TUG Member Banner travels the world! (photos)

[TUGBrian]

Ok....so ive participated in something like this on another forum long ago...and figured I would give it a shot here after being inspired by how popular the picture thread is! (picture of the day thread for those of you who dont visit the lounge!)

http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68566

I have had a banner made up for TUG (pic below)...and I would like to mail it to a TUG Member who is going on vacation to a timeshare resort on vacation. It does not matter what resort you are going to...any one will do =) I would however require two things of the TUG members who will participate.

1. you must sign the banner with your name (or tug login), put the location/resort you are at...and put a date on it(ill send a sharpie in the box).

2. you must take a photo of the banner at some location in or around the resort. I will leave the photo "background" up to you....be it the resort logo...a beautiful sunset on the beach....or a shot with a "timeshare billboard" in the background =)

it is optional if you want to be in the picture or not...I will also leave that up to you but I would certainly hope that at least some of you would include yourselves! I wish the banner would have shown up before my trip to orlando over the weekend or I would have kicked things off personally!
Its only about 3' wide...should easily be able to be held by one person or propped up wherever you wish! So...who wants to volunteer to be the first? whos going on vacation within the next week or so? =)


PLEASE GO TO THE END OF THE THREAD TO TRACK THE PROGRESS....just leaving the past travelers up for reference!

UPDATED!! Old TUG MEMBER BANNER page to track the progress!!

http://tug2.net/tugbanner/TUG_member_banner.html




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Banner 1 History

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1. TomandRobin - Vero Beach Florida / unk resort - 5/23/2008
2. Thinze3 - Silverleave Seaside / Galveston tx - 5/30/2008
3. KevJan - Massanutten / va? - 6/7/2008
4. Black Diamond - Silver Leaf Fox Run / Illinois - 6/21/2008
5. luv2vacation - hgvc orlando - 6/27/2008
7. SusieQ - St George Utah - 7/12/2008
8. IreneLF - Smugglers Notch - 7/19/2008
9. luv2vacation - royal dunes /hilton head - 7/26/2008
10. Debraxh - Mountain Retreat - 8/2/2008
11. Makai Guy - Apple Valley - 8/22/2008
12. HopHop4 - south padre island - 9/5/2008
13 - shipping break to ensure banner arrives by 9/28
14. abbiekit - club intrawest - 9/28/2008
15. abbiekit - baniff rocky mt - 10/2/2008
16. week break for shipping from abbiekit 10/9/08
17. BMWGuynw - Arroyo Roble / Sedona - 10/11/08
18. RSNash - Club Cabo De Palmas / Puerto Rico - 10/25/2008
19. KevJan - Branson - 11/14/2008
20.BMWGuyNW - Kauai Beach Villas - Hawaii 11/22/08
21. Black Diamond - Massanutten / va - 12/13/2008
22. pammex - Velas Vallarta Puerto Vallarta / Mexico 1/2/2009
23. pammex - Casa Velas Puerto Vallarta / Mexico 1/9/2009
24. JimF41 - Frenchmans Cove / Virgin islands - 2/6/2009
25. Timeshare Von - Wyndham Flagstaff / AZ 3/21/09
26. Robertk1 - Wyndham Glacier Canyon - 4/14/09
27. W_buckley - Caribbean - 4/21/09 -
28. RSNash - Atlantis / Bahamas - 5/16/09
29. Joy1rn - polo towers / vegas - 5/30/09
30. Karen G - yellowstone 6/12/2009
31. Black Diamond - Eagle Village--Tamiment, PA 6/20/09
32. Black Diamond - Land of Canaan Resort--Davis, WV 6/27/09
33. Thinze - Marriott Ko'olina / hawaii - 7/4/09
34. happy travels - piney shores texas - 7/11/09
35. Karen G - Pueblo Bonito Rose - Cabo san lucas - 8/10/09
36. Hophop4 in texas
37. Bill4728 - newport beach / socal - 9/18/09
38. ptprism - HGVC Seaworld / florida - 10/3/09
39. avelox - key west florida - 10/23/09
40. susieq927 - HHV lagoon tower / hawaii - 11/1/09
41. BlackDiamond - Wyndham Bay Club, florida - 12/18/09
42. TomandRobin - Disney Saratoga Springs - 12/27/09
43. Grayfal - Bluebeards Beach Club 1/16/10
44. Aussiedog - Wyndham Oceanside - Cali - 2/11/2010
45. KarenG - Manhattan Club - 2/27/2010
46. Happytravels - Holiday Beach Resort - Florida - 3/27/10
50. Crusing Tuggers Trip - Med Cruse 6/6/2010
51. Crusing Tuggers Trip - Med Cruse 6/13/2010
52. Grayfal - WEstin St. John - 8/7/2010
53. Grayfal - VErandah Resort - Antigua - 8/20/2010
54. Gcoleman - Hawaii/oahu - 9/10/2010
55. Happy1 - HGVC Vegas - 9/23/2010
56. Happy1 - Intrawest Palm Desert - 10/10/2010
57. Pianodinosaur - Residences at Crane - 10/30/10
58. danrucker3 - Las Vegas - 12/20/2010 - 12/27/2010
59. Passepartout - Hawaii - 1/14 - 1/21/2011
60. mas - Hawaii - 2/27/2011
61 EileenSRN - new orleans - 3/11/2011 (taking banner personally to vegas to give to mike and patty)
62. MikeandPatty - lasvegas - 3/25/2011
63. PortableTech - Iraq - 4/1/2011
64. ada903 - turks and caicos - 4/16/2011
64. Caribbean Lover - frenchmans cove - 8/13/11
65. hophop4 - new braunfels - 9/3/2011
66. BlackDiamond - Kitty Hawk NC - 9/24/2011
67. caribbean-lover - France - 10/28/2011
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68. TimeshareVon - Ireland - 4/28/2012
69. open
70. Amycurl - Harbor Ridge - 5/1/2012
71. Ridewithme38 - Governors Green VA - 8/2012
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Banner 2 Current status: missing

