Re: A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR -- US STAR PAGEANT

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Date Posted: 14:10:57 11/16/02 Sat
Author: Shauna
Subject: Re: A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
In reply to: Suzette 's message, "A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR" on 13:13:48 11/16/02 Sat

I love the idea of a national pageant.Paul and I would definitly enter.I thought the local crowns were a great size.Whatever size the state crowns are is fine with me.It's not the crown that matters it's how great the pageant is.I'm sure everybody agrees with me when I say that this is a wonderful pageant.
>Since this is the month we focus on Thanksgiving I
>would like to say there are many things I am thankful
>for.
>My family is number one of course - they put up with
>me while I spend countless hours at this computer!!
>
>Also, I started this pageant less than six months ago
>and I am very thankful for the response and support I
>have received.
>- Thanks to all of you who have emailed me to inquire
>about the USA Star Pageant.
>- Thanks to all of you who have become USA Star
>Royalty! I appreciate you taking part in something
>that is special to me.
>It warms my heart when I receive your email saying how
>excited you were or how excited your child was to
>receive the prizes.
>
>I have also been putting out some "feelers" to see if
>anybody would be interested in purchasing custom
>embroidered items such as T-shirts, hats, jackets,
>pillow cases, tote bags etc. and have received a great
>response from that.
>Continue to send in your suggestions!
>Someone did send a suggestion about crowns -
>specifically that they would like to see larger ones
>for the State competition.
>That would be great!
>However, when I started doing research on putting this
>pageant together I spent literally weeks finding and
>pricing the prizes in order to keep those costs low so
>the entry fees could be affordable for anybody.
>By the time I order those prizes, have them shipped to
>me then ship them to you there is about enough left
>from your entry fees to buy a cup of coffee!
>If I offered much larger crowns I would have to do one
>of two things:
> - double the entry fees (don't want to do that!) or
> - have fewer age divisions so there would be fewer
>winners (don't want to do that either!).
>
>This pageant exists to allow anybody who loves
>pageantry the opportunity to compete at a reasonable
>cost and have a greater chance to win.
>To me, all of you are winners - I did not turn anybody
>away and nobody was left standing empty handed.
>Perhaps one solution would be to do a National contest
>and have ONE huge crown for ONE Grand Supreme Overall
>winner. We could also have age division winners as
>well so everybody would win something! In all
>sincerity, my heart sinks when I think of somebody not
>winning! I can't stand the thought of sending someone
>an email saying "Sorry you lose!". Uggghhh!
>So, I will consider this and do a little more
>research. If any of you have any feedback on doing a
>National contest post your thoughts here or contact me
>by email. Just remember -- the Grand Supreme Overall
>winner can only be ONE person regardless of age
>division, male or female and the entry fees may have
>to be considerably higher.
>
>Once again, THANK YOU for your interest in my pageant.
>I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and
>Christmas Season!!
>As always, feel free to contact me if you have any
>questions, comments, concerns or just to say hello.
>I appreciate you!
>Suzette
>Director, USA Star Pageant

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Re: A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR -- Tina, 04:37:41 11/18/02 Mon