches

The end of the role play event took our guest straight up to the promotions and award area. There were blocks of our guest to sit down on, Fleet Admiral Katrina Bixby and Vice Fleet Admiral Cobramax Mechanique took their places on the higher stage. For the Promotions and Awards members were called up in groups, they would stand at the bottom of the stage waiting for there names to be called up to deliver their speeches directly in-front of the senior admirals as been par the course for years at this event.

Video

A GFC 10th Anniversary video was played over a giant screen

Many speeches later it was time to congratulate each other, but before going down to the After Party a giant video screen was erected to show a video Fleet Admiral Katrina Bixby had made to celebrate the up and coming 10 year anniversary of this group

After Party

Once the video had been shown it was time for guest to make their way back down the long mountain stairs to the dancing area where those who remained danced and sat around polishing their medals, updating their rank tags and relaxing to some music.

Another GFC ball comes to an end, congratulations all those who where given promotions and awards and may the next 6 months be as fruitful.

More Pictures - HERE

Credits:
Social Events organisation - Richmerk & Debbydo
New Vulcan& Dress Uniforms - Richmerk
Building Richmerk & Wolferein Foxdale
Posters/Ads/notices - Richmerk, Debbydo, Snapper Desade, JD Matova, Katrina Bixby
RP - Robobby McMillan - T'Lara Ektal (melodyparis), Richmerk, Debbydo, LKG01A Duke
Video - Katrina Bixby
Promotion hosting - Cobramax Mechanique, Katrina Bixby
Land Stream - Snapper Desade

PROMOTIONS

Ai Kikuchiyo-Stine - Capt - Medical, StratOps, Command

Beth Delaunay (isilmeriel) - Commander - Engineering,Command

Blue Agate - Commander - AAC, Medical,Comand

BunE Rabbit - LtCmdr - Medical, StratOps

Falat (falatapus.resident) -  Lt.jg - Academy, Recruitment

Gokyu Ugajin - Rear Admiral - Command      

Kieran Braveheart - Commodore - StratOps

LKG01A Duke - Capt - Academy, Tactical

London (LdnG) - LtCmdr - Tactical

Penelopeperil Resident - Capt - StratOps,Command

Richmerk Resident - Capt - Engineering, Recruitment, Tactical,Command

Sereana Westland - Admiral - AAC,Command

Shannan Oxygen - Lieutenant - StratOps,Command

Silke Horten - Lieutenant - Duty Officers,Command

Songlord Resident - Commodore - StratOps,Command

T'Lara Ektal - Lt Cmdr. - Medical,

Tails8 - Lt. -  AAC

Taurik Xaris - LtCmdr - Academy

Tod Vlodovic - LtCmdr - Medical

Wolferein Foxdale - Commander - Engineering,Command

             

AWARDS

Ai kikuchiyo - Legion of merit - StratOps

Andromeda Quonset - Legion of Merit - Command, StratOps, Command

batlhtlhutlh - Legion of Merit - StratOps, Command

Beth Delaunay (isilmeriel)  - Galaxy Star - Engineering

Blue Agate - Galaxy Star - StratOps, Command

Blue Agate - Legion of Merit - AAC, StratOps, Command

BunE Rabbit  - Legion of Merit - StratOps

Cobramax Mechanique - Galaxy Star - StratOps, Command

Damian Firecaster - Legion of Merit - StratOps

Debbydo - Galaxy Star - Tactical, Command, SE, Command

Debbydo - Meritorious service - Academy, Command

Doc Songlord - Legion of Merit - StratOps, Command

Gokyu Ugajin - Legion of Merit - Command

Iceman Nirpaw  - Galaxy Star - StratOps, Tactical

Jack6646 (Jack)  - Legion of Merit - Tactical

Jackie Islander - Legion of Merit - StratOps

Jailan Resident  - Galaxy Star - Research

JD Matova - Meritorious Service, DO, Command

Jes Enzo - Galaxy Star - Recruitment

Jes Enzo - Legion of Merit - Academy

Kieran Braveheart - Commendation - Academy

Kieran Braveheart - Galaxy Star - StratOps, Command

LKG01A Duke - Galaxy Star - Tactical

LKG01A Duke - Legion of Merit - Academy

London (LdnG) - Achievement - Tactical

MIchel Rosenstrauch - Commendation - AAC

Michel Rosenstrauch - Legion of Merit  - AAC

Monkeyman Firethorn  - Legion of Merit - StratOps, Command

Monkeyman Firethorn - Commendation - AAC

Mrjr Swords - Commendation - Recruitment

Nathen Rexen - Red Crest - Command, Tactical

Nitro Landar - Commendation SE

Penelope Peril  - Legion of merit - StratOps

Penelope Peril - Red Crest - Medical, Academy

Razor Indigo - Galaxy Star - StratOps

Richardjrn Weatherwax - Galaxy Star - Research, Command

Richmerk Resident - Achievement - Tactial

Richmerk Resident - Galaxy Star - Engineering, Recruitment, Command

Richmerk Resident - Legion of merit - Recruitment, Command

robobby McMillan - Legion of merit - Medical

robobby McMillan - Galaxy Star - Command

rsd58 congrejo - Legion of Merit - Recruitment

rsd58 congrejo - Meritorious - Security, Duty Officer, Command

Sereana Westland - Commendation, AAC

Sereana Westland - Legion of Merit, StratOps

Shannan Oxygen - Galaxy Star - StratOps, Command

Silke Horten - RedCrest - Duty Officers

Snapper Desade - Galaxy Star - Tactical, Command, Command

Songlord Resident - Galaxy Star - StratOps

Sophie Johnson - Commendation - Academy, Security, Command

Sophie Johnson - Legion of Merit - StratOps

Stuka Enyo - Legion of Merit - Tactical

Sunshine Yatsenko - Achievement - Tactical

T'Lara Ektal - Galaxy Star - StratOps

T'Lara Ektal - Legion of Merit - StratOps

Tails8 - Legion of Merit - StratOps

TimoL McMillan - Red Crest - Duty officer, Command

Tod Vlodovic  - Legion of Merit - StratOps

Wolferein Foxdale  - Galaxy Star - Engineering