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Team Munson

I just want to give the latest update for those who will be attending the Big Show in Orlando next weekend.

For all those who will be attending you will get all of this with your registration name tag.

- For those staying under our room block Hot breakfast Buffet free of charge Friday, Saturday, & Sunday morning (was a $4 upgrade per person)
- Beverages during all sessions & snacks during the afternoon sessions Friday & Saturday - soft drinks will be complimentary all weekend in our room day & night.
- Friday night Italian dinner buffet starting at 6pm featuring Lasagna, Veal Parm, & Basalmic Chicken with all the salad, sides, & desert.
- Friday & Saturday night cash bars will have nuts, check mix, chips, & some other spirited beverage specials.
- Saturday night for the big show HH will feature a complimentary drink with appetizers - cheese plate, bacon wrapped scallops, shrimp cocktail, stuffed mushroom caps, crab cakes then the dinner buffet NY strip steak, chicken cordon bleu, Mahi - Mahi & of course salad, sides, & desert.

Then after you had your fill of food there is:
- The only place you can hear from & talk to all 3 growers who have grown a pumpkin over 2K
- Tim Mathison telling you how he grew his WR & won the GOTY.
- Beni Meier showing how he grew his monster
- Russ Landry giving in depth knowledge on getting to the next level & growing an 8 pound tomato.
- Glen & Margaret Martin showing how you can win the Master Gardner telling all of their secrets.
- Pumpkins 101 with professor Andy Wolf & his panel of Mathison, Meier, & Northrup.

I can't wait to see every one in warm sunny Orlando, safe travels!!!!

2/14/2014 11:28:51 AM

Muddy Waters

You had me at Bacon! Drooool! Thanks to awl GPC volunteers

2/14/2014 1:16:47 PM

Team Munson

I would like to thank all who came to the Big Show in Orlando I really feel it was one of our best ever!!!

The speaker line up of Tim Mathison, Russ Landry, Beni Meier, Glen & Margaret Martin, & Tom Perkins (RTI) provided the attendee's with more ground breaking information since Ron Wallace's "program" presentation in 2007. I would like to thank all the presenters for not holding back & sharing all of this valuable information.

It was also great to see Russ Landry get inducted into the GPC Hall of Fame his tireless efforts to promote this awesome hobby world wide makes him a true HOF congratulations Russ!!!!

We had our first inductee after establishing the Jepson Vine of Honor by placing Greg & Nancy Norlin in this exclusive hall. Their efforts to keep Anamosa Iowa an original GPC weigh-off site going for 25 years is outstanding & a well deserved award for them.

Congratulations to all the winners!!!!

And the big news moving forward the GPC will take the big show in 2015 to Wilkes-Barre PA. at the Gennetti Hotel. The registration fee will start at $95 & the dates will be March 23, 24, 25 2015.

We also unveiled our 2016 seminar site moving across the pond to Lymington UK where Ian & Stuart Paton will be our hosts. The dates have yet to be determined but the registration fee will start at $125, both Big Show registration pages will be up soon on our web site so you can start to make your plans!!!!

Thank you to all who support the GPC!!!!
Dave

2/25/2014 8:48:38 AM

Muddy Waters

Thanks Dave & Carol for all your hard effort.You deserve a Atta Guys & Gals Dave & Carol & GPC Officers

Ok a lot of work to do the row boat needs a couple coats of Marine varnish if I'm crossing the pond to England.lol

2/25/2014 9:27:37 AM

Jericho Vermont

Why the change to Monday through Wednesday? Looks like a good location though for east coasters.

2/25/2014 7:22:18 PM

Western NY

Looks like Dave was looking at the 2014 calendar.

It should be March 20-22, 2015

2/25/2014 7:46:17 PM

Jericho Vermont

Thanks Andy.

2/25/2014 8:12:44 PM

Germany

This is great news for Europe.
A lot of people here are very happy that this will come true.
Thank you very much to the GPC.
And a special thanks to Ian and Stuart for making this possible.
We can't wait to meet you over here.
Andreas

2/26/2014 1:22:29 AM

On top of Brush Mountain, Pa.

WOW! The GPC comes to Pennsylvania. There is even a Casino in Wilkes-Barre for the gamblers who loved Las Vegas.

2/26/2014 9:13:52 AM

Rhode Island

the boys from little rhody will be firing up "THE PARTY WAGON".
once agin we stumble and bumble our way along the highway to another gathering of our hobbies best people.
pap

3/3/2014 2:36:08 PM

Cameron

What a great weekend. Jane & I would like to thank Dave & the GPC officers for all they did. The food was awesome & we had a wonderful time talking to all the growers. See you all next year.

Jane & Phil

3/5/2014 12:32:43 PM