<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div>Fellow Members of the Exiles,<br><br> I am
posting this message here because many of you here have volunteered at NWLC, but may not be subscribed to Fetlife and the other
groups on which this news has been posted.<br><br> This past Sunday at
the SF Bay Area Leather Alliance annual awards event, Northwest Leather
Celebration was honored with best community weekend event of the year
(2012). It is almost unheard of for an event outside the immediate city
limits of San Francisco to receive this prestigious award!<br><br> I
would like to thank each and every one of you who has ever helped
with NWLC -- whether by serving on the planning team, volunteering
onsite, teaching a workshop, emceeing, competing in the Northwest
Master/slave contest or simply attending and adding your energy to the
conference. <br><br> You all have helped make NWLC what it is and this award is for all of us!<br><br>Warmly,<br>Margaret</div></div></body></html>