Hi Maggie,

How appropriate! This morning my wife drove our 1973 westfakia to work.
Today is her second day on a new job, Colleen is now working for the
local transit authority in training to drive a city bus.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
www.busesofthecorn.com
www.pottsfamily.ca

Maggie Dew wrote:
> Subject:  Women and their VW Buses
>
> Hi all,
>
> Taking a cue from Larry's "Buses of the World" calendar <
> http://www.lulu.com/content/5280905>, I would like to put together a "Women
> of the Bus" calendar for next year � 2010.  As with the Buses calendars, all
> profits will go to the Pay it Forward Fund (PiFF).  If you are not familiar
> with PiFF, check for more information here: <http://www.roadhaus.com/PIF.
> html>
>
> I'm starting early to collect photos and information from women in the VW
> Bus community.  By "Bus" I mean to include everything from Bays & Splitties
> to Eurovans.  My main focus is to be on women who have their own bus and
> travel or camp in it either occasionally, on a regular basis, or for
> extended periods.  I know some of you are full-timers, while others take the
> occasional trip.  I want to capture the sense of freedom and adventure that
> embarking on a VW bus trip entails!
>
> I'm hoping for some nice calendar-worthy photos that include both bus and
> owner.  Artsy is good.  If you can be creative with these portraits, all the
> better, but please don't manipulate or photoshop the image.  I would like to
> show more than just a posed photo in front of a bus, but rather something
> that imparts more of the bus experience.  For example, here is a nice photo
> of Kathleen Piper with her bus, which was submitted by Joyce Mills for the
> "Buses of the World" calendar <http://tinyurl.com/dmum6n>.  It says
> something like "travel, adventure, outdoors, fun . . ." � well, you get the
> idea.
>
> You are welcome to submit photos of yourself and your own bus, or photos of
> other women with their buses � as long as they have given permission for the
> photo to be used and you supply contact information for them.  Do not send
> the photos to this e-mail address, but to vwwomen@gmail.com
>
>
>
> *GUIDELINES* � PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
>
> 1)   Highest resolution photos you have, minimum 1600 x 1200 pixels
>
> 2)   Horizontal orientation (see Buses of the World Calendar link)
>
> 3)   Please, no "date stamp" on the face of the photo.  A deal-breaker.
>
> 4)   Bus and owner should both appear in photo.
>
> 5)   Send an e-mail, with photo attached, and include the following:
>
> a.    Name of bus owner
>
> b.    Name of bus, if applicable
>
> c.     Year/model of bus (e.g., 1985 Westy)
>
> d.    Your contact info:  e-mail address, phone number
>
> e.    Your website or blog link if applicable
>
> f.      Where you are located:  City & State, or just State
>
> g.    Where the photo was taken
>
> h.    A sentence or two about you and your bus:  For example, something
> about your experiences, travels, feelings, etc. regarding the bus.
>
> 6)   At the end of your e-mail, please add this sentence:  "I give
> permission for Margaret Dew to use this photograph for publication in a
> calendar for 2010".
>
> 7)   Put your full name at the bottom of the e-mail
>
> 8)   Send your e-mail and photo to me at vwwomen@gmail.com
>
> While, I am looking forward to publishing this calendar, I am also excited
> at the prospect of finding out more about the women of the VW community and
> their experiences.
>
> Thanks � and feel free to spread the word to other women.  I will be posting
> a notice in several public forums in the next couple of days.
>
> Maggie Dew
>

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