WE DID IT!!

Thank you so much to the scrappers and teachers and sponsors and volunteers who helped make the 2009 BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids a HUGE success!

As you can imagine, we are exhausted! But it's a good feeling. :) We'll have plenty of stories to share with you very soon. Just give us a few days to catch up on our sleep!

Did you take any photos this weekend? We'd love to see them and share them. Please send photos to bccropforkids@yahoo.ca

Gulp.

The big day is just around the corner. 5 more sleeps.



Are you ready?



If you're just getting around to packing, here are some tips courtesy of The Memory Workshop.

How to Pack for a Retreat or Crop.

Don't forget your toothbrush!

Shop 'Til You Crop Contest Winner

Summer FUNdraising Crop was a hit!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the crop yesterday. Everyone had a great time.

Thank you to The Memory Workshop for being the onsite store for the day, and for sponsoring the "Use Your Ribbon" challenge. Challenge winner Stefani Agostini won a free seat in the class of her choice, and she has plenty of great classes to choose from. Many have sold out already and more are just a few seats away from being sold out.

Special thanks to Jane for her tireless work in the kitchen, stocking and restocking the buffet and doing countless dishes!

Tell Us - Blog Giveaway

Class registration began on July 13 and it went very well. To date we've sold out 3 classes and there are many very close to selling out.

Class registration for the general public will begin at 7:00 PM on Monday, July 27 (tomorrow).

We want to hear from you!! Tell us what classes you signed up for!! Oh I almost forgot....THERE'S A PRIZE INVOLVED!!

If you post and tell us which classes you signed up for we'll randomly draw a post # as the winner of the blog giveaway prize.

What's the prize?

Bisous Zoo

PDQ (Pretty Darn Quick)

Album in an Afternoon {Shabby Kit}

The winner will receive their prize when checking in at the registration table at the event in October!!! The winning post will be announced on Thursday, July 30.

Video of the cheque presentation

We thought you might like to see the video of the cheque presentation at the telethon in June for the money raised at the 2008 BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids.

CLASS REGISTRATION - AN UPDATE

Class registration for registered crop seat and class pass holders started on Monday night and it has been steadily continuing throughout the week.

We already have 3 SOLD OUT classes, which is absolutely fantastic!!!!

You all probably know this, but 100% of the proceeds from the sale of classes goes directly to BC Children's Hospital Foundation. The only way that we can make this happen is because of our amazing class sponsors. Without their generous donations to the event that simply wouldn't be the case. A list of the class sponsors can be found HERE on the website. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, we really appreciate all that you're doing for the event and the charity!!

Don't forget that class registration for the general public will begin at 7:00 PM on July 27th.

LAST MINUTE ADDITION TO THE CLASS SCHEDULE

We've just minutes ago added a card class designed and taught by Tia Bennett. Sorry for uploading it at the last minute but it just hit our inbox. It's in the 9:30 PM timeslot on Friday, October 23.

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED CLASS DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS.

CLASS REGISTRATION IS TODAY!!

Just a reminder that class registration begins today for registered crop seat and class pass holders at 7:00 PM!!!


We uploaded another class to the site this morning. Renee at Photo Express has designed an adorable Card Keeper with cards. Details are as follows:

Card Keeper & Cards

Teacher: Renee Arendt

Sponsored by: American Crafts, Quickutz and Photo Express

CLICK HERE for detailed class description and photos.

ANOTHER NEW CLASS

We just posted another class to the website. This is another one by uber talented Cari Locken!! Details are as follows:

Fun with Fancy Pants Layout Class
Sponsored by: Scrapshotz
Saturday, October 24 - 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM

CLICK HERE for detailed class description and more photos.

Newest Class Added to the Schedule

We just uploaded the newest class to the website. This class was designed by the fabulously talented Cari Locken. Details are as follows:

Crazy for Colour Build-A-Book Mini Album

Sponsored by: Paper Trunk, Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs and The Memory Workshop

Teacher: Cari Locken

Date & Time: Sunday, October 25 at 1:45 PM

CLICK HERE for detailed class description and more photos.