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1. Bill Rogers - Orlando Florida - 5/25/2008
2. BMWguynw - coronado / sandiego - 6/1/2008
3. jesuis1837 - Aruba / unk resort - 6/28/2008
4. laxmon - Disney old key west resort / florida - 7/20/2008
5. clsmit - Harborside atlantis / bahamas - 8/15/2008
6. luv2vacation - manor club / virginia - 8/24/2008
7. Black Diamond - apple valley / ? - 8/29/2008
8. pammex - Royal Villas Mazatlan / Mexico - 9/22/08
9. pammex - Playa Del Sol Costa Sur / Puerto Vallarta - 11/13
10. clsmit - sheraton vistana / orlando - 11/29/2008
11. Victoria - Westin Mission Hills / ? - 12/13/2008
12. Victoria - Marriotts Newport Coast Villas / ? - 1/4/2009
13. Victoria - Marriotts Desert Springs Villas / ? - 1/11/2009
14. MAS - Marriott Royal Palms / Orlando - 1/25/09
15. MAS - Marriott Beach Place - 2/1/09
16. MAS - Hyatts Beach House / Key West florida - 2/8/09
17. pammex - Vallarta Palace / Mexico - 2/28/09
18. pammex - Marina de Oro / Mexico - 3/7/09
19. Black Diamond - Bon Temps / New Orleans - 3/27/09
20. Clsmit - Westin Lagunamar / Cancun - 4/11/09
21. pammex - Acapulco - 5/16
22. pammex - Aqua Pacifica / Mexico - 5/23
23. Carolbol - polo towers / vegas - 5/29
24. Carolbol - canyon villas / Arizona - 6/7
25. Tomnrobin - Westin st. John / - 6/12/2009
26. Timeshare Von - Wyndham La Belle / LA - 6/27/2009
27. Robertk1 - silverleaf fox River - 7/5/09
28. robertk1 - wolrdmark galena - 7/8/09
29. SBK - windrifter / new hampshire - 7/25/2010 - 8/1/2010
30. Ptprism - Villas de santa fe / NM - 8/8/09
31. Aussiedog - West Yellowstone Resort - 9/5/09
32. Happytravels - Landmark / Panama City FL - 9/19/09
33. Happytravels - Holiday Beach Resort / unk - 9/26/09
34. TomandRobin - Disney Beach Club - 10/3/09
35. Joy1rn - Royal Haciendas / cancun - 10/24/09
36. Aussiedog - Daytona Beach Fl - 11/22/09
37. TimeshareVon - Nashville TN - 12/25/09
38. MAS - panama canal - 1/3/10
39. Black Diamond - Wyndham Flagstaff
40. Aussiedog - Hammocks at Marathon Key - 4/15/2010
41. Pianodinosaur - Cruise - 4/24/2010
42. Hophop4 - Silverleaf Holiday Hills - Branson - 6/4/2010
43. SBK - Windrifter in NH - 6/25/2010
45. Timeshare Von - Alaskan RV Adventure! - 8/27/10 - 9/15/2010
46. Happytravels - galveston tx - 10/1/2010
47. IreneLF - Mexico - 10/17/2010
48. Happy1 - HGVC New York - 12/10/2010
(missing banner 2 now)

[tomandrobin]

I am going to Vero Beach, Florida May 23-26 and I am going Harborside Resort, Bahamas on June 14-21. I would be happy to the banner along on either or both trips!

