Hello,

With the 9th annual ISMAC almost wrapped up, we can finally take a minute to say
thank you.

To the Instructors: Thank you for attending and imparting your knowledge to all
those assembled. We heard from many of the participants that this was the best
instruction they have received at a WMA workshop. Your experience,
professionalism and clarity grows every year and you continue to raise the bar
for WMA teachers everywhere.

To the Participants: Thank you for attending and being wonderful students in
class. ISMAC would not exist without you, and we deeply appreciate the feedback
from all those who took the time to talk to us or send us emails about their
experience. It is this attentiveness and concern that allows us to improve the
convention. Every year we find ourself saying "This was the best ISMAC yet!"
Your input allows us to make each year a little better than the last.

To our volunteers: Thank you for keeping the ship afloat. Due to some last
minute problems our staff was cut in half during the last week leading up to
ISMAC. Those remaining stepped up and you would never have known. Without you,
John & I would be completely bald by now.

To Generous Individuals: This year saw our first Patri Pugliese Memorial
Auction. Thanks to the generous donors and bidders, we raised a little over
$2,000 to donate to Patri's Girls' college fund. Everyone's contribution was
wonderful, but special thanks to That Guy's Products because 1/2 of the money
raised was from his donation of 2 custom made masks. Other highlights from the
evening included Kirk Lawson finding out his signature in a $4 book would go for
$100 at auction and my personal favorite was shaving a tonsure into Steaphen
Fick's head (there are pics and video out there).

Speaking of, we need more pictures of the event. Several individuals shared the
images from their camera during the event, but I saw a lot more flashes going
off over the weekend. Please contact me at jaredkirby@... and we will
get them on the ISMAC site soon.

The energy this year was amazing. We are still feeding on that as we gear up for
the 10th anniversary workshop, and it should be the best ISMAC ever ;)

Sincerely,
Jared Kirby & John Lennox

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