Mike and Michelle Thompson of Mississippi will be Coordinating this year's contest.
To enter the contest, stop by the NAME BADGE CONTEST table, sign-up, and have a picture taken of your badge during Registration periods, which are:
Thursday evening from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Friday morning from 8:00 - 9:00 am.
If you will be arriving at the Gathering after the Registration periods, you can still enter until 12:00 noon on Saturday. Check with the folks in the Registration Area and they'll point you in the right direction!
Winners will be announced before the Auction gets underway on Saturday night. Winners will receive monetary prizes (a little extra shopping $$$)!
2010
NAME BADGE CONTEST
1st Place
Laraine Short, FL
2nd Place
Virginia Spitzer, NC
3rd Place
Marianne Barnes, NC
Youth
Danielle Owen, FL
Are you ready for the 2010 Gourd Artist Gathering in Cherokee? Do you have your name badge completed and ready to enter the 2010 Name Badge Contest? If you’ve done this before, you know what to expect. If this is your first year, here are the guidelines:
1. Make your name badge out of a GOURD (or a piece of gourd).
2. Put your FIRST name and LAST name on the badge.
3. Include the STATE or country you come from.
That’s so EASY! You get to decide whether to make a pin, necklace, hat, pendant, or anything else that will help identify you. Here’s your chance to be original and creative, SO GO FOR IT. We’re expecting a lot of new faces this year and wearing a name badge is a good way to get acquainted. This contest is always fun and we’re hoping to have a lot of entries for 2010. Our theme for the event is "Who is that Masked Gourd?". You don’t have to use that for the name badges but it would be nice to incorporate the same theme for your name badge. Don't forget to make a name badge for anyone else who might be coming with you (spouse, family member, or friend).
Youth
Krista Rommer, GA
Honorable Mention
Pat Ramsey, GA
Honorable Mention
Amanda Jones, MS
Here are pictures of last year's winners ~ the theme was "Flower Power".
To see all of the entries, and to view full size, please check out:
We thank Denise Henderson for the wonderful job she did last year with the contest! There are also lots of other photos on her website from past Gatherings.
