<p>Congratulations!! That's very exciting. :-)</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 1, 2012 12:51 PM, "Wendy Lana" <<a href="mailto:wendylana333@hotmail.com">wendylana333@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Congratulations!<br>
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Chris and Kelley <<a href="mailto:chris.n.kelley@astronomytower.net">chris.n.kelley@astronomytower.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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>Have you guys ever heard of the Old Belief Society? They founded the<br>
>first physical temple for Celtic Polytheism in the States, the Temple of<br>
>the River. Unfortunately, that temple has closed now and they are<br>
>liquidating the holdings, including the library.<br>
><br>
>This library of 41 books was to be given away, in a contest where judges<br>
>would choose the best essay and award the books to its authors.<br>
><br>
>We are pleased to announce that we have won the contest! You can see<br>
>the official announcement, here:<br>
><<a href="http://roguepriest.net/2012/02/01/celtic-library-contest-winner/" target="_blank">http://roguepriest.net/2012/02/01/celtic-library-contest-winner/</a>><br>
><br>
>We look forward to having these books to share with you all! After they<br>
>arrive, we will be sure to pick one from the new set for the next<br>
>month's Reading Group, one we can loan out, to celebrate!<br>
><br>
><br>
>-- Chris and Kelley.<br>
><br>
><br>
>Drew Jacob wrote:<br>
>> Dear Chris and Kelley,<br>
>><br>
>> I'm writing you with good news. I'm happy to congratulate you that<br>
>> your essay has been selected as the winner of the Celtic Library Contest!<br>
>><br>
>> Your essay, although concise, spoke to a deep love of the Celtic<br>
>> traditions. Equally important, your ability to plan, organize and<br>
>> execute regular programming particularly caught my attention. Many<br>
>> other entrants had wonderful ideas for organizations, but are only in<br>
>> the early planning stages. Your essay tells us that you have<br>
>> successfully founded a group and can put the books to use for your<br>
>> members right away. On a personal note, Cró Dreoilín's mission is very<br>
>> closely aligned with the mission of the Old Belief Society, which<br>
>> makes me happy to award the books to you. The other judges and I all<br>
>> felt very strongly about your entry.<br>
>> [...]<br>
>> We plan on shipping the books as soon after the 2/1 announcement as<br>
>> possible - I will talk to the people stewarding them to get an exact date.<br>
>><br>
>> Again, congratulations!<br>
>><br>
>> Beir bua,<br>
>><br>
>> Drew Jacob<br>
>> Adventurer, writer and Rogue Priest <<a href="http://RoguePriest.net" target="_blank">http://RoguePriest.net</a>>//<br>
><br>
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