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Which ACE Super Fans Won 30 Years Of Free Rafting?

Posted by: ACE Blog Team in YouTube, Whitewater Rafting, White Water Rafting, video contest, Party, Lower New River, Free Stuff, Family Vacations, Facebook, Birthday Contest, Anniversary, Adventure Vacations, ACE's 30th Birthday, ACE Adventure Resort, ACE on May 19, 2009

If we could only see the faces on these folks when they learn they’ve won practically a lifetime of free rafting!

Seven different individuals and groups submitted videos for ACE’s 30th Birthday Video Contest, and we have good news for all the contestants.

First, though, let us say that we had been eagerly looking forward to announcing the results of the contest at our Birthday Bash over the weekend.

The bad news is that it rained cats and dogs while we trying to have our little shindig. The good news is that, even though we couldn’t show the videos on the outdoor screen, at least the rain kept the rivers flowing for some great whitewater rafting!

Back to the news you’ve been waiting for: The free rafting winners. We’re giving 30 years of free rafting to the “ambassador” of each contest entry. So, our winners are, in no particular order,

Michael Oyler, of North East, Pennsylvania
Parker Thomas, of Commerce, Michigan
Marcy Helmick, of Staunton, Virginia
Bill Hoopes, of Cincinnati, Ohio
Dawn Steinhauer, of Sanford, Florida
Naira Aslanyan, of Guttenberg, New Jersey

Now, since everyone was a winner, we decided to take the contest one step further and vote on a Grand Prize Winner. There were some mixed opinions by our judges, but in the end the interpretive synchronized swimming routine by John Gebhardt, of Dayton, Ohio brought home the gold.

The Grand Prize includes more than $200 in gift certificates for activities and the Adventure Store and a travel survival kit for their next trip to West Virginia.

Thanks again to each and every contestant. You all made us feel quite warm and fuzzy on our birthday, and we hope the feeling is mutual.

Thanks also to all the friends and families of the contestants who helped our judges decide on the winners by voting here on the blog. We hope you’ll continue to check out the blog.

We encourage you all to take a look at the contest videos — here on the blog in previous posts, or on the ACE page at Facebook or the ACE channel on YouTube.

Paddling For Prizes

Posted by: ACE Blog Team in video contest, ACE's 30th Birthday on May 5, 2009

Bill H. and family over there in Cincinnati are going to have to paddle pretty hard to get that boat all the way to West Virginia. But 30 years of free rafting is quite a bit of motivation, so they might just make it after all.

Bill entered this video for consideration in our 30th Birthday Video Contest, using our Facebook page and YouTube page. We asked ACE fans to wish us happy birthday in a video of their creation — without resorting to that traditional "Happy Birthday to You" song. Folks did a pretty good job (and most appear to have their own boats and life jackets lying around the garage!).

We'll be announcing the winners of the contest, including a special grand prize winner, at our 30th Birthday Bash coming up May 16-17. We thought we'd put the videos into the blog and let the public chime in on which one they think is best.

ACE Has It All: Even Puppets in Canoes

Posted by: ACE Blog Team in video contest, ACE's 30th Birthday on May 5, 2009

We think the Thomas family is trying to play the cute card. Kids and stuffed animals? Well, it works.

But what does the audience say? Does it win 30 years of free rafting?

For those who didn't hear, ACE is celebrating its 30th birthday with a party, except we're giving away the presents instead of receiving them. We're going to make sure that some of our creative fans get to go rafting for free for the next 30 years.

Marcy Made a Movie

Posted by: ACE Blog Team in video contest, ACE's 30th Birthday on May 5, 2009

Our next contestant in the 30th Birthday Video Contest is Marcy, from Staunton, Va. She's hoping for 30 years of free rafting, and you get to help decide if she wins it.

So, what do you think.

They REALLY Want To Go Rafting

Posted by: ACE Blog Team in video contest, ACE's 30th Birthday on May 5, 2009

Dawn, John and Sara S. from Florida weren't leaving anything to chance when it came to entering our 30th Birthday Video Contest. That's why they entered 7 videos!

What can we say? They must REALLY like ACE. We can't argue with that.

But what do you think? Do 7 videos add up to 30 years of free rafting for this crew?

New Jersey Likes Rafting?

Posted by: ACE Blog Team in video contest, ACE's 30th Birthday on May 5, 2009

Naira A. and friends from Guttenberg, NJ, sent in this video to both Facebook and YouTube — they REALLY wanted to make sure we didn't miss their entry to our 30th Birthday Video Contest.

Is it a winner? Well, we're hoping you, the reader, will help us decide.

Synchronized Swimming In Silence

Posted by: ACE Blog Team in video contest, ACE's 30th Birthday on May 5, 2009

John G. and the gang from The Dayton Rafters spared no expense in entering our 30th Birthday Video Contest. Something about the notion of going rafting for free for the next 30 years must have inspired them!

But we want to know what you all think about their video.

See, we held a contest using our Facebook page and YouTube page. We asked ACE fans to wish us happy birthday in a video of their creation — without resorting to that traditional "Happy Birthday to You" song.

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