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Hello once again and welcome to the 24th edition
of SaveSURGE News. We're the world's most trusted source for all
things SURGE since well, ummm, February of 2002! Hey, you gotta
start somewhere, right?
Sightings Update
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There have been 5 new SURGE
Sightings since the last edition of SaveSURGE news. They are
in: CT, FL (2), IN & ME.
There have been 2 changes to current Sightings
in: Brownsburg, IN & Tulsa, OK.
Unfortunately, there have been 2 deletions in:
Abingdon, MD & Turnersville, MD.
Thanks to everyone who sent in a Sighting!
Bottler of the Week
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Last week, we created a new feature for SaveSURGE News, called the
SaveSURGE.org Bottler of the week. Each week, we'll post the name,
address and phone number of a local Coca-Cola Bottler. Then, we
ask that you write, call and make sure they know how much we all
miss SURGE! Let them know that we will not rest until it's back
on store shelves everywhere!
Cathy of Miami was kind enough to answer our call
for nominations and her bottler has been crowned the SaveSURGE.org
Bottler of the Week:
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. -
Florida
1411 Huron St.
Jacksonville, FL 32205
Phone: 1-800-222-5469
This bottler even has a toll free number, so even
if you don't want to spend money for a stamp, you have no excuse
not to call! If you prefer to send a letter, check out the free
sample letter we provided on SaveSURGE.org's How
You Can Help page.
Congratulations Cathy! Hopefully, SURGE will make
its triumphant return to Florida very soon!
If you would like us to feature your local bottler,
e-mail your name, city, state, zip code and any bottler information
you might have (it's ok if you don't know who your bottler is, we
should be able to locate it for you) to us at surge@savesurge.org
SaveSURGE Goes Hollywood?
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Nope, we don't wear sunglasses and drink $10 bottles of water, but
we did make a snazzy new Flash animation for SaveSURGE.org's
front page! I'm just going through the process of learning Flash
and I thought I would use my favorite website as a guinea pig.
Avery Lund's - The Last Can
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Hey everybody! I'm Avery the "other webmaster". Every
week or so I'm going to post a short story, rant, or piece of knowledge.
It will be called "The Last Can". This is a section that
I hope people will help me make into a vital part of SaveSURGE.Org.
Your input is very important to us. This week's edition will be
a bit scattered so you look forward to a bit more focus in next
week's.
This week I will focus on how we run SaveSURGE.
Eric does 95% of all the stuff that you see on the site. In fact
just to start let me say that what I do is nothing compared to the
dedication of our other webmaster. I read the mail and respond to
90% of it. The only ones I don't respond to are the ones that are
one liners or junk-mail. All of my responses no matter how short
or how long are hand written. All said and done, the reading and
responding to email which can take anywhere from 5-30 min a day.
I also look around the web to find new features to include on the
site. I also make MANY calls to Coke regarding SURGE. I have seen
many of the other SURGE sites and they are dead. Not updated in
years. SaveSURGE will not be like that. I feel more than anything
that no matter what happens with SURGE we are still a community.
I will work on this site as long as you keep visiting it. I have
been working to help an HTML challenged friend make his site, SURGECentral.
It is my goal to make it as easy as possible for everybody to be
able to contribute to SURGE no matter what their skills and abilities
are. I myself am no guru. Part of the reason for this section is
to show you that we are people, just like you. We feel your frustration
and anger. This column may not always be related to SURGE or even
soda but it will be a place where you can get to know me as a person.
And we can get to know you. Tell us about your job, your life, anything!
Our new bulletin
board is completely open. I made it that way so you can be free
to speak your mind. Life is not just about SURGE. This is the place
where we can all chat as friends. Look next edition of SaveSURGE
News for a new column.
-Avery Barrett Lund
That's all the time we have for this week. Remember, life is better
when you FEED THE RUSH!
Sincerely,
Eric Karkovack
Co-Webmaster
www.savesurge.org
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