I'M AN IDIOT

YES, CLASS REGISTRATION BEGINS ON JULY 13 AT 7:00 PM.

SORRY FOR ANY CONFUSION!!

2 new classes posted last night....3 new classes posted tonight.

6 more classes to be posted and they'll all be on the site. Keep checking for updates, we'll post the classes as they're submitted to us.

Mary

CLASS REGISTRATION COUNTDOWN

7 DAYS UNTIL REGISTRATION!!!!

CLASS REGISTRATION BEGINS

AT 7:00 PM ON

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!

SHOP 'TIL YOU CROP!!!

We are so excited about this!!!

Do you want a chance to win a free crop seat to the 2010 BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids? Yes, that’s right we said 2010!!! 2009 is sold out, but we’ve booked the date for 2010 and we want to give someone the opportunity to have a guaranteed seat at the 2010 event (approx. a $109 value).

You can earn a chance to win the prize by doing some shopping in any of the following sponsor stores:

Cherish The Thought

Dream a Little Dream Scrapbooking (online store)

I'm Impressed Paper Arts Ltd.

Lovebug Scrapbooking (online store)

Memory Workshop

Photo Express

Pick of the Patch

The Scrapbook Room

Just purchase a scrapbooking item (minimum $5 value) which will be left at the store to be donated to the BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids "Shop 'Til You Crop Prize Basket".

We'll compile all of the items donated at the sponsor stores into the "Shop 'Til You Crop Prize Basket" and the basket will be raffled off at the event in October. We will be selling raffle tickets for the basket at the event in October, the entire proceeds of which will be donated to the BC Children's Hospital Foundation.

If we have enough items we may even raffle off more than one "Shop 'Til You Crop Prize Basket".

For every $5 in product purchased at participating stores and donated to the basket, the donor will have their name put in a draw for a free crop seat to the 2010 BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids (approx value $109).

Entering the contest multiple times and shopping at multiple stores is encouraged (ie. if you donate $10 in product you would get two entries into the draw).

It's that easy!!

Each of the participating stores has a form where your name, email and phone number, as well as the product donated and dollar value will be recorded. You will be asked to initial the form confirming your donation. Please note that if you are shopping at one of the online stores please ensure you send them a message after you've placed your order advising which product in your order is to be donated to the Shop 'Til You Drop Basket so that it isn't shipped to you rather than left for us to pick-up.

The promotion starts now and will run to September 30, 2009.

The winner of the free 2010 crop seat will be announced on October 15, 2009.

Cheque presentation at the telethon

It was an amazing experience being on the telethon. We're going to be posting a slideshow of all the photos on the website and will post a link here when we do that. We'll also let you know when we get the video up as well. In the meantime, here are just a few of my faves!

Thank you to Hayley and Izzy for joining me today.

Mary

Miracle Weekend Telethon Starts Today!!

The Miracle Weekend Telethon benefiting the BC Children's Hospital Foundation starts today at 6:55 PM and will run straight through until 6:00 PM on Sunday night.

This is just a reminder that BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids has been asked to present a cheque on the air between 10 and 11 AM tomorrow. If you're home watch for us on Global TV...we're very honoured and excited to be asked to be involved.

We'll be taking photos when we're done there and will post them next week.

Have a fabulous weekend!!

Summer FUNdraising Crop Registration Date!!

As announced in this week's newsletter registration for the Summer FUNdraising Crop on August 29th will begin at

7:00 PM on Monday, June 8th.

You can register online HERE.

SUMMER FUNdraising 12 HR CROP

BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids is hosting a 12 hour crop in support of BC Children's Hospital Foundation. Proceeds from the one day crop will be combined with the funds raised at the BC Crop for Kids weekend in October.

DATE: August 29, 2009

LOCATION: St. George's Anglican Church, 23500 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge

TIME: 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM

PRICE PER PERSON: $39.00, plus a potluck dish or treat for the snack table.


REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

- reserved seating,
- dinner,
- coffee, tea,
- cold drinks,
- make & takes,
- door prizes, games,
- challenges, and
- 12 hours of "me time" to work on your paper crafts in a comfy, well-lit environment.

