[Leica] The 2013 Leica Users Group Yearbook: Two Announcements

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

THANK YOU JIM, and Happy New Year to all.


On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at 
judgecrater.com>wrote:

> The first, naturally, is the availability of the book.
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> http://store.blurb.com/my/books/4979491-lug-yearbook-2013
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> 121 photographers from around the world have participated in this year?s
> volume, the eighth annual issue.  The book is available in a variety of
> papers, bindings, etc. to your own taste.  A surcharge  for each book will
> be donated to Project H.O.M.E., an organization that provides shelter,
> medical attention, and vocational training to homeless individuals.
> www.projecthome.org
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> The second is an end of sorts.  This will be the last LUG yearbook with me
> as Editor, Compiler, and General Haranguer.  After eight years I?ve
> realized that it?s time to pass the torch.  With a healthy number of
> contributors, it?s obvious that the yearbook fills a need for what is
> otherwise a virtual group?a tangible, large example of our pictures.  It
> just needs a new shepherd, someone who can build on this ongoing annual
> tradition.
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> The LUG Yearbook?s run would have been truncated after a year or two were
> it not for Dr. Ted Grant?s enthusiastic cheerleading?and oh-so-subtle
> suggestions that a group of photographers might want to submit an image or
> two in a timely basis.  Our saloonkeeper, Brian Reid, has been singularly
> supportive with his encouragement, the FAQ page for the project, and his
> engaging annual essays. I can?t thank Ted and Brian enough for their
> friendship and help over these past eight editions.
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> And I thank every participant from the past eight years.  It?s been a
> wonderful experience.
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> All best,
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> Jim Shulman
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> Wynnewood, PA
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