1st Annual Photo Contest for the 2010-2011 Southern Resident Orca (16-month) Collectible Calendar Results

And the Winners are: 1st Place -- Calendar Cover: Michele Wassell (Oxnard, CA) 2nd Place -- June "Orca Awareness" Month Brad Buckmaster (Ridgefield, WA) 3rd Place -- August "Whale Watching" Month Craig Weakley (Anacortes, WA)

The following photographers received "Honorable Mention" as well as Placement in the Calendar:

Brad Buckmaster - January	Tom Cogan - February	Kevin Holmes - March	Jane Cogan - April
Tom Cogan - May	Joan Lopez - July	Craig Weakley - September	Michele Wassell - October
Fred Felleman - November	Laura Howes - December	Craig Weakley - inset	Jane Cogan - inset
Kevin Holmes - inset	Michele Wassell - inset	Ricci Peters - inset	Susan Moon- inset
Michele Wassell - inset	Kristina Polk - inset	Christine Swedell - inset	Tom Cogan - inset
Fred Felleman - inset

A big Thank You! to:

• All of the photographers who entered our first photo contest
• Professional Photographer Mark Gardner for serving as one of our judges
• Cindy Hansen for writing the stories and providing the details that will accompany the images in the calendar
• Connie Domenech and the OAP team for providing the information about the individual whales
• Desiree Bridgmon for her creative talents in designing the calendar
• Eagle Home Mortgage for sponsoring the 2010-2011 Calendar
• and, especially, Julie Corey for chairing the whole thing, serving as a judge and for creating the calendar!

The Calendar will be available in late November. Cost per calendar is $25.00 (includes tax).

All proceeds from this fundraiser benefit The Whale Museum's education and research programs.

To pre-order, please send an email request to our Store Staff.