Alt.religion.scientology
Week in Review Volume 6, Issue 33
12/9/2001
by Rod Keller [rkeller@...]
copyright 2001

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> CCHR

Scientology distributed a message to its members through the Citizens
Commission on Human Rights, opposing legislation in the U.S. Senate that
would make mental health services part of employee health insurance.

"On October 30, 2001 the U. S. Senate passed a mental health parity
amendment by adding it to the spending bill for Labor, Human Services and
Education. This parity legislation forces businesses that offer health
insurance coverage to cover mental health equally in all ways with
ordinary medical coverage.

"Mental Health parity cannot effectively exist because there is no parity
in the diagnosis of mental health problems compared to real physical
conditions that can be accurately tested for and diagnosed.
Psychiatrists cannot distinguish between a mental disorder and no mental
disorder. While some patient advocacy groups, heavily funded by
pharmaceutical interests, and the mental health lobby, purport that mental
illness is like a physical disease such as diabetes, cancer, or epilepsy
and, therefore, mental health parity is needed, evidence simply doesn't
substantiate this.

"E-mail and call daily for the next few days (or until the amendment is
defeated). E-mail and call the list of Congressmen below. Also email and
call President Bush and the local offices of your own Representative and
two Senators in Congress."

CCHR also announced plans for a human rights concert in Los Angeles, in
association with United Nations agencies.

"You are cordially invited to attend a free concert in celebration of
Human Rights Day and to commemorate the passage of the United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Monday, December 10, 2001: 11:30
a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 6616 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. Sponsored by the United
Nations Association Pacific-LA Chapter and the Citizens Commission on
Human Rights International.

"Keynote Speakers: Mr. Abubakar Dungas, spokesperson for the UN
Populations Fund (UNFPA) and editor of its magazine, Populi. Ms. Norma
Foster, President UNA Pacific-LA Chapter Ms. Jan Eastgate, International
President, Citizens Commission on Human Rights Ms. Robin Read, President,
National Foundation of Women Legislators.

"A Human Rights Summit following the concert will allow for questions and
answers with Mr. Dungas."

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> Tom Cruise

The Associated Press reported on December 3rd that in a Vanity Fair
article, Scientology celebrity Tom Cruise credits Scientology with helping
him handle life.

"Tom Cruise says being a Scientologist for the past 15 years has given him
the strength to handle the negativity that can exist Hollywood. 'Life
pounds you - you know what I mean? You come across losses. All of a sudden
something happens and now you feel like you cannot go forward or it
invalidates you. People die. Things happen in life that make it very
difficult at times to be happy or to overcome certain problems.
Scientology has helped me be able to figure out tools to understand
exactly what a problem is, and how to overcome those problems.'"

From USA Today on December 6th:

"Part of it is a 9/11 awakening. He says the events made him want to 'do
more' for others, and it made him take stock. 'Taking time to look at Nic
and I, and the kids, and our families and society, the world at large and
seeing what things we can do to help out.' It's not a Scientology thing,
he says. He was positive about life 'before Scientology,' which he found
when he was about 20. But he quickly adds, 'Scientology is great, because
you've got a lot of tools with which you can help people.'

"Whether it's his personality or his religion that makes him so chipper
about everything, Cruise and Kidman seem to have settled nicely into
separate lives, he says. 'We're in a beautiful place right now.' He won't
say in what beautiful place he'll be for the holidays, however. 'Nic and I
agreed not to discuss this, because everyone's going to speculate.'"

The Arizona Republic reported on December 3rd that Penelope Cruz's parents
have put aside their earlier suspicions and now support her relationship
with Tom Cruise.

"The New York Daily News cites reports out of Spain claiming that Cruz's
Catholic parents have frowned upon the relationship because Cruise is
member of the Church of Scientology. But the couple's people say all was
cool after Cruise met her folks. 'She is not thinking of converting to
Scientology, but she respects it as a religion, as do her parents,' a
spokesman told the paper."

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> Jenna Elfman

San Francisco Weekly reported on November 21st that Scientology celebrity
Jenna Elfman presented a seminar on film and TV at the new Mission Street
org.

"Friendly Persuasion Jenna Elfman, star of the S.F.-set (but L.A.-shot) TV
show Dharma & Greg, returns to town Saturday, Nov. 24, to lead a seminar
called 'Getting Started in Film and TV.' It'll be held at the Church of
Scientology building at 966 Mission (near Sixth Street) that Elfman
sponsored, and which had its grand opening two months ago. 'She goes into
how she got into acting and how she owes a lot of her success to Dianetics
and Scientology,' reports church spokesman Jeff Quiros. 'It's just her
story; it's not that Scientology is a one-way ticket to stardom. But if
someone wants to take the classes she took, no one's going to turn them
away.'

