January 24, 2008

Dear SABWA members, suppliers and guests,

I have just returned from a visit to the Williamsburg Lodge, site of our April Annual Meeting. The completely renovated property is great! The sleeping rooms are upgraded or new, the beautiful new conference center is inside the hotel, the new bar and restaurant areas are perfect for our group, self parking in the new underground garage is so convenient and the staff is very accommodating.

The new spa is everything one could want and is right across the street as is the famed Golden Horseshoe golf course where we will have our Friday tournament. The historic Williamsburg attractions are within an easy walk and discounted admission tickets are available to Lodge guests. Many of the attractions are free and many shops in Merchants Square offer discounts to Lodge guests. Great restaurants are plentiful.

Please check out the website: www.colonialwilliamsburg.com to get more specifics on the Lodge and the entire area. In addition to the Colonial area there are opportunities for outlet mall shopping (with all the big name brands), short driving distances to Yorktown and Jamestown and there are all kinds of children’s activities in Colonial Williamsburg.

Late April is a perfect time to visit this area and to be part of the best meeting and trade show of any Regional Association. Robert Smith, SABWA president, and the Board have left Saturday afternoon free for exploration of the Williamsburg area. The Lodge will also honor our very special room rate for three days before and after the meeting dates.

Make your reservations EARLY! Pamela Crew is the Reservation Manager and is aware of our room needs. Mention this code when making reservations: SOUD08A or South Atlantic Bottled Water Assoc. –full name not SABWA. The direct line to Pamela’s office is: 757-220-7733 or Toll free # 1-800-HISTORY and ask for reservations.

Questions?

Robert Smith: Robert@grandsprings.com
Jan Saxman: jsaxman@shenspring.com

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January 31, 2008

It’s that time again! The time to make your reservations for the up coming SABWA Annual meeting is now. This year’s event will feature a great table top show of goods and services available to the industry, educational programs and hopefully some great golf.

This year’s meeting starts with you making your reservations at the Williamsburg Lodge call the Hotel at

1-800-261-9530. Let them know you are with The South Atlantic Bottled Water Association.

Room Rates: Deluxe double    $206.00 per night or a

                       Superior double   $172.00 per night

The room rates are good for 3 days before and 3 days after the conference dates but are reserved outside the block.

Cut off date: March 24 (does not guarantee block will still be open) Reserve Early!

Thursday night will be the social hour and the golf pairings.

Friday morning will be tee times for the golf tournament.

Friday evening from 6:30 till 9:30 will be the table top exhibits and the fabulous food and beverages for which SABWA is famous for.

Saturday morning at 8:00 AM the annual business meeting and state of the industry up dates.

Educational seminars - Saturday 9:00 AM. 

The sales and management seminars will be over by noon. Terrie Glass with Leadership Solutions is our speaker this year and she will be sharing with us how to build on our strengths. Terrie truly has a gift of delivery. Her humor and personal stories make you feel like you have known her for years. Terrie is a presenter who can hold your attention because she has a wonderful way of capturing an audience. It will be worth the trip if all you do is attend this one session.

Technical seminars – Saturday 9:00 AM regularly scheduled events

Annual Dinner - Saturday night 6:30 PM

In addition to the golf prizes SABWA will be making several other presentations and prizes.

Drawings for $200, $ 100 and $50 cash along with a prize for the member that travels the greatest distance to attend .The final prize of the night will be a free registration to the 2009 annual meeting at Pinehurst for 2 people.   (You must be present at the dinner to win.)

The evening will be concluded with Mrs. Terrie Glass giving us closing remarks.