Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 16:11:19 -0500
Reply-To: Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
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From: Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
Subject: Re: Send Us a Flag to Fly at Syncro de Mayo 2005
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Howabout a flag from the Conch Republic?? :-)
Ric
At 02:53 PM 2/5/2005, Steve Schwenk wrote:
>Last year, as many will recall, we emphasized and celebrated the
>internationalist bent of the syncro community at Syncro de Mayo.
>
>We hosted guests from France, South Africa, several Canadian provinces,
>Germany, and Argentina (now living in the US). And many people from these
>lists also donated money so that we could buy flags to fly from each
>country represented at the event in order to pay tribute to our guests and
>to also display the reach and diversity of the syncro community. The flags
>also looked really nice blowing in the breeze, too. See:
>
>http://www.syncro.org/sitephotos/Galleries/SyncroDeMayo2004/pages/2sdm2004.htm
>
>This year, we again extend an invitation to all who might like to come from
>abroad to join us as official event guests, and we will provide assistance
>with logistics and accommodations, as we did last year. However, if you
>can't make it, you can still participate and attend in spirit this year by
>sending us a flag (with a note attached for all to read if you like) from
>your country, which we will fly at the event with all of the other
>flags. This will provide a true and dramatic visual representation of the
>syncro world community, and it will be a lot of fun and meaningful to do.
>
>This list is just from memory, and done quickly. I am sure I have missed a
>few. But these are the countries I know have active Syncronauts based on
>the syncro registry, syncro.org website traffic stats and spring sales. I
>have omitted the countries we already have flags from:
>
>Israel
>Turkey
>Iceland
>Thailand
>Taiwan
>The Netherlands
>Indonesia
>Columbia
>Costa Rica
>Venezuela
>U.K.
>Russia
>Hungary
>Sweden
>Switzerland
>Italy
>Philippines
>Austria
>Australia
>Belgium
>Spain
>North Korea
>Iraq (likely US troops)
>Poland
>Kenya
>Romania
>Denmark
>Finland
>Czech Republic
>Canada (our current flag is faded)
>
>So send us a flag to fly at Syncro de Mayo! We will display all of them in
>a visually appealing and respectful fashion, and will toast you at the
>event as well. We will attach your greeting notes to the flag poles for
>all to read, or read them at the awards ceremony. There will be ample
>photos/videos available on line afterward.
>
>Help us create this visual representation of the world syncro
>community. It will have an impact well beyond the event and will allow
>those who can't make it to be there in spirit and to send greetings and to
>partake in the celebration. Please send us the flag a.s.a.p. The event is
>May 5, 6 & 7th. And we need time to make the poles for each flag and to
>figure out the best way to display them. International mail is slow, too.
>
>So please send your flag and a note to:
>
>Syncro de Mayo
>C/O Volks Cafe
>1823 Soquel Ave.
>Santa Cruz, CA 95062
>U.S.A.
>
>(Thanks, Peter, for being the mailing address!) The flags should
>preferably be 4 feet by 6 feet (4'x6') in size and made of nylon. But we
>will fly what you send.
>
>Thanks! And the Syncro de Mayo 2005 web site will be up before too
>long. Work is in progress.
>
>Steve
>
>www.syncro.org
>
>Syncro de Mayo 2004 (rated among top 5 VW events nationally by
>www.RoadHaus.com )
>
>Flags for sale on the web (or use google)
>
>http://www.expressflags.com/index.htm?source=google&kw=flags
>
>Can someone please post this to the syncro@yahoogroups.com list,
>and Larry...if you see this, please post it world-wide! I am not
>subscribed to Australia, Netherlands, etc.
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