This is a great way to be involved in the BC Crop For Kids, especially if you won't be able to attend the main event.

Registration will take place HERE on the website. The date will be announced in the next newsletter.

BIG NEWS!!

We were asked to present a cheque for the funds raised at the 2008 event on TV during the 22nd annual BC Children's Hospital Foundation Miracle Weekend Telethon. We'll be presenting the cheque on TV on Sunday, June 7 between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. We're so excited about this!!

Unfortunately Sandra has a work committment that day, so I will be going as the representative of BC Crop for Kids. We've asked Hayley and Izzy to help us out as well because I'm not sure I could do it by myself. Thanks ladies!!!

We need your help!! Does anyone have a recordable DVD player that would be able to tape the cheque presentation for us?

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Mary

INSPIRED SCRAPPER CHALLENGE

We are pleased to announced that Sonja from The Inspired Scrapper is sponsoring a fabulous challenge exclusive to BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids.

Here are the details of the challenge:

Scrapbooking Community: A big part of scrapbooking is community. The people you meet. Friends who inspire your life, on and off the scrapbook page. My challenge is for you to create a mini-album or layout of any size, that celebrates your scrapbooking community. Whether you crop with friends, attend retreats or visit your favourite online forums, let us know how your scrapbooking community has touched your life.

Deadline to submit your creation is 9:00am on Sunday, October 25th. All entries can be dropped off at the BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids info/registration desk clearly marked with your name and contact information. Entries will then be judged by The Inspired Scrapper team based on creativity, content and journaling.

Two prizes will be awarded by judges desicion and one by random draw. All three winners will be offered a guest designer spot on The Inspired Scrapper challenge blog. Have fun!

ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN FREE CLASSES

Here's yet another way for you to win free classes at BC Crop for Kids!!




Another one of our amazing sponsors, Photo Express, is giving away some free seats. Details taken from their newsletter are as follows:

PE is giving away THREE free class seats (approx. value $25 ea). Each lucky winner of a free class, will be able to chose a class of their choice at the BC Crop for Kids event in the fall. If you are not attending, you will also receive a "Class Pass Status" ($29 value). The best part is that whether you are attending the event or not, you will be able to register for your class BEFORE class registration begins so you will have a great lineup to pick from. PE is sponsoring 5 classes and we hope to see you there. How do you enter? Visit us at PE and each time you come in from now until May 31st, ask at the scrapbooking counter for an entry. Easy, simple. One entry per person per day.

Happy long weekend everyone.

Mary & Sandra

MORE CHANCES FOR FREE CLASSES!

Here’s another chance to win free class seats at BC Crop for Kids.

One of our amazing sponsors I’m Impressed Paper Arts Ltd. has the following contest going on:

Think Pink -- Stamp Your Art Out - Win Class Tickets for BC Crop for Kids and help us Stamp Out Breast Cancer. Whether a card, layout, mini album or altered art -- please submit your own creations using a "Think Pink" theme.

All entries must be received in the store by May 28th to qualify. Two prizes will be awarded --one by random draw and the other will be chosen by popular vote. Entries will be put on display during our Stamp out Breast Cancer at the Granville Island Hotel. All visitors to Stamp Out Breast Cancer will receive a ballot to vote for their favorite project. Please make sure your name and phone number are on the back of the project along with the stamp credit(s).



Stamp Out Breast Cancer

http://www.stampoutbreastcancer.ca/


I'm Impressed:

http://www.imimpressed.ca/

SOLD OUT!!

We're very excited to announce that crop seats for BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids 2009 have SOLD OUT!! Please remember that you will have 10 days to submit payment for your crop seat.

If you missed out on crop seat registration, please be sure to get your name on the wait list. CLICK HERE to register for the wait list.

Taking classes is another great way to support the event. Class passes are on sale now!!! You can CLICK HERE to purchase class passes.

Thank you for your support!!!

Mary & Sandra

THANK YOU

THANK YOU to everyone who registered last night. It was very exciting and a little hectic!!!!

