Hello SURGE fans and welcome to the 84th edition of SaveSURGE News! Despite that Atkins diet craze, we’re still Fully Loaded with Carbos!

Have you contacted Coca-Cola today and told them how much you love SURGE? Give them a call toll free at 1-800-GET-COKE and spread the love. Let SaveSURGE.org help you contact your local bottler by visiting our Coca-Cola Directory, located at: http://www.savesurge.org/surge/help_coke.shtml.

Sightings Report
There has been 1 new SURGE Sighting reported since the last edition of SaveSURGE News. It is in Chanhassen, MN. Cape Girardeau, MO was added but then deleted after just 2 days on the list.

Sadly, there was 1 other deletion in Azusa, CA.

Currently, there are 140 SURGE Sightings listed. Thanks to each of you who look out for that green goodness wherever you go!

Visit SURGE Sightings at: http://www.savesurge.org/surge/sightings.shtml

SaveSURGE.org Radio Commercial – Recorded & Ready to Go!
SaveSURGE.org is proud to announce that our radio commercial that is scheduled to air on HOT 92.1 FM in Harrisburg, PA has now been recorded and posted on the site! The ad will air twice per weekday from 2/23/04 – 3/5/04 between the hours of 3-10pm. In all, the commercial will air 20 times total.

You can check out the ad online at: http://www.savesurge.org/surge/radio_commercial.shtml

SURGE fans might recognize the music being played in the background. The song was created by our good friend Kid Caliente and is entitled “Shock Tha System (Last Can Remix)”. A great big thank you goes out to you KC for allowing us to use your song! It makes the ad a real attention-grabber! More information on Kid Caliente is available at the above address.

We are very excited about the development of this commercial and we feel that it will have a great impact on the campaign to bring SURGE back!

Soda Favorites Giving Away Free SURGE!
That’s right! George, who runs the Soda Favorites website (http://store.sodafavorites.com/) wrote to us recently and suggested that Soda Favorites & SaveSURGE.org team up on a contest to give away some of his SURGE stockpile. Of course, when it comes to free SURGE, we couldn’t refuse!

Soda Favorites is giving away 3 cans of SURGE. Starting Monday, February 9 you will see a contest icon on SaveSURGE.org’s front page. From there you will fill out a form and tell us in 25 words or less why you deserve to win a free SURGE. George and I will be the judges and the best 3 entries will each win a can. The contest ends on Friday, February 13. Winners will be announced shortly thereafter.

We should note that the SURGE that is being given away is past its freshness date. Whether or not you want to drink it is up to you but generally speaking it should be safe.

Remember, the contest only runs from 2/9 – 2/13 so get those entries in quickly!

Birthday Greetings Contest – Strong Voter Turnout
As of this writing, the voting is still live to determine the SaveSURGE.org Birthday Greetings Contest winners. Five finalists were chosen last week and now it is up to you to pick your favorite entry. The top three vote-getters will win some great prizes from the SaveSURGE.org Store.

We had some great entries! Here is a breakdown of the top 5 (in no particular order):

Dan’s Birthday Collage Wallpaper – Dan took a large selection of photos that are featured throughout SaveSURGE.org and made a great-looking desktop wallpaper.

Lauren’s Poem – Lauren wrote an excellent poem about her favorite soda.

Allen’s Birthday Photo – All used his Photoshop skills to create a terrific photo featuring Alf.

Jeff’s Birthday Wallpaper – Jeff used multi-colored SURGE logos and created a beautiful desktop wallpaper.

Kid Caliente’s Birthday Card – Kid Caliente created some birthday artwork and also included a touching story on how much SaveSURGE.org helped boost his spirits during his recent illness.

They are all excellent entries, but only 3 will win be prizewinners. The winners will be announced on Saturday, February 7th at 10:00 AM Eastern, stay tuned!

New User Submitted Logos
We’ve had a couple of great additions to our User Submitted Logos section this week. SURGE fans Jeremy & CrazyWhiteBoy share their visions of what SURGE should look like. Check them out at: http://www.savesurge.org/surge/love_logos.shtml

Poll Results – I Lost Them
My apologies go out to all of you but unfortunately I lost last week’s poll results before I could place them up on the site. The question was: “Do you think the new SaveSURGE.org Radio Commercials will help our cause?”. I can tell you that the overwhelming majority of voters voted for “Yes”.

That’s all the time we have for this week. As we start our third year on the web, I’d like to thank each and every one of you for your support! We will bring it back!

Sincerely,

Eric Karkovack
Co-Webmaster
www.savesurge.org