Greetings!
The lease has been signed, the architect is hard at work and the construction of our new studio and corporate offices on the shores of Lake Washington is underway! Here are some pictures of the new space. We are targeting our grand opening to be mid-March. Follow us on Facebook or our blog to keep updated on the progress. In this issue of our newsletter we are spotlighting another wonderful partnership with Sports Gift. They collect gently used and new sporting equipment and deliver it to underprivileged children throughout the world. Sportraits can coordinate donations in conjunction with your scheduled picture day or they can be dropped off at our office.
Contact us today if you haven't reserved a date for your pictures, Spring is on the horizon and our calendar is quickly filling up! Best Wishes,
 Randy dela Fuente President
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Sports Gift Partnership
Bringing the joy of sports to children throughout the world
 Sportraits has teamed up with the charity Sports Gift to bring the joy of sports to the underprivileged throughout the world.
Sports Gift
collects gently used and new sports equipment on a donation basis which they refurbish and distribute to underprivileged children throughout the world.
Life for children
living in extreme poverty can be hopeless. Children living in orphanages or in shacks with dirt floors
in Africa, Central and South America, Mexico and other locations face
challenges we can barley imagine. Many of these children own only the clothing they wear, they may not have
any shoes and most likely have never been given sports equipment. They roll up plastic bags to make a
ball to play with. Now imagine the
joy that a child experiences when they are given soccer balls, cleats, team
uniforms, baseball gear, and other sports equipment. It literally changes their lives. Sports Gift has donated thousands of items of sports equipment to deserving children all over the world including the United States, Mexico, Central America, Indonesia, Africa and the Middle East. Sportraits can organize collections on your picture day or they can be dropped off at our office. We will then sort the donations and ship them to Sports Gift for distribution throughout the world. You don't have to be a Sportraits client to participate. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to any individuals or groups that may be interested in organizing a collection drive.
Our goal is to raise 20,000 pieces of equipment in 2010 in honor of the 20th anniversary of Sportraits. Your help is greatly appreciated!
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More New Products!
Kling-Ons and Faux Group Prints
Sportraits is continually looking to expand the array of products and services we offer. To that end, we are proud to introduce Kling-Ons to our product line. They easily removable and are a fun addition to any athlete's room! Available in sizes from 36" to 72".

Our Faux Group Prints are a great solution for very large groups. Like our Elite Team Panorama prints, these images are comprised of separate individual images and our artists combine them into the group and create a custom designed background. They are then printed on our signature metallic surface paper. The advantages are many:
- Not all athletes need to be
present at one time
- Individual images of athletes
are sharper than would appear in an actual group photo
- Group can be arranged in any
particular order by row, e.g. all seniors in front row
- Cools graphics can be added
- No need for risers or bleachers
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