Post by eddieb on Nov 3, 2007 15:26:49 GMT -5
OUR VIETNAM VETERANS DID NOT GET THE "WELCOME HOME" FROM AMERICA THAT THEY DESERVED, FOR FULFILLING THEIR DUTY WITH HONOR, IN THAT TERRIBLE ASIAN WAR.
THE CITY OF EASLEY,SC, AND SCAAU POWERLIFTING WILL PROVIDE A "WELCOME HOME" FOR THESE WARRIORS ON DECEMBER 1, 2007.
THE "VERNON HOLLIFIELD" AAU ALL SOUTH BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE CONTESTED IN EASLEY, SC, ON THAT DATE. VERNON HOLLIFIELD WAS A CHILDHOOD FRIEND OF MINE, WHO WAS KIA IN VIETNAM, ON AUGUST 25, 1966.
THIS EVENT WILL BE A QUALIFIER FOR THE 2008 AAU NATIONAL BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP-----AAU NATIONAL RECORDS CAN BE SET AT THIS EVENT.
THE ALL SOUTH BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE PRODUCED BY VIRGINIA POWERLIFTING, USING THE SAME EQUIPMENT AND SCORING EQUIPMENT THAT WAS USED AT THE AAU WORLD POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP, LAST MONTH, IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
THE THEME FOR THIS AAU EVENT WILL BE A "TRIBUTE TO OUR VIETNAM VETERANS". ALL BRANCHES OF MILITARY SERVICE WILL BE INVOLVED. MILITARY PERSONNEL AND DISPLAYS WILL BE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ON THE CAMPUS OF THE "RED OWENS SPORTS COMPLEX" IN EASLEY, SC.
LIFTER DRAWING FOR FANTASTIC DOOR PRIZES PRIOR TO AWARDS CEREMONY-----PROVIDED BY PLGEARONLINE.
RAW AND EQUIPPED "BEST LIFTER" TROPHIES ARE UNBELIEVABLE----MILITARY FIGURES MOUNTED ON BLACK POLISHED MARBLE BASE----THESE AWARDS ARE OF "KEEPSAKE" QUALITY.
DECEMBER 1, 2007,(BY SPECIAL PROCLAMATION FROM MAYOR CHRISTOPHERSON) HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN "OFFICIAL DAY OF TRIBUTE TO OUR VIETNAM VETERANS" IN THE CITY OF EASLEY, SC. THE CELEBRATION WILL BE CITY WIDE WITH THE AAU ALL SOUTH BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE "HUB" EVENT.
THE FINALE OF THE DAY'S EVENTS WILL BE THE "ILLUMINATION CEREMONY", WHICH WILL TURN ON THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FOR THE CITY OF EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA.
PLEASE COME ENJOY THE HOSPITALITY OF EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA----- FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL EVENTS----THE AAU ALL SOUTH BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HIGHLY PUBLISIZED-----EXPECT TO LIFT IN FRONT OF A VERY LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD OF SPECTATORS.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: VAPowerlifting@aol.com Questions? Call Judi Wood 804-559-4624 (after 7 pm EST)
Event Information: Brantli J. Owens, City of Easley, S.C. Events Planner 864-855-7933
General Information: Kent d**es, Easley Chamber of Commerce kent@easleychamber.org 864-859-2693
THE CITY OF EASLEY,SC, AND SCAAU POWERLIFTING WILL PROVIDE A "WELCOME HOME" FOR THESE WARRIORS ON DECEMBER 1, 2007.
THE "VERNON HOLLIFIELD" AAU ALL SOUTH BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE CONTESTED IN EASLEY, SC, ON THAT DATE. VERNON HOLLIFIELD WAS A CHILDHOOD FRIEND OF MINE, WHO WAS KIA IN VIETNAM, ON AUGUST 25, 1966.
THIS EVENT WILL BE A QUALIFIER FOR THE 2008 AAU NATIONAL BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP-----AAU NATIONAL RECORDS CAN BE SET AT THIS EVENT.
THE ALL SOUTH BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE PRODUCED BY VIRGINIA POWERLIFTING, USING THE SAME EQUIPMENT AND SCORING EQUIPMENT THAT WAS USED AT THE AAU WORLD POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP, LAST MONTH, IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
THE THEME FOR THIS AAU EVENT WILL BE A "TRIBUTE TO OUR VIETNAM VETERANS". ALL BRANCHES OF MILITARY SERVICE WILL BE INVOLVED. MILITARY PERSONNEL AND DISPLAYS WILL BE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ON THE CAMPUS OF THE "RED OWENS SPORTS COMPLEX" IN EASLEY, SC.
LIFTER DRAWING FOR FANTASTIC DOOR PRIZES PRIOR TO AWARDS CEREMONY-----PROVIDED BY PLGEARONLINE.
RAW AND EQUIPPED "BEST LIFTER" TROPHIES ARE UNBELIEVABLE----MILITARY FIGURES MOUNTED ON BLACK POLISHED MARBLE BASE----THESE AWARDS ARE OF "KEEPSAKE" QUALITY.
DECEMBER 1, 2007,(BY SPECIAL PROCLAMATION FROM MAYOR CHRISTOPHERSON) HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN "OFFICIAL DAY OF TRIBUTE TO OUR VIETNAM VETERANS" IN THE CITY OF EASLEY, SC. THE CELEBRATION WILL BE CITY WIDE WITH THE AAU ALL SOUTH BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE "HUB" EVENT.
THE FINALE OF THE DAY'S EVENTS WILL BE THE "ILLUMINATION CEREMONY", WHICH WILL TURN ON THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FOR THE CITY OF EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA.
PLEASE COME ENJOY THE HOSPITALITY OF EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA----- FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL EVENTS----THE AAU ALL SOUTH BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HIGHLY PUBLISIZED-----EXPECT TO LIFT IN FRONT OF A VERY LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD OF SPECTATORS.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: VAPowerlifting@aol.com Questions? Call Judi Wood 804-559-4624 (after 7 pm EST)
Event Information: Brantli J. Owens, City of Easley, S.C. Events Planner 864-855-7933
General Information: Kent d**es, Easley Chamber of Commerce kent@easleychamber.org 864-859-2693