Sweet Sugar Gliders Gathering (SSGG) 2010 2010 October 15, 16
What This event is for people with all levels of glider experience, from anywhere in the country. Just a few reasons you won't want to miss out:
* Opportunity for new and future sugar glider owners to learn from experienced owners and breeders * Hands-on demonstrations of sugar glider topics * Free glider goodies * A chance to network with other sugar glider owners * A fun reason to get out of the house * Great opportunity to market your business, even if you can't attend (keep reading)
The cost to register is $25, which includes the welcome party on Friday (snacks provided) and an all-day event on Saturday, which includes buffet-style lunch.
When October 15-16, 2010
Where Baymont Inn & Suites Airport 6221 SW Army Post Rd. Des Moines, IA 50321
Yes, we know Des Moines may not sound all that exciting at first glance, but we can promise a fun weekend trip! There is so much stuff to do at this hotel that you probably won't even want to leave. Besides, who cares where the event is as long as there are gliders & slaves to hug on, right? If you do wish to explore, we can try to help you with finding things to do. Believe it or not, there actually is quite a bit to do here.
Sponsors & Vendors We are looking for people to send in donations for prizes & raffle drawings. We have also set up different levels of sponsorship for both vendors and non-vendors. Sponsorship money will help to fund event costs, prizes, gifts, & supplies for "Toy Time". More sponsors = more fun at the event & more goodies for everyone! You do not have to be a vendor in order to sponsor SSGG 2010. Some examples of what you can do with your sponsorship are creating a memorial to a loved one (human or pet) or giving a shout out to someone in the glider community who has been of help to you.
Vendors, we have an exciting advertising opportunity for you! You do not need to be attending the event in order to sponsor it. And if you are going, sponsorship gets you a vending table at the event.
Timeline / Deadlines ASAP - Please fill out your registration form as soon as possible if you plan to attend, so we can start to get an idea of who will be coming.
August 31st - Photo submissions are due for the photo contest. Start taking some cute digital pictures of your sugar gliders. More details on our website.
Sept 15th - Unreserved hotel rooms blocked for our group will be released. The group rate will still be honored after this if there is availability. Please book by Sept 15th if you want to ensure you will get a room. vendors and sponsor ads and images are due by this date as well.
Sept 30th - Payment for event registration is due by this date.
There are a lot of people in our area who purchase gliders at the Iowa State Fair and then don't know what to do with them. We are hoping to pull in several of these people, so we can help them with glider care & bonding. This is an incredible opportunity if we can get the word out & pull in some newbies. We need lots of experienced glider owners there too, so we can keep a good balance (and because we love seeing you guys). We want to make this event a huge success, so we can hopefully start holding it annually.
We are planning to have a cage set contest and a sugar glider photo contest. I hope to have details about these up on my website within the next week. In the mean-time, start thinking up creative Halloween-themed cage sets and taking some good digital pictures of your gliders. We have lots of fun activities planned for this event. We hope you'll be able to join us & can't wait to see you!
Just a reminder, there are only about 2 weeks left to book a room before the block is released and only a month to get registered for the event. I hope to see some of you here soon!
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