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In this issue
Letter from Team Digital - Meryl Bartho
During July here at DSP we have a fabulous event – Christmas in July, with all of the Christmas spirit – tradition (what this great even has become!), gifts, special Christmas sales fun, family and fellowship. Keep a look out in the Forums – a little bird tells me that it is likely that this year will be no different.
For us here in the Southern Hemisphere, it has an added benefit – giving us a chance to experience a “winter” Christmas as here we are approaching mid-winter whilst you, Northerners are enjoying the balmy days of summer. We celebrate Christmas in the hot sun but oddly northern hemisphere traditions survive - it is probably a rare home where of does not find something – a Christmas tree laden with snow and frosty decorations, Christmas cards featuring robin red breasts chirping cheerily in deep snow, Father Christmas in a big red, very warm suit and at least in our family we even stick to the food – roast turkey, gammon with all the trimmings, and finishing off with hot, flaming Christmas pudding!
This year, in our home we are holding a Christmas in July – our daughter Raewyn and her dh, Brendan, are visiting from Ireland, and we don’t have the opportunity to celebrate with them, and, since they went on the Pilgrimage with us (it was arranged by our church, here in South Africa) we have invited all the pilgrims to join us for what I hope will be a very festive occasion – all the food and fun of Christmas in the cool of mid-winter.
Last year dh, Ray, and I had the privilege of visiting Bethlehem the site of the very first Christmas, the site where Christians the world over believe to be the birthplace of Jesus. Traditionally his birth took place in icy weather and deep snow, doubtless where the “snowy” Christmas tradition originated. I’d love to tell you that visiting Bethlehem cemented the picture perfect Christmas card image most of us hold but in reality Bethlehem is a very real, very busy town, full of very persistent traders and the worst traffic jams (and the funniest!) any of us had ever experienced! Just an aside – if any of you ever have the opportunity to visit the Holy Land do grab it with both hands – it was for us the experience of a lifetime! I have completed and printed a Pilgrimage Album, most of which I have uploaded to the gallery.
To illustrate the Team Newsletter I have been asked to choose my favourite layout - but, how does one choose a favourite? For me it is like picking a favourite child - how does one ever choose? Having looked and thought I have chosen one which is topical for the present time here in South Africa – Proudly South African. Right now we are getting to the end of a wonderful time of hosting the soccer World Cup (yes, the layout is rugby but you know what I mean!) and event which having gone of flawlessly has made all South Africans justifiably proud!
Well, all that remains is for me to wish each and every one of you a very happy Christmas in July!
Meryl’s Links:
Click here for her Team Digital Bio
Click Here for her Personal Gallery
Click Here for Meryl’s Forum
Click Here for Meryl’s Tea for Two Gallery
Click here for the Heritage Gallery
Click here for All her kits.
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Site News and Features
New to DSP?
Posting Your First Layout:
Are you thinking about posting your first layout? There's a special first layout challenge each month for you. Post your first layout to DSP this month and you may be a random winner for a free page kit!! You'll find all the information here.
What’s Going On
If you need to know what is going on, you need the What's happening at DSP thread or the Calendar. You can also find out what contests and challenges are due in the What’s Due thread.
Welcome to DSP! We know you will love it!
What’s DUE
If you are looking to find out what challenges are due when then the What’s Due thread is the thread you need to check out. In this thread, you can find out what contests and challenges are upcoming. So - get going on a few challenges, Ladies, there are tons of great ones :)
Welcome to DSP! We know you will love it!
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Upcoming DSP Crops and Events
Don’t forget, if you are planning a get together to put it in the Gathering and Support forum. There’s nothing like meeting DSPers in real life to learn new things, take great pictures and have a good laugh! Check out these upcoming gatherings!
November 12-15th looks like it is going to be great fun in San Antonio, Texas for the DSPeeps there! More info here.
