If anyone is interested in attending a rose show, there'll be one in Park Forest, Ill on Sept 18. The discounted registration fee has been extended to Sept. 8. Many top exhibitors from Indiana and Illinois will be showing their award winning roses. Meet a few of your Rose Forum friends including me. The Park Forest Art Fair will be held that day at the same location. Come see lots of roses and visit the art fair. ILLINOIS-INDIANA DISTRICT 2010 CONVENTION & ROSE SHOW Hosted by Sauk Trail Rose Society Illinois Theatre Center, Park Forest, Illinois September 18, 2010 Registration Name(s) ___________________________________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________________________________ City ___________________________________________ State __________ Zip _________________________ Phone _______________________________________ Cell Phone _____________________________________ E-Mail ______________________________________ Rose Society ___________________________________ Registration Fee per person (received on or before August 21, (now Sept. 8) 2010) _____ @ $45 $_________ Registration Fee per person (received after Sept 8 2010) _____ @ $50 $_________ Exhibitors must be registered. I (we) plan to exhibit in: _____ Horticulture _____ Arrangements Buffet Luncheon (Included in Registration Fee) Lemon Broiled Chicken Breast Glazed Baked Ham Buttered Parsley Potatoes Caesar Salad Iced Sheet Cake Iced Tea Punch Please make check payable to Sauk Trail Rose Society and send to: Frank DeVries, 15508 S. Lamon Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452 Phone 708-687-5013 -------------------- CLIP AND MAIL ---------------------- CLIP AND MAIL ---------------------- CLIP AND MAIL ---------------- IL-IN District Convention & Rose Show ----- September 18, 2010 ----- Park Forest, Illinois Refund Policy: Registration fee less $15 will be refunded for cancellation notification received before August 21. Cancellations received on or after August 21 will be reviewed after the conference and fees refunded to the maximum extent possible. Hotel Information: The Country Inn and Suites, 950 Lake Superior Drive, Matteson, IL 60433 is ¼ mile East from the I-57 & U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) interchange. From the interchange go east on U.S. 30 to the first traffic light, turn left (north) and then immediately left (west) for about ¼ mile. Country InnÂs entrance is just past the Cracker Barrel entrance. Convention rate for a double queen is $99 plus 11% tax (August 19 cutoff). King and Whirlpool suites are available at added cost. Amenities include indoor pool, complimentary Wi-Fi service and Continental breakfast. Phone reservations to 708-748-4740, convention code "Sauk Trail Rose Society". The motel is about 4 miles from the Convention & Show site. (It's a pretty good package if one includes the art fair. Don't like the motel bill? There are other motels around and seniors can get a good deal.) Show and Convention Site Directions: The show site, Illinois Theatre Center, is at 371 Artists Walk, Park Forest, IL 60466. From the I-57 & U.S. 30 interchange go east on U.S. 30 about 2 miles and turn right (south) at the Orchard Dr. stoplight. (Orchard Dr. is 9 stoplights east of I-57 or first stoplight east of Railroad viaduct). On Orchard, go about 2 miles and turn left at the Indianwood Blvd stop sign. Go half a block east on Indianwood to first left turn, into the shopping center parking lot. The Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Dr, Park Forest, IL 60466 is clearly visible. Grooming of show entries will take place in the village hall boardroom and lobby. Illinois Theater Center is directly across the sidewalk. The banquet facility, Dining on the Green, is half a block north of the show site, a short walk down the covered walkway.

Shanabeanz - Can you post a picture of what you have so far? That will be very helpful for giving you suggestions. You can either link to it (on Flickr, Picasa or wherever you upload your photos) or copy the html code from it to post it directly in the thread.

Yeah, Lindakathy's link sounds like it might be more realistic. But both say the Salvation Army's discount is "up to 50%." I'm there a lot, and never heard of anyone getting a senior discount. I'll bet when I ask, the employees will stare blankly at me. LOL I'll ask at Wendy's and Burger King, too. I'm not there often, but every little bit helps. I'll check out Big Lots, although I suspect it's not actually 30%. And of course I'll look for an excuse to stay at the Waldorf so I can get that $5,000 off the Presidential Suite. ;-) Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

This list was posted maybe a month ago here. It has many, many, many inaccuracies and some of these businesses no longer exist.I've seen it posted on Facebook, too. In fact, it seems whenever an article says to pass it around or something like that, it's not very accurate. This is not meant to fault YOU, joann....I know you are trying to help others get a discount. It's just that the information is untrue. (Wouldn't it be nice if Alaska Airlines gave a 50% discount?)