We just wanted to let you know that there are a handful of seats left. We don't expect they'll last too long so we wanted to post a little announcement.

You can register HERE on the website.

Thanks,

Mary & Sandra

are you ready??

REGISTRATION BEGINS IN 5 MINUTES!!!

www.bccropforkids.ca

CROP SEAT REGISTRATION

Pre-registration for 2008 attendees went very well!!

To those of you who registered yesterday, please remember you will have until midnight on May 6 to get payment to us in order to confirm your seat. We will be releasing all unpaid seats for general registration at that time.

General registration for crop seats begins

at 7:00 PM on May 7.

MARK YOU CALENDARS!!

We can tell you that there are seats available for purchase on May 7, the exact number won't be known until midnight on May 6th.

Last year crop seats sold out in 1 hour and 39 minutes. To avoid disappointment be ready at your computer at 7:00 PM on May 7th when the remaining seats are released.

Thank you to everyone for your support!

Mary & Sandra

EAGER, AREN'T WE!!

So this evening I was testing the store in preparation for tomorrow's pre-registration and do you know what happened? Someone tried to register!! LOL, I canceled the order and thankfully she understood. She thought it was too good to be true!! It was!!!

Here I thought, let's test out the store after 10:00 PM, it should be safe and little did I know that people are actually stalking the site 12 hours before registration. :)

So, we're looking forward to pre-registration tomorrow. I have a feeling one eager beaver (who shall remain nameless) will be the first to register tomorrow morning!! You know who you are!!

As a reminder, pre-registration for 2008 attendees is tomorrow:

Sunday, April 26

Between 9:00 AM and 10:00 PM

Don't forget you'll need the pre-registration code which was emailed to you.

You may now continue the stalking of the BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids website!!!

:)

Mary

More Free Class Seat Giveaways!!

Lovebug Scrapbooking is giving away three free class seats at BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids!!

To be entered into their draw simply place an order of $25.00 or more between April 23rd and May 28th and be sure to mention the "BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids" in the comments of your order. You may enter as many times as you wish. You will recieve one entry for every $25.00 on your order. Orders can not be combined. Only orders placed between April 23rd and May 28th count towards the draw.

Another Free Class Promo!

The Memory Workshop is also one of the sponsors that are giving away free class seats at 2009 BC Crop for Kids. They've posted all the details of their promotion on their blog.

CLICK HERE AND CHECK IT OUT!!

WIN FREE CLASS SEATS!!

We are pleased to announce that five of our sponsors will be giving away free class seats at 2009 BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids. We'll post all the info on the giveaways as it becomes available.





Cherish The Thought has a really fun promotion to give away the class seats!! Here's the scoop:



Port Moody's Next Top Paper Crafter ~ coming soon…


You know how we like to name all our promotions after TV Shows, well, with National Scrapbooking Day coming up on May 2, what better way to start the festivities than to offer a really cool contest with a fantastic prize!


The contest will run for 4 weeks starting on May 2 and will have an entrance fee of $20. This fee includes the 4 goodie bags that you will receive over the course of the promotion and a chance to win 1 of 3 fantabulous prizes. More details to follow, but the Grand prize is a Class Pass at the BC Crop for Kids (a $75 value) in October, and will include the following:

The winner will receive "Class Pass Status" (this is a $29 value) and includes the following benefits:

• three free class seats in the classes of your choice and if you would like to register for additional classes you will receive access to online class registration when it opens to registered event attendees and other class pass holders.


• buffet lunch on Saturday and continental buffet breakfast on Sunday.


• access to coffee, tea & water all weekend long.


• a special "Class Pass" welcome gift bag


• the winner will have the opportunity to register for their free classes prior to the start of class registration.
  

The free class seats are not transferable to any other parties.

The concept is that you will receive a goodie bag on the Saturday of each week, with instructions on the theme of the paper craft challenge (this could be a card, a layout or a 3D project, it's all up to you). The entries would have to be in by the following Friday so our panel of judges can decide the points. At the end of the 4 weeks, the paper crafter with the most points will win!

Simple as that! Points will be awarded for creativity, use of product, and overall design effect. Please note that we will need at least 3 entrants to begin this contest.

