The Packaworkers have been busy in the Packawonka factory making shiny golden tickets for some as yet unnamed golden ticket holders (there's more truth to that than you can possibly imagine), but we did want to do a couple of quick shout outs to just a few of our great customers.

Patrick Costin and the architecture and design wizards at Canal 5 Studio got some very nice press in Mainebiz magazine. Woo-hoo! Go Canal 5 Studio! Here's a link to the story:

http://bit.ly/ixIkTj

Canal 5 Studio's web site is here: http://www.canal5studio.com

The Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine's auction web swimmingly. If we saw you there... yeah, we didn't mean to keep outbidding you on the art work, and the dinner, and the Vinalhaven weekend getaway you really, really, really wanted. (Sorry!) (Come over later and see how great that painting looks in the dining room over the sideb... oh, nevermind.) If you were at the auction, then you might have seen Packawhallop CTO Jazzy Jim coolly working with Alex and John O. on some quick MS Access database modifications in preparation for the night's big check out. It was a really good time. Go next year! http://www.kitetails.org

We're really happy to announce we'll be hosting the summer camp search and camp comparison site for Georgia's Quality Care for Children. We can't tell you domain name just yet, because the shop workers have the site in the shop and are hammering and sawing and building the site right not. Stay tuned!

Well, there's more going on at Packaworld. But it is Cinco de Mayo. And we've got to run to the store to get vegan mayonaise (Nayonaise?!) before the after work crowds sweep in and buy it all up. Which we don't believe is actually going to happen.

Have a great Seis de Mayo! Tomorrow is First Friday Art Walk! Woo-hoo!

We have to mention - this one time absent the flower, wordy, funny (hey, it's sometimes funny!), clever language - that the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine's Auction is tonight at Holiday Inn by the Bay. It's really great. If you want a good time this evening for a very good cause consider attending.

http://www.kitetails.org

Welcome to the sophomore edition of Packawhassup. Each week, or so, we here at the Packawhallamothership want to let you know about some of the things our customers are up to. Because what they're doing is cool! This is the second edition. Enjoy! 

Amy Holman, Big Apple author of poetry and prose, literary consultant to writers (and cousin to "Packapartner" Gordon Holman) is sitting pretty after moving her web site and email hosting to Packawhallop. Check out Amy Holman's site: http://www.amyholman.com

Stephens Waring Yacht Design is a distinctive yacht design firm working at the cutting edge of tradition. We mean really! Visit their site and take a look at some of their amazing work out of Brooklin, ME. New work is being added to the site as we write this including some SketchUp videos showcasing some of the process before physical fabrication of these beautiful sail and power boats begins. Transfer of files to and from SWYD and Slickfish Studios is executed with help from Packwhallop software FileTrunk. Sail over to Stephen's Waring's site: http://www.stephenswaring.com

The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine is getting ready for their annual auction Friday. They'll have hors d'oeuvres and desserts... but most importantly (not that food isn't important) hundreds of items and original artwork by Maine artists, including great getaways, concert, cultural and sports event tickets... and a lot more! If you can think about attending the auction. It's really fun. http://www.kitetails.org 

Terry Barber, Suzanne Tulien (and a bunch of people they don't give us enough room here to mention) and the Global Institute for Inspiration are gearing up the "I-Inspire" feature for their inspired web site. "I-Inspire" lets users share great stories, with pictures and short video, of people being engaged in their communities ...volunteering, making donations, helping others one-to-one. Power of the positive - pretty cool stuff. Check out the GII site: http://www.giinspiration.com 

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Packawhassup, the occassional update from PackawhaHQ (yeah, we can have a lot of fun with that) letting you know about some of Packawhallop's customers, the great things they're doing and the cool products and services they're offering.

The Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program launched LakesofMaine.org with a much revamped and a  broadened information architecture plan. LakesofMaine.org is meant to be a easy to use portal for lake info in the state of Maine. It culls data from disparate governmental sources. And it organizes and presents information in user-friendly and easily navigable pages. Check it out: http://www.lakesofmaine.org/  

Packawhallop hosts the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program web site, too. Check them out: http://www.mainevlmp.org/

VoxPhotographs revved its online commercial fine art photography gallery with a secure and easy-to-use store. Check out the blog, too, to get the skinny on photography at Vox and in Maine: http://www.voxphotographs.com/

In the mood for spring and really impatient for it to start, for real? (And what's we hear about snow in the state today?!) Well, get inspired for your landscaping job, and visit the Snug Harbor Farm web site. Located in Kennebunk, Maine, Snug Harbor's got great plants, terra cota pots, topiaries and lots and lots of garden ideas for the professional landscape designer, and for the connosieur. Check out their site: http://www.snugharborfarm.com/

Gulf of Maine Council's Ecosystem Indicator Partnership has been busy! Added to its Indicator Reporting Tool, featuring a data-rich dynamic web map, are data on impervious surfaces in New Brunswick. On the Partnership's home page check out the Climate Change Fact Sheet, and watch for more great publications and data. Here's where to start: http://www.gulfofmaine.org/esip/