WE ARE SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that the Town of Black Diamond’s video submission to the “Small Town Saturday Night” contest is in the TOP 10!!!!

CLICK TO Watch the Video on Youtube

NOW, WE  NEED YOUR HELP TO WIN THIS!

We are facing a David and Goliath situation in this competition!  As a very small Town we don’t have nearly as big a population as several of our competitors, and the winner of this contest is simply the Town that garners the most votes.

As such, we need you, your friends, family and distant acquaintances, etc. to vote online DAILY from now till 11:59pm on March 20, 2012.

Please forward this email to everyone you know and ask them to vote!

Then, if we, Black Diamond, generate the most votes, we will win this amazing Alberta concert, to be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012.  As an added bonus, we, and you by your vote, will be helping youth by giving the prize winnings to the amazing non-profit organization, the Diamond Valley Boys and Girls Club!!!  The Winner will be announced on April 3, 2012.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO VOTE:
1. Click on the following link http://www.bigvalleyjamboree.com/stsn/vote
2. Then click on the radio button beside Black Diamond
3. Fill out the information (this only needs to be done the first time)
4. Click on the “vote” button at the bottom
5. Follow the instructions to verify your email (first vote only)
6. THEN, REMEMBER TO GO TO http://www.bigvalleyjamboree.com/stsn/vote TO VOTE DAILY TILL 11:59 PM ON MARCH 20, 2012.

Thank you very much in advance! J

Again, we would like to thank:
1)    The two brilliant, LOCAL artists, Zoe Slusar and Bailey Kerluke for producing this amazing video;
2)    Councillor Sharon Hart, the writer, creator and singer of the Black Diamond song, and Dwain Sands for recording it (the melody of this song is amazing as a background to the video);
3)    Mayor Sharlene Brown for starting the ball rolling on this project and her excellent presentations in the video;
4)    The Town Council of Black Diamond for fully supporting and promoting this;
5)    All the volunteers especially, the Special Events sub-committee and Economic Development Committee from Black Diamond;
6)    The Gateway Gazette and the Western Wheel for publishing our entry;
7)    The Eagle for announcing our entry;
8)    The Diamond Valley Boys and Girls Club for all their help;
9)    Travel Alberta for coming up with such a great contest that brings small communities together; and
10) The Big Valley Jamboree for being willing to take their show on the road.

Just in case you are asking what is the “Small Town Saturday Night” Contest?
It is a contest that towns throughout Alberta are entering in hopes of winning a Big Valley Jamboree, small town style, for their community.  Imagine, a paid-by Tourism Alberta, exciting, crowd-drawing, concert held in the Oilfields Arena in Black Diamond!!!

For more information about this contest go to: http://www.bigvalleyjamboree.com/stsn

NOW, COME GET DIAMONDIZED!!!!

Thank you and please help our amazing Town win.

Sincerely,

David Petrovich, M.B.A.
Economic Development and Events Coordinator (EDEC)
Town of Black Diamond