Welcome one and all to the 32nd edition of SaveSURGE News. Now in our 10th month of helping you "seize the green".

Sightings Update
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There have been four new SURGE Sightings since the last edition of SaveSURGE News. They are in: CA, FL MN & PA.

Unfortunately, there were two deletions in Mechanicsburg, PA and Norfolk, VA.

Currently, there are 147 SURGE Sightings listed. A great big thanks to everyone who's sent in a Sighting!!!!

What Would You Do?
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A message recently popped up on the SaveSURGE.org Bulletin Board asking the question:

"What would you all think about Surge having a new identity/look? New color scheme? New attitude to take it completely out of comparisons to Mtn. Pooh? (Dew)"

It's a very interesting question and something all SURGE fans should think about. We all know what a great beverage SURGE is, but there are many people out there who don't realize it just yet.

So ask yourself, what steps would you take to re-invent SURGE? Would you give it a new logo? New package? What kind of people should SURGE be marketed to?

Use your imagination and post your thoughts under the topic "New look for Surge" on our Bulletin Board (click on this link).

More Media Attention
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Recently, we discovered that SaveSURGE.org was mentioned in the 11/7/02 edition of the Daily Press in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Columnist Pernell Watson regularly answers questions from his readers and on this particular day, some wonderful person asked him "What happened to the soft drink SURGE?"

In the article, Mr. Watson writes of the plight of our favorite green beverage and then proceeds to mention SaveSURGE.org. You can read the full text of the article by clicking here. You may also want to visit the Daily Press website at: http://www.dailypress.com .

Bottler of the Week
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This week, the honor of SaveSURGE.org Bottler of the Week has been awarded to Philadephia, PA! Let's let the great folks at The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company know that SURGE is needed in the City of Brotherly Love:

The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company
725 E. Erie Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19134

For your convenience we've provided a form letter that you can just print, sign and mail on our How You Can Help page.

Would you like your local Coca-Cola bottler to be the next SaveSURGE.org Bottler of the Week? If so, e-mail us your name, hometown, 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 .

Horde the Green
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A loyal SaveSURGE.org visitor wrote in with their SURGE-rific experience at a local Chuck E Cheese:

"This whole thing starts about four weeks ago. I was forced into going to a b-day party at Chuck E Cheese. I then found this site and realized they served SURGE!! I decided I needed some of this stuff and that it would be my only chance to get some for a while. So before leaving I made sure I had a few plastic bags with nozells on em in my backpack. They each hold up to a gallon and are usually found at Wal-Mart for about $10 each. So over the four hours of this insanely dull party and giant rat lip synching I got two whole gallons of SURGE!!! I had to first empty a pitcher of Coke by myself and then take all of the ice out, and then go to the fountain and fill it with SURGE and then using a funnel I got it in to the bags. Some people took notice and looked at me like I was nuts, but hey I got to have SURGE for about a whole week. And surprisingly most of the carbonation stayed with it!...I am bound for Chuck E Cheese for yet another b-day party in about 3 weeks. I hope to get even more on my next outing!! I`m hoping that they make 10 gallon bags, cuz that would be sweet for a party, with only 1 guest, ME!!!!"

It's just one more display of just how much SURGE means to the world!

That's all the time we have for this week. Thanks for caring about SURGE!!!!!!

Sincerely,

Eric Karkovack
Co-Webmaster
www.savesurge.org