Are you Port Moody's Next Top Paper Crafter…?

Registration, meals, and other items clarified.

We thank everyone one the mailing list who took the time the other day to answer our quick survey and provide feedback.



Saturday Night Supper

Based on your responses, we will NOT be offering an optional buffet dinner at the hotel. It was almost unanimous that the estimated $40-$45 for dinner is expensive. We happen to agree! (this isn't an inflated price. It's simply what catered hotel meals cost. The Ramada has been extremely generous in the facility rental, and there is simply no room for negotiation on meal prices.) There are restaurant options for every budget within a 5 minute drive of the Ramada.




Photography Classes

Thank you for your feedback on the proposed digital photography classes. We'll provide a summary of your requests to Rachel Ludwig to help her with planning her classes. (Rachel is new to BC Crop for Kids. Last year was a different instructor.)




Meals & Beverages - what's changed, what's included

Last year your registration included 2 breakfasts. We received overwhelming feedback that a) breakfast was too early and conflicted with class times, and b) other meals besides breakfast would have been nice, and c) coffee & tea should be available for longer periods.


So for 2009 you're still getting 2 meals - 1 breakfast on Sunday, and 1 lunch on Saturday. Classes and meals have been scheduled so they don't overlap and nobody misses out! And we'll extend slightly the serving time for coffee & tea. Try not to think of it as losing a breakfast, but rather *gaining* a hearty lunch!

As a reminder snacks are permitted in the crop room during the event. However, meals from home or from restaurants are not permitted. If you bring in meals from another location please eat them in your room.

Which brings us to the registration fee...


2009 Registration Fee - $109

The slight increase over last year's price is due to higher food costs. There's a slightly higher cost for lunch & more beverages.

Crop Room Seating

We've received some comments that the crop room was too squishy and that more crop space would be better.


We will be going with 180 seats again this year. Anticipation of the event is high, and we're confident that it will be a sell-out regardless of the elbow room. To cut the number of crop seats now would mean so many more disappointed people and we can't bear to do that! This is, after all, a fundraiser, and our goal is to raise as much as we can for BC Children's Hospital Foundation, and to do that we need to sell seats and fill classes!


If you're looking for an all-inclusive retreat weekend with more elbow room, might we suggest Scrapping Away Retreats or The Ultimate Scrapbook Retreat.

Mary & Sandra
BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids
www.bccropforkids.ca

Moira. And friends like her :)

Moira. Sorry to cause you so much stress.


We feel your pain, we really do! And we know you're not the only one with fingers and other appendages crossed, hoping for a seat this year. Stay positive and stay perched in front of your computer at 7pm on May 7 when general registration opens. (refresh refresh refresh!). We do know that there WILL be seats available.


If you miss out the first time around, don't despair. There will be a "add me to the waiting list" option in the online store. If we haven't received someone's payment within 10 days, we'll be re-releasing seats to the waiting list.


And we encourage everyone who doesn't have a crop seat to purchase the Class Pass and sign up for classes when advance class registration begins. (After all, if you plan on taking lots of classes, how much crop time are you going to have anyway? And if you're hubby is already booked to take care of the kids, you better take advantage of it!!) If you buy the Class Pass and a crop spot opens up for you, we will apply the Class Pass fee towards your registration fee.


Why did we offer registration this way? Partly because we wanted to make sure that everyone knew without a doubt that the BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids would be returning in 2009. But the main reason was to show our gratitude to everyone who supported the event in its inaugural year. Next year we're changing things up a little (and that's the ONLY hint we're giving you about next year!)


Happy scrapping y'all!

www.bccropforkids.ca

26 DAYS!!!!

26 DAYS UNTIL ADVANCED REGISTRATION

FOR 2008 ATTENDEES!!

ARE YOU AS EXCITED AS WE ARE?

CALLING ALL CARD MAKERS!!

We did this at last year's event and it was such a huge success that we're doing to do it again. After the event in October we will be sending out many thank you cards to our fabulous sponsors and we need YOUR help in making some fabulous cards for that purpose!!!

