Acrylic Engraved Plaques for First Place URSA Winners

Colorful Award Ribbons for 2nd and 3rd place URSA Winners

Plus a variety of gifts accompanied the
winner's awards.

Look for this logo on each of the winner's web sites.

I wanted to thank you for running the URSA competition, I know there was an incredible amount of work involved. I was impressed with the way you made the competition a success and easy for everybody by supplying really good marketing support in form of links, icons, etc.   Winning a first and a third place is something I would have never expected. I was overjoyd when I read the results online. I would also like to thank you for the wonderful award trophy and the surprises that came in the same package. The beach towels are perfect for Florida and I would also like to say a big thank you to the person who donated this and all the other beautiful prizes. Congratulations to you for successful running the competition and I am looking forward to being a part of it in 2008 again.

Have a great evening,

Marion Fraile

Bearkidz

I received my URSA Award for Princess Cali.  Thank you very much.  Thank you also for the extra goodies that were included. I hung the ribbon in my "Creativity Room" with a photo of Princess Cali. The CD of the Awards presentation turned out very well.  It's just too bad you experienced so much trouble when trying to go live with the presentation on the website. 

The Award Winner pin, Teddy Bear pen, and the lovely star ornament were a nice surprise. You, and your staff put a lot of wonderful effort into the URSA Awards, and these efforts are truly appreciated. 

Thank you again!

Tropical Teddy Bear Hugs!

Marge Wiese

Princess4Paws

Thank you so much for the big surprise! I didn`t realize it was sooooooo much I had won, I am so happy with every piece of it!  Again, thank you so much for organizing the contest and I look forward to URSA 2008.

Thank you so much to all who voted for him!!

CONGRATULATIONS to all who entered and won too!

Thank you Valerie, and to everybody else behind the scene, for all your work you do for us!

Hugs,
Berta Hesen-Minten

ThReAdTeDs

Thank you to the Bears&Buds staff who worked many hours of overtime to keep the contest up and running, and for all the wonderful extra gifts that came in my awards package. The stuffing sticks are especially nice; I like them!

I also wanted to thank all the folks that came through and voted for my entries, I appreciate their votes and glad the contest went so well. 

Thank you,

Ed Spencer

t-Eddie-Bears

I want to say thank you to you and your team. I got my URSA Awards this week along with the scarf and all the lovely surprises. Please say a special thank you to the collector who gave that generously to the contest. I love it. I was facinated with how much love the whole gift-parcel was packed,so much joy for me. I sent a very big bearhug to you all and hope next year you will have the golly categorie again, best with many, many entries. It is allways exciting to surf in the webzine
and I do it often.

Warmly greetings

Yours, Heidi Schaefer

edebaeren

I never commented on my extra goodies! I loved opening all of the little unexpected goodies. I's a good enough "Gift Basket" for me!

My 4 year old grandie was MOST impressed today when he saw my SECOND STAR hanging in the window next to the prism! He and I LOVE them!

What a CLEVER opening page image! 
It took me a minute or 2 last night, staring at the page, hoping the lists would suddenly appear and before I realized that the 'audience was composed of all of the finalists. 
What a huge job that was - and SO clever! Thanks for the Big Grins it brought!

Huggzzz,

Bobbie Ripperger

Creative Design Studio

Received the URSA package yesterday. Thank you. Loved the colored tissue you used to wrap the various pieces thank you again for all the included  little extras. You did an AWESOME job!

ThANK YOU!
Mikki Klug

Cripple Creek Creations

Thank you so much Valerie and the rest of the Bears and Buds Staff!  I enjoyed being a part of everything and look forward to more fun!

Carolyn Smith

Boggy Bottom Bayou

I received my awards package and am delighted. Thank you for all the extras you sent as well. I'll be sure and use the logo on my site and ebay auctions. Sounds like you had a very hectic week, but in a nice way! It must have been wonderful to see how well received the URSA contest was.  Wow, so many people that your site shut down, now that's an achievement ;-)  You're to be congratulated as well for putting on such a great contest and doing a fabulous marketing job. Thank you so much! It was a lot of fun to go through everything and I'm so proud of my ribbons.

Applause, applause for you, too!  

Bear Hugs,

Cathy Forcino

Cathy Lynn Forcino Bears

I just wish to thank you and your staff for the wonderful personalised Trophie and gifts i recently received. Your trophie is one of the nicest trophie awards I've won and being personalised even made it more special. You put a lot of thought into your awards, artists and collectors.  Wishing you all the very best of success for the magazine in the future and just to let you know I really appreciate the trophie and special added gifts, more than I could have asked for.  

Take care and keep up all the good work, your very appreciated in the bear industry.

Best wishes,
Lisa Rosenbauml

Oz Matilda Bear Co.

My awards package arrived this morning and I am just delighted with it! The ribbon is gorgeous! and it was so much fun to open all of the little parcels that were enclosed. I love the little bright star broach and the tree hanger is just so pretty.
Thank you so much again for sponsoring this contest and for all of the hard work that went into it. I am already looking forward to the next one!
 
Bear Hugs,
Terrie Kalaputas

Terries Bears

My award arrived safely, and thanks so much for the wooden plaque (which I love, the badge, cd and star too, I wasn't expecting them at all and it was a lovely surprise :) It was great to see all the winners announced and the online presentation was fantastic, I loved the picture of all the bears sitting in their seats waiting for their awards, that did make me giggle ;)

Beary wishes
Wendi Walker
Toggle Teddies

Just wanted to send a BIG thank you for the beautifullyl packaged surprise gift for coming in 3rd place in the URSA awards with Yumee.

Great job!

Best regards,
Penny Ahmed

Seamore Collectibles

Dear Valerie and all the staff members, Thanks for your GREAT WORK, always made with your heart; THANK YOU! The presentation was fabulous, don't worry for the computer problems as they are machines woking without heart!

Big hugs to you all

Chantal Giroux

Chantal Bears

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