"Elfman sponsored the mission here because she felt, according to Quiros,
that there are enough missions in the San Fernando Valley, where she grew
up. As for Elfman's event, Quiros candidly admits, 'It's obviously meant
to interest people in Dianetics and Scientology.'"

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> Keith Henson

Keith Henson reported that the RIverside court is considering dismissing
his appeal for interfering with a religion because he is seeking refugee
status in Canada. Keith was convicted for protesting Gold Base, near
Hemet, California.

"Appellant is ordered to show cause within twenty days of the date of this
order as to why this appeal should not be dismissed on the grounds that
appellant is a fugitive and therefore has forfeited his right to appeal."

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> Renaissance

LA Weekly reviewed the restaurant in the Celebrity Center in Hollywood in
its November 9th issue.

"At least twice a day for the past eight years, I've driven past the Manor
Hotel, which houses the Church of Scientology Celebrity Center
International. But it was not until last month that I noticed a plastic
sign affixed to its outer wall: 'Renaissance Restaurant - Open to the
Public.' I am perversely interested in checking out the place, but the
friends I mention this to are less than enthralled. 'Bring brass knuckles
and Mace,' one friend helpfully suggests. Another wonders aloud whether
the waiter will slip a personality test under my napkin.

"I know from experience that their concerns - that I will be strapped to a
chair and forced to listen to Chick Corea music, or watch Battleship Earth
until its cockamamie creed makes consummate sense - are unfounded. Years
ago, I was the assistant to a screenwriting Scientologist who practiced
none of the church's tenets while availing himself of every financial perk
membership offered, and was hence constantly being called before church
tribunals.

"Behind a velvet rope is the purported office of founder L. Ron Hubbard, a
soul-deadeningly dull den straight out of 1950s TV, with Ethan Allen-like
appointments and a wall of locked bookcases holding what must be a ton of
Scientology tomes whose spines don't appear to have been cracked.

"'Yes, it is a beautiful restaurant,' the maitre d’ says. 'Everything
first-class. You know, when I take the job here, my father-in-law, he say,
'No! You must put garlic around your neck and run the other way! Then he
answers the question I am dying to ask. 'But I am not a Scientologist.'
Are most of his customers? 'Yes, because they come here from all over the
world to stay in the hotel, to do their business.' He nods as a waiter
places our meals before us. 'Bon appetit!'

"'How long has that sign been out on Franklin?' I ask the maitre d’. 'That
is new,' he says. 'People, you know, they don't come; they think it is
only for Scientologists. But it's not; it's a good restaurant, a beautiful
restaurant. Dessert?'"

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> Lisa McPherson

The St. Petersburg Times reported on December 9th that the civil case
against Scientology for the death of Lisa McPherson approaches its trial
date.

"A civil wrongful-death lawsuit, itself now almost 5 years old, alleges
church workers let McPherson die Dec. 5, 1995, in the Fort Harrison Hotel,
where she spent the last 17 days of her life being cared for by fellow
Scientologists. The lawsuit contends that church staffers allowed
McPherson, 36, to become so dehydrated she was too weak even to stop
cockroaches from biting her.

"As it did in the criminal case, Scientology has committed exhaustive
resources to defending itself, assembling a squadron of top-notch lawyers
and nationally known scientists. Observers say the aggressive legal
strategy is designed to outlast the opponent, Ken Dandar, a Tampa lawyer
representing McPherson's estate. 'They are going to and have worked Dandar
to a near-death experience,' said longtime Clearwater attorney Denis
deVlaming, who has represented some of Scientology's harshest critics.

"The outcome of this case, which could go to trial in June, is crucial for
Scientology, say observers. 'The biggest stake is legitimacy, showing that
they are a legitimate religious organization just like the Baptists, just
like the Jews, just like the Catholics,' deVlaming said. 'Every time
there's a horrific article about very unreligious conduct, it sets them
back and gets the public talking.'

"'It is unique in the sense that every issue is fought to the death,' said
Judge James Moody, who as a Hillsborough Circuit judge oversaw the first
three years of the lawsuit and now is a federal judge. 'Every issue is a
big issue. Every issue is a mountain of briefs and fought to the last
gasp.' Legal motions are submitted in multiple, inches-thick binders.
Hearings go on for days, stretching over months.

