Echo Base - IN ANOTHER GALAXY 2018 - The STRONG Museum

[STAR-WARS-FREAK-JPB (JEFFREY BUHOLTZ)]

IN ANOTHER GALAXY 2018 - The STRONG National Museum of Play 10/6 - 10/08, 2018

Hosted by 501st Legion Garrison Excelsior

Attended by 50 - 60 + members of 501st, Rebel Legion, Droid builders, and Galactic Academy. They came from all over NY state and Canada.

Largest event in Rochester, NY

This was the sixth year and was extended into a third day, Monday / Columbus day. Everyone had a great time as always. A well run event by all. Thank you to all.

Please feel free to post photos, comments, stories etc. below. Thank you.


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[Jedijoe89 (Joe Booth)]

So this weekend was nothing short of amazing!! The countless kids and families that we got to make smile and brighten there day I wouldn’t trade for the world.

But I wanna share a story with you, Sunday I wore my Jedi and started to get in the grove of things as kids were coming up to us. Here comes this little girl dressed as a jyn. I kneel down to her level as she was trying to talk to me and proceeded to say “um I’ve see all the movies and um(I can’t remember the rest), but she then goes and ask me “you know who my favorite character is” and I reply who’s that, she goes, “you are”, if there’s a moment I ever wanted a bucketed character this is the time. I instantly had to hold back the tears cause her answer caught me off guard, then without missing a beat I asked her you know who my favorite character is?, she goes “no” and I replied you are! But wait there’s more, she further goes and ask “you know who I am?”, of course I said you’re jyn, but she fires back with, “well my real name is Zoe but you can call me jyn”, I said well then I’ll call ya jyn.

To say my heart melted was an understatement.
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"I am one with the force and the force is with me"

Joe Booth
Legion Charity Liaison
Regional Captain Syracuse NY
BXO 2017-2018
BCO 2018-2019
ALPRO 2019-2020
Base Event Coordinator
KJO Blum Fruit member
501st Garrison Excelsior
501st IOC