Re: [AGA-Contest] sponsors, etc

[Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@dustyuniverse.com>]

Bailin Shaw wrote:
> Hello All.  The contest judging appears to be finished and Erik will be 
> putting my "blurb" up on the front page of the site.  Before he does so, 
> please edit the blurb and make suggestions.  I'd like to go live this 
> weekend or before depending on Erik's schedule.
> 
> Bailin
> 
> Another incredible year has wrapped up for the AGA's annual 
> international aquascaping contest.  Much like years past, there were 
> some stunning aquascapes including this year's best of show, which the 
> judges all agreed was an amazing tank.  For 2009, we came close to our 
> record for numbers of entries submitted and had tanks representing many 
> different countries and styles.  In particular, our small and medium 
> categories had so many excellent aquascapes, the judges had a hard time 
> coming to a consensus on which tank they thought were the best for each 
> category.  And as an added bonus, the number of entries in this year's 
> biotope category far outnumbered this area from previous years 
> suggesting a renewed interest in this type of tank.
> 
> Before we open up the entries for viewing, we have to give credit where 
> credit is due.  This contest has always been dependent on the efforts of 
> people who volunteer year after year to get the word out worldwide about 
> the contest.  As in years past, our beautiful graphics were again 
> provided by Zoe Stevens-Lavigne for the 2009 contest.  To help get word 
> out to the numerous websites about our contest, we enlisted a group of 
> dedicated workers: Tanya Logan, Brian Revennaugh, Larry Bugg, Brandon 
> Dement, and lastly Efren Leonida.  Thank you everyone for your hard work 
> and we hope to be able to count on your help for next year's contest.  
> In addition to our volunteers, I'd also like to extend the AGA's 
> gratitude to our judges for this year: Karen Randall and Phil Edwards 
> from the AGA, and last year's aquascape winner, Jason Baliban.  With the 
> quality and number of aquascapes in the contest, they had an especially 
> hard job this year.
> 
> Finally, I would also like to extend our thanks to our sponsors, Seachem 
> and Aquarium Design Group.  Their generosity is greatly appreciated by 
> the AGA!
> 
> Without the efforts of the volunteers and the sponsorship from Seachem 
> and ADG, this contest would not be the success it has been from year to 
> year.
> 
> Enjoy the aquascape!
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Bailin Shaw
> Aquascaping Contest Chair
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: biotypical@hotmail.com
> To: aga-contest@thekrib.com
> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:01:54 -0500
> Subject: Re: [AGA-Contest] sponsors, etc
> 
> Sponsors are:
> 
> ADG- Large Aquascape
> Seachem- Small, Med, XL, Biotope, Paludarium
> 
> Regards,
> Phil
> 
>  > Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:42:33 -0800
>  > From: erik@thekrib.com
>  > To: aga-contest@thekrib.com
>  > Subject: [AGA-Contest] sponsors, etc
>  >
>  > As the judges finish making their comments, I am preparing the final 
> site
>  > to go live in the next week. Two things I need:
>  >
>  > 1. Blurb from Bailin for the front page
>  >
>  > 2. Sponsors: who, what, where.
>  >
>  > Thanks -- nearly done!
>  >
>  > - Erik
>  >
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