For each thank you card you make and donate to the event you'll receive a draw ticket for a special prize donated by The Memory Workshop. You'll receive your draw tickets at the event when you drop off your cards. Cards can be dropped off at the event registration/info table anytime after 7:30 PM on October 23rd.

If you aren't attending the event and would still like to enter the contest by donating handmade thank you cards please contact us at bccropforkids@yahoo.ca and we'll provide you with our mailing address.

The winner will be announced at the event on Saturday evening!!

All cards that aren't used as thank yous after the event will be donated to BC Children's Hospital for use by the families and patients that use the facility.

We look forward to seeing everyone's cards at the event!!!

Mary & Sandra

Cropping for kids worldwide.

Scrapbookers all over the world are awesome.

Generous and dedicated scrapbookers everywhere are "cropping for kids" at events worldwide. The name "Crop for Kids" is pretty catchy and thanks to Google we've come up with a short list.

In Melbourne, Australia: Crop For Kids is a scrapbooking event officially approved by Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. We successfully raised over $7,500 in 2007 and $12,000 in 2008. We hope to achieve more in 2009. Saturday, 4th April 2009

In Iowa: With spring and summer activities fast approaching and bringing days at the pool, baseball practices and trips, an all-day workshop to help busy individuals get caught up with their scrapbooking, also referred to as 'cropping,' will be held at the first ever "Crop for Kids Day."The event will be held Saturday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ... (that's this weekend! Best of luck to them!!)

And last November in New York: The event was a tremendous success raising an unprecedented $10,800 for HCC! We would like to thank Eagle Vale, all participants and vendors for their support! A special thank you to WARM 101.3 and Terese Taylor for creating, executing and hosting this successful event!

Let's not forget our neighbours in Alberta: Scrap4it.ca is hosting the Crop 4 Kids in Calgary this Saturday, March 28.

Did we mention that scrapbookers worldwide are awesome??

Canadian Scrapbooker

Did you see the spring issue of Canadian Scrapbooker? Check out page 22, and this is what you'll see:

At the 2008 BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids, Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine and Monday Night Class co-sponsored the Designing Diva Contest. The winner of the contest was Leanne Payne and she had her fabulous layout published in the spring issue, together with a photo from the event. From left to right, the people in the picture are: Cari Locken, Mary Pauls, Leanne Payne, Sandra Brindley and Christy Riopel.

Very exciting!!! Congrats Leanne and thank you to Canadian Scrapbooker and Monday Night Class.

NEW TEACHER BIO

We've updated the website today to add a bio for the fabulous Tia Bennett. Tia lives in Washington State and she will coming up and teaching on the Crop for Kids weekend.

Thank you Tia for donating your time and talents to BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids!!

You can find out more about Tia on our website under the "Team and Teachers" page on the website. CLICK HERE

We have a fabulous list of teachers already and are still waiting for more bios so keep checking back!!

Mary & Sandra
Co-Coordinator
BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Reminder: Advance Registration

Did you know that it’s only 41 days until advance registration for 2008 crop seat holders?

That’s only:

3,542,400 seconds

OR

59,040 minutes

OR

984 hours

OR

approximately 5 weeks

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: APRIL 26, 2009 (between 9:00 AM and 10:00 PM)

Who’s getting excited? We definitely are!!

Mary & Sandra

DID YOU KNOW....

We were recently contacted by some gals from Calgary who are organizing a fundraiser crop benefiting the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation. They've created a company that specializes in organizing fundraiser crops in their area called Scrap 4 It. Their Crop 4 Kids event is taking place in just a few weeks, on March 28, 2009. We wish them much success with their crop!!! We know how much time and energy goes into organizing an event like this and we applaud Mary and Jennifer (the organizers) for doing such an awesome thing.

Mary & Sandra

We're getting noticed!! (fess up! Who was it??)

In a recent email from our representative at BC Children's Hospital Foundation, we heard that one of their staffers spotted a scrapbooker at the airport sporting BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids "paraphernalia" and made a point of thanking them for personally for their support.