"One 2 1/2-hour session last year preoccupied with hyper-technicalities
left Pinellas Circuit Judge Frank Quesada holding his head in his hands
and rubbing his forehead. At the end, he joked with the lawyers, 'I
appreciate your effort to save us a rehearing on the rehearing for the
rehearing.'

"Church leaders say the lawsuit is nothing but an assault on Scientology,
funded by church haters. Their vigorous defense, they say, is all about
setting the record straight: McPherson died unexpectedly of a pulmonary
embolism and Scientology is not to blame. Her death certificate calls her
death an accident. 'The issue as far as we're concerned is truth,' said
Ben Shaw, head of external affairs for the church's Clearwater
organization. 'The press on this was horrendous as to the allegations. How
do you deal with that unless you get the truth out?'

"Dandar, a Temple law school graduate, has won settlements for clients
from multinational corporations such as Du Pont and Toyota. But nothing
compares to doing legal battle with Scientology, he said. Former clients
have been called and told Dandar was under investigation for arms and drug
dealing. The phone company McPherson once worked for in Dallas showed up
on his credit report indicating he owed hundreds of dollars, Dandar said.
One day, a couple pulled into his driveway and told Dandar's wife they
were there for a funeral. 'They had a map with my home on it circled,'
Dandar said. 'I live in a residential area. There aren't any funeral homes
for miles.'

"Money has come from the law firm Dandar shares with his brother Tom
Dandar and from New England millionaire Robert Minton, founder of the
Scientology watchdog group, the Lisa McPherson Trust, which recently
disbanded, shutting down its Clearwater operation. Minton testified last
year that he had given Dandar more than $1-million for the case. He wrote
Dandar an additional check for $250,000 in May, according to Minton's
personal bank records obtained by Scientology. Because Minton has
contributed to the case, the court has allowed church attorneys to grill
him and delve into his personal affairs.

"'It's hard to distinguish the trust, Mr. Minton and the plaintiff in this
case,' Judge Beach said during a September deposition. 'They're so
intertwined, as a matter of fact, it almost appears that Lisa McPherson
has been overshadowed by the activities of the trust and Mr. Minton in
pursuing this case against the Scientologists.'

"The one onlooker who showed up to flank Dandar, Scientology critic
Patricia Greenway, was served with a subpoena from Scientology lawyers
within two hours of her arrival. 'Now you know why nobody ever comes to
support Ken,' Greenway told a reporter.

"Dandar says three law firms have offered to assist him in the case, but
so far, he sees no need for help. 'Their tactic is bury you in paper,'
Dandar said. 'To me, the more lawyers you have, the more insecure you
are.' In civil court, Dandar must convince a jury that 'more likely than
not' negligence led to McPherson's death. Legal experts explain it this
way: If all the evidence were placed on the scales of justice, Dandar wins
if the scales tip ever so slightly in his favor.

"Scientology's expensive strategy has reaped victories. In June, a judge
dismissed one of the five counts against the church alleging McPherson was
held against her will by church workers. The lawsuit's remaining counts
allege negligence, battery, infliction of emotional distress and wrongful
death.

"Last week, the church leveled a well-orchestrated assault on a key piece
of Dandar's scientific evidence. 'Junk science' is how church attorney
Weinberg described an eye fluid test that Dandar says proves McPherson was
severely dehydrated and therefore neglected by church workers. After
hearing Scientology's offensive, Schaeffer put Dandar on notice: 'If
you've got something, you better produce it.' Dandar promised to deliver
when he makes his presentation in February. He told the judge: 'You
haven't heard the rest of the story.'"

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> Protest Summary

"Ethercat" reported a protest on December 8th at the Atlanta Scientology
org.

"I had the Scientology Lies sign, backed with Who is Xenu? (including URLs
for both); Wynot carried the Scientology Killed Lisa McPherson sign,
backed with Scientology is a Bait and Switch Scam. We picketed for just
over an hour, and received 30 acks, some boisterous, some timid.

"The first thing we noticed was that they have a new door with stained
glass windows, no doubt donated as a tax deduction by Artistic Glass of
Atlanta, a long-time WISE company. The main sign out front no longer has
the 'double cross' on it. There's a new sign under the Hubbard Dianetics
Center sign and the Scientology sign - the new sign attempts to exploit
the Sept. 11 tragedy, and does have the 'double cross'. The building was
decorated for Christmas, and the little info box by the sidewalk contained
a few brochures for Sunday Services. They appeared to have been in the box
for some time, because they had prominent curves in the paper where they
had slumped against the sides of the box.

