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This week's a-MAiZE-ing News, with a special focus on the upcoming Corn Party, contains updates, info and ideas you won't want to miss....
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Corn Party Just One Week Away...
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With just one week until many of you arrive in California for the start of our pre-conference bus tour, this week's email contains the final two of our Top 10 reasons to attend the 12th annual Corn Party!
Those of you who've registered should have received your confirmation email with final details. If you didn't get that, please let us know and we'll resend it to you. We look forward to seeing you very soon in Sacramento!
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Vote Now for Your Favorite Website!
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Following our "call for entries" a couple of weeks ago, we've had 13 of you submit your website into our Best Website category of the annual Corn Party contests. All of the  entries are fantastic and we encourage all of you (even if you are not attending the Corn Party) to CLICK HERE AND VOTE NOW. Only one vote is allowed per person.
Voting will continue through Saturday, Feb. 11 and the website receiving the most votes will be announced at the Corn Party. All of these sites are fantastic and a great way for each of us to learn more just by looking at them.
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#2: Bishop's Pumpkin Farm & Dell' Osso Farms
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Bishop's Pumpkin Farm
Saturday Bus Tour
Dell' Osso Farms
Thursday Pre-Conf Bus Tour
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Along with stops at Historic Hawes Farm & Murray Family Farms, featured in last week's email, this year's bus tours include stops at two more of our industry's finest agritourism farms...
Bishop's Pumpkin Farm
Our Saturday stop at the farm of Wayne & Ann Bishop is taking "learning on wheels" to a whole new level. Beyond just touring their destination, the Bishops and their staff will be conducting 10 mini-sessions (20 min. each) as we rotate throughout the farm. We'll receive hands-on learning as we make our own lunch, participate in making yummy treats inside their bakery, watch cash handling demonstrations & much more!
Dell' Osso Farms
Dell’Osso Family Farm is opening their doors for us to experience some of their highlight attractions. Here you'll get a chance to do everything from: taking a ride on their 300-foot-long zip lines (which are three stories tall!), trying your hand at the Challenge Towers’ Ropes Course (the ropes course has 15 different obstacles and stands more than 40 feet tall), taking your best shot on their first-in-the-nation pumpkin blasters and much more. Because this is our lunch stop, we'll also enjoy a home-cooked BBQ meal!
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#1: Networking & Reconnecting with Your MAiZE Family!
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Last, but not least, the annual Corn Party has become the perfect place to re-connect with old friends, create new relationships and laugh & learn. This networking opportunity & willingness to share & exchange ideas has always been the greatest value of the Corn Party. With more than 250 fellow MAiZE owners now registered to join us in California, this year will be no different!
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Looking to Share An Airport Shuttle at the Corn Party?
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Since the Hilton does not have a complimentary shuttle from the  airport, you will want to book a SuperShuttle for your transportation. We have arranged a discount, which you can receive by CLICKING HERE to book or calling 800-258-3826 and using the discount code GMZ2H. For additional information about booking, CLICK HERE to download an information sheet.
If you have 4 or more people in your party, your cheapest option is to reserve a private 7-passenger van from Super Shuttle for $55 each way. If you have 3 or less, you'll want to book a shared ride van for $15/person each way. For those wanting to see if anyone is flying in at your same time and wants to split a private shuttle, CLICK HERE. |
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Extra Bus Added for Saturday Bus Tour
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Though the two buses going to Hawes Farm (Bus Tour Option B) on the final day of the Corn Party filled early and those of you who registered last were informed you may not be guaranteed a seat on that tour, we have had enough requests to justify adding another bus. Thus everyone will get whatever tour they selected as their preference for Saturday.
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Bringing Your Kiddos to the Corn Party?
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Always a family affair, this year we have nearly 30 kids & teens joining us at the Corn Party. We'll once again have a kid's room with games, movies, etc. near the meeting rooms and making it extra fun this year, several of our vendors will be offering activities at various times on Friday. Some of these include: storytelling with the author of The Christmas Pumpkin, movie time with Spookley the Square Pumpkin, facepainting, a wristband design contest where the winning band will be produced and sold this coming year, and more!
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The MAiZE Inc.; PO Box 367, Spanish Fork, UT 84660; 888-798-0596
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