This is such a thrill! To be recognized on this level shows us that we -- the local scrapbooking comunity -- are making an impact, and our hard work through BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids is not going unnoticed. Thank you so much for your ongoing participation!

So...who was it? Please drop us a line and let us know if it was YOU that was spotted last month!

And to everyone who purchased logo wear last year and continues to wear it proudly, THANK YOU.

(there will be NEW logo wear options for 2009. Pre-orders will be posted later this spring.)

AND THE WINNER IS....

I put the names of the gals who posted a comment on the last post into a bowl and my daughter drew a name.

The winner of the BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids logo t-shirt is:

#4 - Kelley

Congrats Kelley!!!!

Please contact bccropforkids@yahoo.ca to make arrangements to get your t-shirt!!

Thank you for your fabulous comments everyone!!

What have we been up to?

We've been working on the February newsletter which will come out later this weekend...watch your inboxes!

Keep your eyes on the website, we're going to be updating it this weekend with sponsors and teacher bios. The website is a work in progress so as new companies and individuals come on board we'll be updating the site.

Stay tuned for more blog challenges....we have some fun challenges and prizes coming your way!!

Blog Giveaway!!! (Who doesn't love prizes?)

We have one white BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids logo t-shirt (size XL) left over from the 2008 event and would love to give it away to one lucky winner!!!

Of course there’s always a catch, in order to have your name entered into the draw you have to post a comment to this post. We don’t want you to post just any comment though, we want to hear something specific from you!! Let us know your ideas!! Is there an instructor, business or manufacturer that you’d like to see involved in the event? Do you have any fun new ideas for contests, draws, door prizes? Is there a specific class you’d like to see at the event?

Each person who posts a suggestion in the comments section of this post will have their name entered into the draw for the t-shirt. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, February 24th.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Mary & Sandra
Co-Coordinators
BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids

http://www.bccropforkids.ca/

We're on Facebook!

BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids now has a Facebook group. Come on over and join us if you haven't already! Write on the Wall!

January Update

Our January 2009 newsletter should be hitting your inbox just about now!!! In it you will find registration info (including registration dates), a list of the sponsors who have confirmed their involvement with the event and the introduction of our most recent fundraising endeavour:

"TABLE SCRAPS - The Cookbook"

We're so excited about the cookbook that we've dedicated an entire page on the website to it!! We're also looking for recipe submissions, so please go read more about it on the website!! We're having TWO draws as well for free cookbooks.

Check it out here!!!!

We look forward to receiving your recipe submissions!!!

You can also pre-order the cookbook on the website under the Products section of the website!!

Don't forget to check the blog and website often as we are adding updates daily!!

Mary & Sandra

Are you ready? Because we are!

Thanks to all of you who have inquired about this year's BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids. The January email newsletter is coming soon, so NOW is the time to get on the mailing list if you're not already. (see that box in the column to the right? Just enter your email address there)


We know how anxious you are to register! When we checked with the hotel last week, over 50% of the block of hotel rooms reserved for us were already booked!! This is a fantastic testament to just how excited everyone is. Please be patent...registration dates and instructions will be announced shortly.

And if you were a registered crop attendee last year, you can relax...you'll be able to take advantage of a 24-hour advance registration opportunity that essentially guarantees you a crop seat.

We'll begin announcing class sponsors and teachers in the next newsletter also.

Scrap happy,

Mary & Sandra
Coordinators, BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids
www.bccropforkids.ca

Happy New Year

It's New Years Day and it's 2009!!! Wow, where did 2008 go?

In case you were wondering there are 295 days until Crop for Kids 2009. That length of time can also be broken down into the following figures:

- 25,488,000 seconds
- 424,800 minutes
- 7080 hours
- 42 weeks (rounded down)

You know what this means don't you?? We have officially started planning the 2009 event. Those figures above may seem like a lot of time but really it isn't.

Stay tuned to the blog for the latest news and our monthly newsletters will be starting this month as well.

If you have any suggestions or comments about what you'd like to see at the 2009 event please contact us at bccropforkids@yahoo.ca or post a comment below.

All the best to you in 2009!!

Mary & Sandra
www.bccropforkids.ca