"A thirty-something lady came from the org to her SUV, and asked me how
much we were getting paid. I told her we weren't getting paid, we do this
because we believe in it. I wanted to tell her if we were getting paid,
we'd be out here every day, but she was already in her vehicle. As she
began to pull left out of the driveway, she made hand gestures at wynot,
as if he were blocking her sight. He wasn't - we always step back on the
sidewalk to allow people pulling out to see, and are very careful not to
block cars leaving or pulling in."

Keith Henson reported a protest in Toronto on December 8th.

"Boudwin van Ingen was in town on the last stage of his arscc sponsored
Canadian tour and Gregg read a poster about this weekend being some kind
of event. The three of us started about 11:20 and put in two shifts. I
was on the far side of the street. Gregg hung out in front of the org
since the org had permits to block off both a half block of St. Mary
street and its sidewalks. They got a bunch of kids and adults there to
sing Christmas carols. The org does not have nearly enough kids for this,
so many of the kids were their kids friends borrowed for the day.

"At one point early in the picket there were at least 9 cops there. Two
undercover cops, two uniform cops, a patrol car cop and 4 bike cops. This
for 2 picketers, three if you count me across the street. One of the
undercover cops became curious about what Gregg had to say and asked for
the Xenu and Children Sec Check flyers. The cop observed that the city of
Toronto hardly has the budget to take on scientology for their criminal
activities.

"At first the female half of the goon squad showed up. They almost
sprained their necks 'not looking' when Gregg made his announcements
between the R6 carols. 'This entertainment brought to you by the Cult of
Greed and Power.' 'Scientology processing is guaranteed not to rip, run,
ravel, or smell bad.' 'Next right here on our stage will be Xenu the
Galactic Overlord and his dancing Body Thetans.' etc.

"The irony of scientologists singing Christmas carols was not lost on the
locals, many of whom commented to Gregg and Bogie about the hypocrisy
involved. They got many words of praise from the passers by causing one of
the cops to comment how Gregg and Bogie were 'real crowd pleasers.'

"After we took a break to warm up, they brought out the male goons. The
usual suspects, Peter Ramsay, Andy Hill, Daffy Dan Bryenton and Brian
McPherson. The male goon squad once again began badgering Gregg, so Gregg
decided to make head goony Brian McPherson sweat a bit about the last time
Brian blew the org. McPherson almost blew a gasket. Daffy Dan tried to
convince the cops that Gregg was a mad stalker. This did not sell since
the undercover cop apparently knew all about scientologist picketing
Gregg's home, stalking picketers in Toronto, and even traveling as far
away as St. Catherines to bother Kim and directly harass her children.

"4 bike cops came over, probably called in by Al Buttnor. Al looked so
pleased, but it turned utterly sour when the biggest of the bike cops gave
Gregg a friendly pat on the shoulder and asked how he was doing like an
old friend. The undercover cops had been brought in because the org
insisted the picketers would have disruptive people in the crowd.

"Many of these people were listening carefully to what Gregg was saying
about scientology, reading his picket sign and taking flyers. Gregg didn't
even try and people took over 100 flyers. Gregg was handing out the
children's sec check as well as the Xenu flyer today. One of teen age
girls (a guest about 14) took one. She and another wog friend were
discussing it with a Scientology girlfriend of about the same age. The
Scientology girl confirmed they were subjected to having these questions
asked them upon occasions one of the Wog girls said they would tell
parents to 'fuck off' if they her asked such questions. After admonishing
her wog friend not to swear, the scn girl said 'my mom doesn't ask the
questions, an auditor does and my mom has to pay for it.' At this point,
Val Hill jumped on the girls and herded them hastily into the org,
realizing the wog girls were now PTS."

"Barb" reported a protest at Gold Base, near Hemet, California on December
8th.

"I was the first to arrive at Ida's Sinister Place of Gathering. Shortly
after, Arel, Graham Berry, and phr came in, followed by Richard of
Riverside and his nephew Jack. The signs were a bit hard to handle in the
wind, but we carried on. Gold Base was dead. There was no one out and
about. Three guards in the shack, no foot traffic. I heard motorbikes deep
in the property, and saw a few of the elite walking from the ugly studio
building of Golden Era. Construction hasn't progressed very far on the
housing, and Davey's house bristles with a perimeter of cameras.