Tom

[TUGBrian]

sounds good to me...shoot me an email: tug@tug2.net and ill get it mailed out to you!

you can keep it for both trips if we dont find another person to get it to before mid june!

[swift]

This will be fun to see where it goes. Are we suppose to mail it back to you to be mailed to the next person in line or will you supply the address of the next person it is to be mailed to? I don't leave until July 3rd. If you will have a list going you can add me for that week.

[TUGBrian]

ill start a list in the first post here....but you can have the choice of either mailing it back to me...or if we have someone lined up already you can mail it on to them.

depending on how much postage is (ill find out when i ship it first) perhaps ill toss in some free membership extensions for those who participate and come through with pictures!

[TUGBrian]

ok...added the list...we will probably need to make sure we schedule some gaps in between transfers to allow time for mail travel (I dont expect you guys to send this stuff overnight or anything).

it will really be up to the person who is next in the list if they want to get it before they leave...or depending on their destination can perhaps get it at the resort while on vacation!

[Makai Guy]

OK, put us down for Aug 22-29, Apple Valley, Howard, OH.

[TUGBrian]

gotcha down Doug! not quite sure how to organize the entries yet...so the numbers are going to be off till they fill up more!

[swift]

More info for ya:

We will be in Tahoe from 7/3 - 7/12. http://www.tahoevillagecondostimeshare.com/

[TUGBrian]

updated! thanks!

[TUGBrian]

Looking for someone going on vacation for the 1st week in june if possible!

May 30th - June 8th timeframe...anyone anyone?

[IreneLF]

Smugglers Notch 7/19 -8/2

[jesuis1837]

Would like to participate if possible!

We will be in Aruba, June 28th-July 5th

[Black Diamond]

Port Clinton, Ohio@ Clinton Reef Club= June 14 to 20
Sheridan Illinois@Sliver Leaf Fox River= June 21 to 27




Let me have it and I'll get the word out!!!

[thinze3]

Originally Posted by TUG Improvements!

Looking for someone going on vacation for the 1st week in june if possible!

May 30th - June 8th timeframe...anyone anyone?

I'll do it!
We'll be at Silverleaf's Seaside Resort in Galveston. Checking in on 5/30 and out on 6/06.

[TUGBrian]

Originally Posted by jesuis1837

Would like to participate if possible!

We will be in Aruba, June 28th-July 5th

not sure about this one jesuis1837....as you will be out of the country and that means swift would not get the banner for their week!

will keep it on the radar though!

[TUGBrian]

Originally Posted by Black Diamond

Port Clinton, Ohio@ Clinton Reef Club= June 14 to 20
Sheridan Illinois@Sliver Leaf Fox River= June 21 to 27


Let me have it and I'll get the word out!!!

if you want to do the latter silverleaf resort...then tom and robin can take it to the bahamas and ship it to you for your 2nd week?

[TUGBrian]

ok list is updated...some of these are back to back weeks so perhaps some of you will need to mail the banner WHILE on vacation...(us only obviously) or have to mail it to the next banner holder at their resort and such.

this is going to be more difficult to coordinate than I originally anticipated =)

[TUGBrian]

wonder if I should get 2 banners if this gets so popular we have duplicates.

hrmmmm

[debraxh]

Sounds like fun! We'll be at Mountain Retreat the week beginning Aug 2 -- if you need someone for that timeframe I'd be happy to do it.

[TUGBrian]

its a first come first serve option...ill put you in that slot Debrah!

[jesuis1837]

the idea of 2 banners is GREAT! Why not giving 2-3 weeks(or once a month?) delays from the banner outisde US and let the other (first banner) within a regular delay? This way the banner outisde US will have plenty of time to reach those TUGGERS!

[bonniedwan]

I will be at HGVC at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida June 8-15. If you need someone for that week........I would love to volunteer for it. Let me know.

Thanks,
Bonnie

[TUGBrian]

This would be for TUG members only bonnie...unless your guest label is just for lack of adding your member code!

let me know!

[The Conch Man]

Guests are not part of this banner program!! Bummer!!!