Please check n the Gathering and Support forum if you are interested in any crops that may be happening in your area. And be sure to check out Lauren’s slide show of past laptop crops she has attended! Her layouts show the fun and laughter that happens at a DSP gathering!!
Scrap the Map in Minnesota!
 We're going to Scrap the Map, so where should we hold the first crop in America? At the Mall of America! That's one BIG mall folks! But do you think they're ready for digital scrapbookers?!
That's right, DSP is heading to Minneapolis, Minnesota to the Mall of America July 24, 2010 and YOU are invited!
REGISTER FOR THE CROP NOW!
We have a conference room IN the mall, overlooking the Nickelodeon Universe indoor amusement park! We can't wait to scrap and shop!
Meeting Margie there will be DSP staff members Nicole Young, Heidi Kuester, Gail Simpson, and Jenni Baeder!
We're working on shopping, photowalks, and other details, so watch for more soon. We just had to share the news now so you could make plans and be ready for the fun!
Check out and maybe even win great products from our sponsors (to be announced soon!) It'll be worth the wait!
Follow the journey at Scrap the Map and in our DSP Forums!
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WHOA - the WOH comes to Town!
So what exactly is the WOH?
Hmm, it’s being kept under wraps at present. I saw CathieMarie hiding it the other day and tried to get a glimpse. I thought I saw a granny on it, but I’m not sure. That may have been an illusion. It looked awfully special, but I couldn’t quite tell what it was...
What I did see (and don’t tell Cathie I told you!) is that she’s planning on unwrapping it in the forums on Sunday around 1:00pm DSP time and you WON’T want to miss it!!
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2010 Scrappy Winners
Congratulations to our wonderful winners!
Best Photo: Ineke
Best Photography on a Layout: sssnoo
Best Journaling Layout: cherebus
Best Comedy Layout: Scrapping4Him
Best Graphic Style Layout: HeatherH
Best Paper Style Layout: PennyM
Best 1-2 Photo Layout: Jeanet
Best Multiple Photo Layout: HeatherH
Best Double Page Spread: PQ
Best Use of Blending Layout: uk_jw
Best Extraction Layout: Sammimagoo
Best Fantasy Layout: terryl
Best Heritage Layout: Goshiki
Best Use of DSP Background Paper in a Layout: Scrapping4Him
Best use of a DSP Quick Click: Scrapping4Him
Best use of a Single DSP Kit: Jill W
Best use of DSP Elements: sandygb
Best use of DSP Word Art: Jeanet
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Member Spotlight: Sharon a.k.a. Goshiki
This month the spotlight falls on the super-talented scrapbook artist we know as Goshiki or Sharon.
Finding her inspiration in nature, her cats, her family and “a good photograph”, Sharon believes the most important thing on her layout is in fact the photo.
“In general, if I like a photo well enough to scrap it, I want to be able to see the details. I’d have to say I lean towards a graphic style. I love to blend and mask different parts of my pics to give them more emphasis,” she said.
Sharon describes herself as very patient and quite observant, qualities that no doubt contribute to the gorgeous photographs that make her layouts so incredibly eye-catching in the DSP galleries.
Looking for some inspiration? Then a good place to start looking would be by visiting Sharon’s Gallery. Find out more about this interesting lady on the Spotlight Page and then take part in the Scraplift the Spotlight Challenge. Congratulations Sharon, and thank you for sharing your talent with us as the July DSP Member Spotlight.
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Digi-Scrapper Inspiration by Mandy
I have a confession to make, I am not really a flag person, or at least I wasn’t until living through the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Suddenly every street corner had flag sellers, cars were sporting at least one little flag or more, or mirror-sox; houses, gates, walls… suddenly the whole country was aflutter with bright color. That’s when the nagging started: “Mom, can we get a flag for our car, please…” At every traffic light I became the target as I clearly had no brightly colored pendant fluttering in the breeze. Telling children they had their own little flags at home, made less than no impression at all. I pointed out some cars had an over-zealous six or seven flags each and my argument was that those cars more than made up for mine… a tactic that failed miserably. Eventually I gave in and bought some mirror-sox. Little did I know that that was only the beginning of our household’s flag fest.
