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<span class="secheader">2009 Photo Gallery</span>
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      		<a href="gallery.php?page=registration&album=2009">Registration</a>
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      		<a href="gallery.php?page=cleanup&album=2009">Comal River cleanup</a>
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      		<a href="gallery.php?page=weighin&album=2009">Weighing the trash</a>
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      		<a href="gallery.php?page=dinner&album=2009">Dinner banquet</a>
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      		<a href="gallery.php?page=contest_winners&album=2009">Contest winners</a>
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      		<a href="gallery.php?page=prize_winners&album=2009">Door prize winners</a>
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      		<a href="gallery.php?page=misc&album=2009">Miscellaneous</a>
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      		<a href="gallery.php?page=volunteers&album=2009">Volunteers</a>
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	<span class="secheader">Message from the Chairman</span>

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	<span class="secheader">Rain couldn't dampen the spirit of TrashFest 2009!</span></div>

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Thanks to everyone who took part in TrashFest 2009.  It was another fantastic year!
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Despite a pretty constant downpour, we registered 446 participants this year, the most in 12 years and collected 4,820 pounds of trash, in addition to 2,672 cups/cans/bottles and 83 shoes/sunglasses that were counted. And 38 lucky divers found a painted rock as part of this year's treasure hunt and took home some great prizes! 
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Congratulations to the teams who won "Super Scooper" shirts in these categories:
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<tr><td>1st place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>DiveBuddy.com Team I</td></tr>
<tr><td>2nd place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>CHUM River Rats</td></tr>
<tr><td>3rd place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>BAD Team 4</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan=5><strong>Number of Cans, Bottles, Cups</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td>1st place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Texas Mud Ducks</td></tr>
<tr><td>2nd place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Maximum Scuba Team 9</td></tr>
<tr><td>3rd place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Shoe Krewe</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan=5><strong>Most Shoes/Sunglasses</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td>1st place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Maximum Scuba Mud Cats 8</td></tr>
<tr><td>2nd place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Shoe Krewe</td></tr>
<tr><td>3rd place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Texas Mud Ducks</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan=5><strong>Most Unusual Item (Adult)</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td>1st place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Joyce Gese</td></tr>
<tr><td>2nd place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Jennifer Hackman</td></tr>
<tr><td>3rd place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Chase Lacombe</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan=5><strong>Most Unusual Item (Youth)</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td>1st place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Andrew Zimmerman</td></tr>
<tr><td>2nd place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Tommy Rauland</td></tr>
<tr><td>3rd place</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>Nathan Bowie</td></tr>

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I'd like to thank all the volunteers who helped out at registration, weigh-in, and the BBQ. This event wouldn't be the success it was without you!  A special thank you goes out to the students from Texas State University who not only helped out at registration, weigh-in, and the BBQ, but also took the cans to be recycled for Cans for a Cure.
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And last, but certainly not least, a big "thanks" goes out to our very generous <a href="/trashfest/sponsors.html">2009 Sponsors</a>, and congratulations to the lucky folks who won there share of the $35,000 worth of <a href="/trashfest/gallery/2009/awards.html">door prizes</a> that were donated. 
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We're looking forward to TrashFest '10.  Mark your calendars - it'll be on October 2, 2010.
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Joanne Vest<br />
Chairman<br />
TrashFest 2009