By the time you all read this, we'll have had a great time at Drums Along the Maumee, and I hope you were able to attend. Don't forget that Warparty is coming up July 20, in Cincinnati. More information can be obtained about Warparty and Advance the Colors at the Great Lakes website. Anyone attending Warparty or ATC, I have the new HMGS T-shirts and they'll be available at both conventions. They're only $12 each. I hope to see you at one of our Great Lakes conventions.

Raffle Announcement

Attention, Great Lakes members and Friends of Great Lakes. Here's your chance to help at Advance the Colors 2002 in a miniature way. Again, this year at ATC, I will be running our raffle and I need your help. Here's how you can help.

If you have some "odds and ends" painted figures that you don't use or want, why not donate them to the raffle? Any time period or scale will do. There's probably someone who will be attending ATC who would really like to have them. I'm donating some 25mm and 15mm figures.

So, how about it? Look over your painting area and find some figures or vehicles, paint them and donate them to the raffle at ATC 2002. Some gamer will be glad you did, and you'll have the satisfaction of helping Great Lakes. Hey, you may find something at the raffle you would like to have.

In an effort to keep track of the donations, please e-mail me at madjack3@prodigy.net and let me know what you'll be donating. Please drop off your donations as early as possible, as the drawings will take place Saturday evening at 7 pm.

Thanks! Members like you help make HMGS Great Lakes the quality organization it is.