"Graham assumed the role of carnival barker between the tunnel and the
guard shack. Arel caught an inmate out; when she turned her sign towards
him, ($cientology is Your Ruin) he cut and ran. We got a good number of
honks, waves, and thumbs up from the traffic. Three white pickup trucks
came by in quick succession, the drivers honked and flipped us off!

"The only memorable moment was when a police car made several passes and
pulled over to talk to us, having been summoned by Ken Hoden, who was
hovering around the guard shack in the company of Richardson, who hid and
took photos of Graham. This officer was a cheerful, easygoing sort, who
said he'd been called because Hoden was concerned about potential illegal
actions on our part. The officer said that Hoden had shown him a printout
of their website on me. He didn't seem to take it very seriously. He waved
away my attempts to refute it; when I started to explain how the cult is
attempting to portray us as terrorist criminals, he nodded and said,
'Well, that's Golden Era for ya!' He didn't seem very terrified in our
presence."

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> In Memoriam

The Salt Lake City Tribune reported on December 8th that Scientologist
Alex Eenkhoorn has passed away.

"Alexander (Alex) Peter Eenkhoorn, age 53, born in Djakarta Indonesia
February 14, 1948, moved to the United States with his family at age 8,
passed away on Dec. 2, 2001 in Portland, Oregon. He was a long time
resident of Salt Lake City. Alex was a loving husband and father. Friends
and family are invited to attend a memorial service at the Church of
Scientology located at 1931 So. 1100 E. on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m."

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> Boy Scouts

The Los Angeles Times reported on December 8th that a
Scientology-sponsored Boy Scout troop collected money for the Red Cross.

"Venturing Crew 355 collected more than $2,000 for the American Red Cross
immediately following the tragic events of Sept. 11. They spent half a day
in front of the Ralphs in La Crescenta collecting cash donations. The
group is a coeducational one for youth 14 to 20 chartered to the Church of
Scientology Mission of the Foothills in Montrose through the Verdugo Hills
Council, Boy Scouts of America."

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> Spain

The Associated Press reported on December 3rd that a Spanish court has
found 15 Scientologists not guilty of criminal conspiracy.

"A Spanish court on Monday acquitted 15 members and employees of the
Church of Scientology on charges of criminal conspiracy, closing a case
dating back to 1984. It said there was no evidence to support prosecutors'
allegations that drug rehabilitation and other programs sponsored by the
church in Spain amounted to illicit gatherings aimed at activities such as
bilking people of money.

"Initially, the church's American leader, Rev. Heber Jentzsch, was among
those indicted but he did not show up for the trial. Church leaders argued
he had been charged simply for being the head of the church. Scientology
is officially classified as a lay association with religious goals, not as
a church. It does not have tax-exempt status as it does in the United
States."

From APA on December 3rd:

"The court decided on Monday in Madrid that it had not been proven that
the defendants had formed a criminal association. As to the the other
specifications - such as the accusations of brainwashing or tax evasion,
it was said there was no proof. The state attorney had demanded from three
months to five years for the defendants, as well as the dissolution of the
organization.

"The letter of indictment had described Scientology as an 'extremely
dangerous organization' that was 'more of a sect than a church.'
Nevertheless, the court decided there was no evidence that the defendants
had joined together for the purpose of committing criminal acts. The state
attorney's office had originally wanted the organization's boss, Heber
Jentzsch, to appear in court, and had asked 56 years for him. The American
did not however show up in court because the US authorities had not
forwarded the summons to him."

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> UK

John Gummer, a member of the UK House of Commons spoke on November 19th to
oppose a new law being promoted to ban religious hatred.

"I am not prepared to be prevented from saying that those who believe that
children should be killed by not having a blood transfusion are wrong and
that they should be stopped from doing that. I know that the strength of
that remark may be considered by others, and certainly by the people to
whom I refer, as an incitement to religious hatred. I do not like the word
'hatred' - I hope that I hate no one, but I know many who would come near
to hating when they saw that the result of those people's beliefs was a
dead child. I do not believe that that is a suitable case for interference
by the law; I believe that I should be able to say what I believe to be
true on that issue.

"Some organisations, such as Scientology, masquerade as religions. With
the protection of this House, I say that Scientology is a fraud. It is a
mechanism for money raising, a damaging and hateful thing. Under this
measure, however, I should not be able to talk about that outside this
House, and that is wrong. The Government should have no part of it."