My house is now festooned like a building housing a United Nations summit… I even have a FIFA flag proclaiming Football is Life! Yet, I love it. There really is something special about a flag fluttering in the wind, the colors vividly glowing in the last rays of the evening light. Somehow, a flag seems to carry with it the hope, pride and passions of a nation and that is something truly inspirational.
So this July, my challenge to you is to fly your flag in a layout!
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Featured Designer - Kim Liddiard!
Hey Fellow Scrappers!
 Welcome to July and the heat for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. This month ushers in family vacations, outdoor picnics, fireworks and fun in the sun!
For our family, life is ever changing. We now have two children in college and the others are still growing...fast! Time seems to slip through our fingers even when we try not to let it.
At graduation, we had the opportunity to give a quick speech about our daughter. Because she is an artist, we thought it would be special to "paint" a picture of the last 18 years and relating different colors to events in our lives so far. I then gave her a paintbrush that belonged to my mother and told her the masterpiece had just begun, make the most of it, and add her own touches and designs.
Sometimes I have been so wrapped up in watching for the big memories that I have missed or laid aside the smaller memories which are equally as important. I would like to encourage you to watch for and document (even if you don't scrap them later) the smaller moments.
Time passes quickly.
The graduate speech about memories centered around colors and the masterpieces of our lives. Colors are so expressive. We have favorites and not so favorite colors. Don't hesitate to splash on the bright expressive colors for happy days. Break out a different paint brush and try new things. Whatever you do, paint that masterpiece as a heart endeavor and enjoy it to the fullest.
Happy July! Be Creative!!
Kim Liddiard
Senior Designer and Friendly Shoppe keep :)
More about me and my chat/challenges: I have hosted Tuesday Morning Coffee (8AM EST) since November 2004. If you would like to join us, it is a small informal group with no pressure, just friendly chatting.
Note from the News Editor - Kim has provided a wonderful desktop calendar and a newsletter freebie, so check them out.... AND you can earn free posting bonuses in this month’s Featured Designer Challenge!
Kim's Links:
Click here for her Team Digital Bio
Click Here for her Personal Gallery
Click Here for her Forum
Click here for her Designer Gallery
Click here for all her stuff in the store.
Click here for her blog
And here for her Facebook fan page!
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Some Useful Links:
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New Products • Club Digital • Events • Freebies • Mentoring • Contact Us
Forum Search • FAQ • Site Map • Team Digital • DSP Blog • Tutorials • DSP Calendar • DSP Terms of Use • The Shop
Product Information • Shop Site Map • Store Search • What's Happening at DSP • Challenges and Contests • Questions
Scrap the Map • DSP Scrap the Map Forum
WHAT’S DUE
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Store News
The following is a small sample of some themes for this month. Be sure to check out our theme calendar for sales and fun!
Follow us on Twitter!
**************** July Themes *****************
1 - Canada Day
2 - I Forgot Day
3 - Compliment Your Mirror Day
7 - Chocolate Day
10 - Teddy Bear Picnic Day
11 - Cheer Up the Lonely Day
12 - Different Colored Eyes Day
13 - Embrace your Geekness Day
14 - Pandamonium Day
20 - Ugly Truck Day
23 - Hot Dog Day
24 - Cousins Day
25 - Parent's Day
26 - Aunt & Uncle Day
26 - All or Nothing Day
20 - Moon Day
**************** Sales *****************
July 2-4th Independence Day Sale
July 11 Meryl Designer Birthday Bash Sale
July 19th - Missed Em Monday Sale
Enjoy 20%-40% off Select Products
Missed 'Em First time around?
Here's your chance to grab some old, but still great, DSP products from past years at great discount prices.
Grab products released in the past.
Discount varies according to the release date of the product.
