Great Lakes Firebird Gathering

[BrianB]

Anyone going? In Dundee, MI

www.greatlakesfirebirdgathering.com

[72firebird]

I will be attending again, I have been every year since it started. I'll be in the Birds Nest winners circle this year.

[Bird Man]

I will be making the trip.

[72firebird]

Just to let everyone know the show has been cancelled, such a disappointment I love this show and Paula, Doug, Laurie, and Mike do a great job setting everything up.



June 3, 2008
To all GLRFG Participants and Sponsors:
It is with a great deal of difficulty we must cancel the 2008 GLRFG show. This was an extremely hard decision to make as we searched for many ways to "go on with the show."

As you know, the organizers set a high standard for GLRFG. With pre-registrations down by 50% and sponsorship funding down by 41% it became very clear over the past several weeks that we were not going to be able to conduct a show of the same caliber of the past 3 years and this is simply not acceptable to us!

This is by no means the end of GLRFG! We are going to regroup, research and examine new avenues for sponsorship and come back in 2009!

For participants who have pre-registered for 2008:
We will refund your registration fee. If you paid via online a PayPal payment will be issued to your account OR if you'd like to hold your registration number for 2009, we will hold your registration in escrow. Please contact us with your decision via email at GLRFGcore@umich.edu or call 734/482-6554.

For sponsors:
We will personally contact you regarding the cancellation of the event. We are thankful for your support and your logos will be posted on our website for the year.

We are grateful for everyone's support and deeply regret the cancellation of this year's event. Watch for updates on the website (www.greatlakesfirebirdgathering.com) and via email for details on the 2009 GLRFG.

Doug and Paula Bousley
Mike and Laurie Leggio
GLRFG event organizer

[Bird Man]

I got my e-mail today also. I won Heavy modifed 2 years ago and was in "The Birds Nest" last year---I really liked that show.

[72firebird]

Originally Posted by Bird Man

I got my e-mail today also. I won Heavy modifed 2 years ago and was in "The Birds Nest" last year---I really liked that show.

I didn't get an email for some reason, I saw it on another website. Normally I get some of the updates from them though and I've entered every year from the first year, winning my class the 1st and 3rd year. Would have been in the birds nest this year. Looks like I'll have to cancel the hotel reservations and find another show to go to.