It was nice to meet everyone the other day and I wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year!  I will be taking some MGD64 over to a friends house tonight so I will have some pics to post later.  Also, Tanya if you can send me that site to make my pictures show up that would be great. Talk to everyone soon and lets get together soon for a beer. Shelley

Hey guys!!!  Following up on our discussion last night, if you are running Windows XP as your operating system, do the following:

1) Go to this Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx

2) Down the right hand side there are a list of downloadable PowerToys.  Choose the one named "Image Resizer."  Download it.

3)  Once it is downloaded, you simply go to My Pictures, or where ever you have your pictures stored, and right click on a picture.  You will still get the usual Right-Click menu, but there will be an added option "Resize Picture." 

4) Choose Resize Picture, and you will get an additional window asking what size you want to resize it too.  I usually choose Small or Medium.  It will create a copy of the picture with (small) appended to the name in the same folder as the original picture.  Now the number of bytes that copy takes up will be much less, and you will be able to add them to web pages or send via email with ease.

You can also hold down your Ctrl or Shift key while choosing pictures to create a group of pictures so that when you right click and choose to Resize, it will do them all at the same time.

boy the holiday events and activities are fun!!  Wish you all a great holiday and and a fabulous new year!!!

Karen

PS - I love the keychains...can't wait to give them out during my new years celebration and next event!  

Per our email that went out last week, here are the details regarding the MGD64 Holiday Photo Contest!!

We are hosting this contest during the month of December and it will run through January 5^th. You will have until 12:00pm PST on January 5th to get all of your photo submissions in to us.

WHAT: Here is your chance to get creative Team! We are looking for the best Holiday-themed photo tied to an MGD64 event/activity. The photos must be tasteful and appropriate to send to the client, so please keep that in mind when selecting which photo you will be entering.

HOW: To submit your photo for entry please follow these instructions:

• All entries will be taken by email ONLY. Please send an email to teammgd64@active.com with your name, market, event location and a detailed description of the event/activity that you hosted on behalf of MGD64 and then attach your photo to the email.

*NOTE: you will still need to submit this event/photos to the Activity Reporting Form separately like you have been doing in order to receive your monthly points for the event. The contest submissions will be collected entirely separate from your weekly reporting through the team site.

• Only one photo/entry per team member (if you over-submit we will only judge the last entry received from you)

JUDGING CRITERIA: Photos will be judged equally based on the following criteria:

• o Creativity

• o Relevance to this program and the MGD64 brand

• o Positively promotes MGD64 brand

• o Quality/clarity of image

Team Management will host the first round of judging and will narrow the entries down to the top five (5) photos.

Then, voting will be turned back into your hands. Each MGD64 team member will have the opportunity to cast their vote for the First, Second and Third place winners of the competition. (This will all be done via email)

PRIZING: First Place (1st): $100

Second Place (2nd): $75

Third Place (3rd): $50

Don't forget to have fun with this!!

Best,

Team MGD64 Management

Hey Team Phoenix,

I ran the Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon this past Sunday and had a great race! I ran the first 10 miles at about a 10-minute per mile pace, then kicked it up to sub-9's for the last 5k. You should have seen the looks on the faces of guys I passed at the end when I went by in the bright yellow MGD64 shirt!

Anyway, during the race, I received several comments and questions about MGD64 and the program. One person asked, "cool shirt, how do I get one?" Another person asked, "Were you at IronGirl last week?" And another person said that MGD64 was the only beer she drinks. This was really the first time I got a lot of comments about the MGD64 shirt, and all were positive.

I hope you all are getting the same kind of positive feedback. I think we're starting to make an impact!!!

Kim

Again! Sorry I never saw you Amy!! I kept hearing you were there, but never ran into you! Luckily Kim and I hooked up right before the start. I was very happy with my time this year. I've been able to improve my pace each of the 3 years I have done this race, so I am happy about that!

Here's Kim and I just before the start: (Hey look! I'm taller than someone! WOOT! Sorry Kim)!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend, and I wanted to share a few pictures with everyone. We had a party at our house this last friday and we played rockband and had an elephant gift exchange. It was a good time and I shared some MGD64 with some friends who have alreayd tried it and some that have not. I got mixed reviews. Usually the people who like import beers think this beer taste like water, but overall people were willing to try it. Talk to everyone soon. Shelley

Hey Team Phoenix,

Has anyone else started noticing the MGD64 billboards up around town?  I saw two this past weekend -- in Tempe on McClintock north the of Red Mountain 202, and in Chandler on Arizona Ave. south of the San Tan 202.  It makes me smile to see our product being well promoted!

Anyone seen billboards in other parts of town?

Kim