Each month there will be a Missed 'Em Monday Sale where you can delve into history and grab some great bargains.
July 16-18 Kim’s Featured Designer Sale
Save 20% on Kim’s products
**************** Special Events *****************
Stayed tuned for the fun we have planned in July
Something Exciting is coming to the store on July 9th! Watch store newsletters for more details.
Not to mention that it is JULY and we all know what that means and if you don’t, you are in for a treat!
Club Digital
Are you a member of the club?
Have fun with July's issue of Club Digital. This month's Club Digital is designed with July's celebrations in mind with the two kits featuring tones of red white and blue, with matching patriotic alphabet and fireworks stamps . There is a super versatile plopper featuring a gorgeous red poppy and word art and a funky quick click which are perfect for scrapping all your summer fun. This month we also have another exclusive font to top off this great package of products.
Club Digital now comes in a choice of resolutions - Choose 200ppi or 300ppi version when you download.
- This months content includes
- Red White and Boom Page Kit
- Good Life Page Kit
- Pretty Poppy Plopper
- Patriotic Stripes Alphabet
- Fireworks Stamps
- Summer Lovin Word Art
- DSP RobinE Font
- Fun Quick Click
Club Digital is the hottest club in town! Get your monthly fix of the best digital scrapbook products for an incredible price! Something to suit every style and level of digital scrapper!
Club Digital includes two page kits, one plopper or overlay, a quick click template, an alphabet, some wordart, a font, and png stamps!
As a Club member, you also receive an exclusive coupon for the DSP Shop and can enter an exclusive contest just for members (with great prizes)!
Over $27 in value for the incredible price of only $5.99/month! (Or as low as $4.99 with longer subscriptions!)
Club Digital is just $17.97 for three months ($5.99/month), $33.00 for six months ($5.50/month), or $59.88 for a full year ($4.99/month)!
Plus, Club members can WIN! Purchase a three month subscription and you're entered to win a free upgrade to a six month subscription!
Purchase a six month subscription and you're entered to win a free upgrade to a twelve month subscription!
Purchase a twelve month subscription and you're entered to win a $30 coupon for the DSP store!
Here is a selection of layouts created by the DSP Team Digital using this months Club Digital Selection.
Click here to find out more about Club Digital
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It's Shop Time!
Featured Product - Travel Mega Kit
This exclusive DSP Designer mega kit comes in 200ppi and 300ppi and is packed with super backgrounds and elements to create albums for all your local and world travels. Its red, brown, navy and cream combined with the many unique elements make this a must have purchase in your scrapbooking collection
Mega Style, Mega Fun, Mega Value!!!
Mega Kit contains:
- 26 wonderful backgrounds
- 2 alphabets
- Nearly 80 quality unique elements
· Click Here to view the Contact Sheet for this Mega Kit
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WACOM with DSP Inside!:
Wacom introduces the new line of Bamboo products with multi-touch and pen input. Use finger taps and hand gestures to navigate and perform simple commands like zoom, scroll, rotate and more. Or pick up the pressure-sensitive pen for precise control to edit photos, make sketches and mark up documents in your own handwriting. No matter how you use your computer, it just got a whole lot easier. See it in our store NOW!!
And Bamboo Craft has DSP INSIDE!!!
Bamboo Craft is designed specifically for the interests of hobbyists and crafters who benefit from Pen Input, along with the comfort of Multi-Touch for navigation. Bamboo Craft includes valuable tools for memory keeping and art projects, including inspirational ideas, a training DVD, creative software and much more. See it here...
 A few of the great resources inside the Bamboo Craft:
- Software DVD (containing Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 7.0 Win/6.0 Mac, Corel® Painter™ Essentials 4.0, Nik® Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 WE3)
- DVD with 26 scrapbooking lessons from Jane Conner-ziser and a library of digital craft embellishments (FROM DSP!)
