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

MEMORIES FROM THE 2008 EVENT!!

Over a month has past since the 2008 event and life has gotten back to some normalcy in our homes. We aren't "officially" planning the 2009 event until January, according to our families, but we did spend today out at the BC Creative Expo chatting with some of the sponsors and teachers from this year's event and also chatting with some potential new sponsors for 2009.

We would also like to thank those of you who have taken the time to email us about the 2008 event. Your kind words, your encouragement and your comments and suggestions on different aspects of the event is so appreciated. We are taking all comments and suggestions into consideration and look forward to an even better event in 2009.

Thank you to all the people who answered our call for photos from the 2008 event. We have been able to put together a fabulous slideshow of memories (below). You may want to sit back, grab a coffee and spend some time checking out all these fabulous photos, they are amazing memories indeed.

Thank you,

Mary & Sandra
BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids