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*tear* Oh, I've never won anything before... All those years of stalking Tim Burton, sneaking onto the set of his movies, and posing as a security guard have finally paid off. *sniffle*

Thank you all so much.

Some categories had so many winners to announce the entire category at once would require me to take my meds. So, I am here to present Part One of "Contributions to the guild"

Our first recipient is someone who has been with us for quite some time. Nominated by Kekadu, she has lovely banners posted in the art forum, has continually had an incredible sense of courage in her ability to pour her heart out to the guild, and has been a friend to so many of us. She is one of the people who makes our community feel like a family. We thank you chibihotachan one of the recipients of the 2008 Oldie for "Contributions to the Guild" .

Our second recipient is someone who's hard work has made her a candidate to be a moderator. You can hardly look on most major thread without seeing a post from her. She's an active participant in contests- including one of our stunning twin-avatar participants, and her creativity knows no limits. She was nominated by Super Buick, but I think many of you will join in a round of virtual applause for kekadu

One of the 2008
Oldie Winners for Contributions to the Guild

While we have many ladies in this category we cannot forget one of the outstanding men of the guild. In fact, it was this person who gave us the name of our awards ceremony! Nominated by AntoniaMerEnfant, our third recipient possesses creativity, writing talent, humor, ninja talent, thread starting magnificence, and video game awesomeness. He makes us want to do the YMCA with Jesus thanks to his classic signature.

Discuss:

Why Headhunter is a 2008 winner of the Oldie for Contributions to the Guild.

Fourth on our list, to break the march of Mods, is someone who helped make guild week possible. AntoniaMerEnfant nominated this member because her contributions photo-wise made the 2008 photo caption contest possible. She has been nominated by other members for her generosity, and within a few weeks of joining the guild she made friends with so many.

Congratulations Kairi2193 for receiving the 2008 Oldie for Contributions to the Guild.

Our final award (for now) in this category is perhaps a powerhouse of keeping this place running. Our guild isn't just named 21+, it's 21+ headed for the home. Sure, it's a joke about nursing homes, but thanks to this person the guild has been made a home for many of us. Her kind heart, leadership skills, and dedication are what makes this place great. She was nominated by several persons including Kinkigalinki, AquaScorp, Super Buick, and Minnie LeMoo. For a woman with a busy life beyond the computer she always makes time and does everything she can to make each person feel welcome. Her sales savvy helped turn Earth Week into a fund raising success by selling the trash to create a generous prize to the winning teams. When I, Main Man, cannot dress myself somehow she always steps in.

But for the sake of not letting the Oldies be as long and drawn out as the Oscars, our 5th recipient of this category tonight is none other than

Doressa Thank you and congratulations!

Thank you so much!!!! *sniff* That actually brought a real life tear to my eye! I'm so happy that we have such a wonderful bunch of people in this little guild, and feel lucky to know you all!!

~aplausando~

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HURRAH for you!! If you need back up to hunt Burton down, call me xd

Aye, I am the culprit. I hand drew it and then sat and erased all the background junk from my paper scanned in by the comp. Unfortunately I missed a few patches so you might see odd parts in the "white" background. Though the "shadow" at the base of the award is just that junk I didn't erase.

I was a bit afraid the gold color might be too dark and drown out the details (like the old man socks). I think coloring it yellow might have been better- but I had a gold colored pencil so -shrugs-