Hello once again SURGE fans and welcome to the 132nd edition of SaveSURGE News! Since 2002, we’ve been spreading the joy of soda activism to fans worldwide.

Special Update: Bring SURGE to Wal-Mart
SURGE fans, you have done a tremendous job! In just one week, our Bring SURGE to Wal-Mart campaign has been hugely successful. I’d like to thank all of you who have taken the time to write in. Each and every one of you is making a difference!

Wal-Mart has been very responsive to our letters. Some SURGE fans have even received phone calls from the retail giant to discuss their favorite soda!

As usual, SURGE fans you have come through when called upon. Right now, you are proving to two of the world’s largest and most powerful corporations that your voices deserve to be heard. SaveSURGE.org Co-Webmaster Avery Lund and I are so very proud of what you are doing!

However, we still need to keep this campaign going strong! If you haven’t yet written to Wal-Mart via the link at the top of the SaveSURGE.org home page (http://www.savesurge.org), we encourage you to do so today. If you have written to Wal-Mart previously and would like to do so again, go for it!

So, what should you say in your letter? Here are a few tips:

• Tell Wal-Mart how much SURGE means to you (and how much you’d like to buy it from them).
  
  
• Explain to Wal-Mart that we need their help in convincing Coca-Cola to bring back SURGE. Tell them that even if we can only get SURGE back for a limited time, we need a chance to prove how much we want our favorite soda.
  
  
• Tell them about SaveSURGE.org and the dedication of SURGE fans like you.

While there are no guarantees in life, we find it hard to imagine that Coca-Cola would ever turn down the chance to resurrect SURGE at Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is one of Coke’s largest and most important customers. Their influence could be the very thing we need to get our SURGE back!

Thank you all for your outstanding efforts and let’s keep up the fight! Stay tuned to SaveSURGE.org and SaveSURGE News for the latest updates.

Visit this link to write to Wal-Mart.

Note: At your request, we have created a special flyer that fans can print out and post in their local Wal-Mart location’s community bulletin board. The flyer is in PDF Format and is 253kb in size. You can download a copy at:
http://www.savesurge.org/surge/flyer_walmart.pdf

Fans Spread the Word at TwinsFest
SURGE fans MartyO and Surge-io recently visited TwinsFest held at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN. The event is held each year as a meet and greet between fans and players of the Minnesota Twins baseball club.

The guys weren’t just there to hang out with the Twins. Their other purpose at the event was to spread the word about SURGE and SaveSURGE.org. Together they passed out SaveSURGE.org flyers, even getting a few Twins minor league prospects to sign one!

Check out photos of MartyO and Surge-io at TwinsFest in our For the Love of SURGE section:
http://www.savesurge.org/surge/marty_twins.shtml

Thanks for spreading the word guys!

Take a Video Tour of Eric’s SURGE Collection
That’s right! I have created a 4:30 video tour of my SURGE memorabilia collection. It’s a great way to see how many SURGE-related items I have crammed into my home.

The video is in Windows Media format and it is recommended for those of you who have broadband internet connections.

Watch the video tour in our SURGE Multimedia section:
http://www.savesurge.org/surge/eric_tour.shtml

Will’s Rare SURGE Poster
SaveSURGE.org Hall of Famer Will Brandum sent in a photo of a rare SURGE poster that he purchased last year on eBay.

See the poster in our For the Love of SURGE section:
http://www.savesurge.org/surge/willposter2.shtml

Poll Results: Wal-Mart is all that!
The latest SURGE Poll asked you: Buying SURGE at Wal-Mart would be...

66% - Well, all of the above!
16.5% - Something that would make me a customer for life
8.6% - The most amazing thing I've ever done
8.6% - A daily experience

Total Votes: 115

There’s no doubt that being able to walk into our local Wal-Mart and picking up as much SURGE as we want would be a glorious event. With your help, we can turn this dream into a reality!!!

That’s all the time we have for this week. Thank you SURGE fans for your continued support!

Sincerely,

Eric Karkovack
Co-Webmaster
www.SaveSURGE.org