- Offer for free 8" x 8" photo album from Shutterfly
- Offer for free online store from Café Press
- Offer for free one-year subscription to Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine
- Offer for free online training with DigitalScrapbookPlace.com
Be sure to watch the videos of the great touch features. You'll love them!
You might even find more surprises from DSP inside the box!
See the DSP Forum HERE
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Shop Time Inspiration
It’s time to SHOP… let’s get those baskets at the ready.
The beginning of a new year and time to make some scrapping resolution!!? Time to commit to participating in Project 365. Check out the forum and the gallery for loads of great inspiration. There is also a wonderful Project 365 category in the store.
You know you can do a search for anything using the advanced search feature located at the top right of your store page, right above the search box. For example ‘green Lauren’ will just return Lauren’s kits that have green in them, ‘hearts tina’ will return Tina’s kits with hearts in them. Try it, you’ll like it!! You can also check out the Site Map for some fabulous links.
Gift Certificates Send anyone the perfect gift!! Gift Certificates are a wonderful way to say - Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, I Love You, or even Just Because!
Did You Know...
...you can get to the store by typing shop.dsp.me in your browser URL bar? Get to the store even faster!
Do you love the product you just purchased and want to tell others? Please consider doing a review ... pass the good word along! We love to hear from you.
Here’s some store inspiration for this month.
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Artful Activities: Creating Moments into Memories
When you first join DSP you want to devour every little bit of information there is and it seems a bit overwhelming at first but the absolutely best place to visit first off is the 'What's Happening' page, it's packed with useful information to help you choose to participate in a designer run challenge or contest or make a date to be at one of our awesome chat sessions. To find out the daily and weekly fun at DSP check out the calendar of activities, there's never a dull moment at DSP and you're sure to find something to your taste to challenge you artistically.
Coming Events:
Keep watching for other upcoming events this month...
Contests, Challenges and Chats
Stay current on challenges with the What’s Due thread, which will keep you up to date on all the challenges on the site and when they are due.
- Designer Exclusives: Our Designers are the best there are and they are really generous, if you enter one of their challenges you’re more than likely to receive a chat and/or posting bonus just by using their nominated kit for the challenge. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain – like more stash for less bucks with these great challenges.
- Inspiration Station (IS News)
This is a call to all dedicated DSP scrappers to ‘strut your stuff’ and inspire us with your creations. Just choose any or all of the calls for layouts the current month and you could be showcased in our Newsletter or Blog. We have a few rules so check them out and then join in the fun. Check out the current edition of Inspiration Station News or here for Previous Issues
- Project 365 - a project for how YOU scrap. Check out our Project 365 chats and the Project 365 store category.
- Scrapolution – It’s a DSP evolution, a scrapping revolution, and our New Year’s resolution:
It's a SCRAPOLUTION!!
It’s all about YOU, our members, our friends, making scrapping goals and Team Digital supporting, guiding, encouraging, joining, and cheering you on every step of the way. Check out the current themes and prompts.
- Scrap with the DET – Digital Elite Team and DET Alumni
Our past and current Elite group of scrappers have some great challenges going at the moment and you’re sure to get well chosen CC should you need it – learn from the best
- Elite Challenges - be sure to check out the challenges run by our DET Alumni and DET.
- The Grannies If you’re a Granny or a Granny In Training (GIT) or just a Wannabee, you might like to see what other Grannies are up to, what challenges they have going. There is never a dull moment when you join this happy band of digi scrappers.
- IOTW - Item of the week – Abby
The Item Of The Week is priced to sell and generally costs only a few cents; so create a LO using the IOTW and be in a draw to win a free kit.
- SNL - Saturday Night Live - MarsOlson & Debbers
This is where anyone can create their own digital scrapbook kits to share with other SNL’ers, from elements and papers to word art.
This is just a small selection of popular challenges that DSP currently has running but be sure to check all of them out here. And we have a special blinkie to place in your signature to always remind you where to find the best scrapbooking challenges on the web. Check the end of the first post in the What's Happening thread for the blinkie code.