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> WISE

The results of a competition conducted by the World Institute of
Scientology Enterprises were distributed to members in email.
Scientologists were urged to buy copies of the Organization Executive
Course for donation to libraries and world leaders.

"This is a game to see who is disseminating LRH's administrative
technology the most by getting OEC sets donated to libraries, sold to
clients or presented to opinion leaders thereby forwarding the purpose of
WISE, which is 'To get LRH administrative technology broadly in use in
every business, organization and government on the planet.'

"1st Place: LA 82 OEC sets. Larry Leong donated 19 OEC sets; Craig Jensen
donated 5 sets; Dohring Company donated 14 sets; Hollander bought 13 sets;
Sterling bought 20 sets; Survival Strategies bought 4 sets; Sarah Leslie
bought 1 set; A raw public bought 1 set; JS bought 1 set; Stan Gerson
bought 1 set; MR bought 1 set; B.A. bought 1 set; Don Engle bought 1 set.
LA Area I/C is Craig Ferreira.

"2nd Place: MGE (DC) 47.5 OEC sets. MGE donated 35 OEC sets; Bill Lohmann
donated 1 set; Greg Winteregg donated 1.5 sets; Phillip DeJesus donated 3
sets; Mario Canal donated 1 set; Kathy Biery donated 1 set; Mike Waldron
donated 5 sets. MGE I/C is Luis Colon.

"3rd Place: Seattle 38 OEC sets. P.S. donated 38 OEC sets.

"4th Place: Cincinnati 19 OEC sets. John Chan donated 5 OEC sets; Carl
Smudde donated 5 sets; Jim Speiser donated 5 sets; Ernie Lehman donated 1
set; Brian Nunley donated 1 set; Mike Tillery donated 1 set; Lonnie &
Naomi Davis donated 1 set. Cincinnati I/C is John Chan.

"5th Place: DC 11 OEC sets. Karen Berg donated 1 OEC set; Randy & Jill
Bunn donated 1 set; Cheryl Caputo donated 5 set; Garland Davis donated 1
set; Jamie Gibb donated 1 set; James Hardy donated 1 set. Steve Ziegler
donated 1 set. DC I/C is Karen Berg.

"6th Place: Michigan 11 OEC sets. Jack Sushko donated 10 OEC sets.
Joseph Lawless and Jack Sushko donated 1 set. Michigan I/C is Jack Sushko.

"7th Place: Clearwater 10 OEC sets. Jay Kamhi donated 10 OEC sets.

"8th Place: Chicago 9 OEC sets. Kurtis & Keanan. Kintzel donated 5 OEC
sets; Katherine Kalmer bought 1 set; Kim Perfetti donated 1 set; Allyne
Rosenthal donated 1 set; Joe Lewis donated 1 set. Chicago I/C is Joe
Lewis.

"9th Place: New York 4 OEC sets. Kumi Kimball donated 1 OEC set; Devora
Lindeman donated 1 set; Fred Ulan donated 1 set; Greg Makowski donated 1
set. New York I/C is Dan Margolin.

"10th Place: Columbus 3 OEC sets. Chiu Hoi Chan donated 2 OEC sets;
Christopher Music donated 1 set. Columbus I/C is Chiu Hoi Chan.

"11th Place: Atlanta 2.5 OEC sets. Ann Hurst donated 2 OEC sets; Mari
Taylor Muir bought 1/2 a set. Atlanta I/C is Joel Benk.

"12th Place: New Haven 2 OEC sets. Kevin Norige donated 1 OEC set; Michael
Greene donated 1 set. New Haven I/C is Kevin Norige.

"13th Place: FLB 1 OEC set

"Louisiana 1 OEC set. Rohit Adi donated 1 OEC set. Louisiana I/C is Ron
Liuzza.

"Miami 1 OEC set. Saul Lipson donated 1 OEC set. Miami I/C is Carlos
Manrique.

"Nashville 1 OEC set. Lee Parrish donated 1 OEC set. Nashville I/C is Lee
Parish.

"Orlando 1 OEC set. Kent Greer donated 1 OEC set. Orlando I/C is Kent
Greer.

"Philadelphia 1 OEC set. Leo McCormick donated 1 OEC set. Philadelphia I/C
is Leo McCormick.

"Stevens Creek 1 OEC set.

"ARC,
Kelly Zacks
Publications Officer
WISE International"

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