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Featured Challenge - Scraplift Challenges:
- Scraplift the Designers
- Scraplift the Spotlight
- Scraplift the DET
- Scraplift the Scrappies
In the scrapping world, though, “lifting” is a great source of inspiration and greatly encouraged. The best part is that scraplifting is not copying at all unless you neglect to give credit! We all want to get a lot done quickly and efficiently. We all get stumped for ideas and we need a little inspiration. One of the best ways to get those creative juices flowing is to browse through the galleries and gather inspiration from the best of the best! As a result, we have three scraplifts that run monthly (Designers, Spotlight and DET) and some contests (such as DET and Scrappies) have scraplifts that go with them, hand in hand.
So this month, have a little fun and gain a little inspiration from one of our scraplifting challenges, they are a great way to double up on your challenges.
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DSU Information
It’s not too late for this month’s classes! Late registration is open until the 5th. To register for these or future classes, please visit the DSP Shop!
DSU 101 - Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking (FREE CLASS AVAILABLE NOW!)
Start here! This free class is an online article that walks you through digital scrapbooking step-by-step and explains all the basics from software and graphics to printing and sharing. It is always available from this page and www.digitalscrapbooking101.com!
CURRENT CLASS SCHEDULE (Click here to see all DSU class descriptions)
DSU110 – Adobe Photoshop: Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
DSU130 – Corel Paint Shop Pro: Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
DSU195– Wacom & Creative Fun
DSU220– Adobe Photoshop: Brushes
DSU270 – Adobe Photoshop Elements: Brushes
August Classes
DSU130 – Corel Paint Shop Pro: Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
DSU160– Adobe Photoshop Elements: Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
DSU195– Wacom & Creative Fun
DSU211/311– Adobe Photoshop: Creating Digital Elements for Beginners and Advanced Users (self-paced)
DSU221/321 – Adobe Photoshop: Montage and Advanced Montage (self-paced)
DSU261 – Adobe Photoshop Elements: Creating Digital Elements for Beginners
September Classes
DSU110 – Adobe Photoshop: Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
DSU160– Adobe Photoshop Elements: Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
DSU195– Wacom & Creative Fun
NEW! DSU361 – Adobe Photoshop Elements: Creating Digital Elements for Advanced Users
Be sure to visit DSU for information regarding these and our other great classes!
We would love to hear your suggestions on future classes too. Send your ideas to dsu@digitalscrapbookplace.com.
We’re also looking for qualified DSU instructors! If you’re interested in teaching, please contact us for more information.
DSU Dean
www.digitalscrapbooku.com
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Desktop Calendar Plopper
JULY 2010
A newsletter exclusive! Specially designed ploppers for your computer desktop. These calendars were made by Kim. Download the ploppers by clicking on the image above (Sizes: 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1440x900 are included.)
Add your pictures, angle and size them as you please, add journaling, and save it as a jpg. Then update your desktop wallpaper background by browsing to your new image! Voilà! Favorite photos matched with this month's calendar to help keep you up-to-date all month! Look for a new one each month in our newsletter!
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Newsletter Challenge
We are always striving to make our newsletter more interesting and useful. If you have an idea, let us know about it! If it's an article idea, a feature, even something you'd like to write, shout it out to us. So, put your thinking caps on and come up with some new features, article ideas, or something fun you'd like to see in our monthly newsletter. Then email it to comments@dsplace.com. (Please type "Newsletter IDEA" in the subject line of your email.) We can't wait to see your ideas!
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Newsletter Freebie
Exclusively for our newsletter readers, DSP Designer, Kim Liddiard has created this fabulous instant album. Grab the 200ppi HERE and the 300ppi HERE!
Thanks so much, Kim!!!
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Many thanks to the newsletter Team:
Kim, Lauren, Lynnette, Mandy, Mars, Meryl not to mention our fearless leader, Margie!
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