Congratulations to all of the spectacular hoopers and new hoopies holders.

This has been a wonderful experience, nice one hooping.org.

Thank you to all of my gorgeous friends new and old who showed their love and greatness.

I am one happy hooper to be surrounded by such inspiring spinners.

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The ladies of Hoopnotica and I thank you for your votes and support!! It's a real honor to be chosen by our community, and we're very grateful and happy to inspire! We also congratulate all of the fabulous winners chosen!

Happy Hooping,
Rayna & Team Hoopnotica

I woke up to an email from Silverstar congratulating me on winnging a Hoopie. Wow! Yay! I was voted Hooping.Org's first "Outstanding Hooping Tribe Member". I've never had anything like this happen to me before. Even in high school, when they were giving out awards like, "Most likely to do blah-blah-blah", well, they forgot me. I was the only person in the whole school who didn't get one. So it's the first time I've ever had to figure out how to respond to something like that. I'm going to try to do that now.

First let me say, Thank you! This happened because many of you, my friends, nominated me and voted for me. I am touched and grateful and honored. Thank you.

I know in my heart that I am only one person out of many who contributes in lots of different ways to this community, both here on Tribe and in hooping in general. We are a community brought together by and in the circle. In particular the "Tribe" circle would not be what it is without the participation of EVERY person who participates. So I want to recognize everyone who has ever had the courage to share their opinion or go out a limb by filming themselves and sharing it with us or had the kindness to leave an encouraging comment or reached out to help a newbie figure something out. Community is made up by community members and I recognize that I am only one member of this wonderful community. It wouldn't exist without every single one of us.

I also feel honored to stand alongside the other community leaders who were nominated for this award. Beth, Ann, Geoffrey and Natasha are all amazing members of our extended hoop family. I have seen each of these people reach out, instruct and encourage so many hoopers. I am honored to stand alongside them and I share this with them completely. They are my role models and my mentors as well as my friends and my hoop family. I feel proud to be counted in their number.

Thank you Hooping.org. Thank you for this and thank you for everything you do every single day to influence the lives of hoopers across the globe! Whoever thought a website could affect so many lives? And in such a positive way!?! It's beautiful and gives me hope for the internet, for the human race, for our future. I am so so so grateful to Philo and to everyone who has ever had a hand in making Hooping.org what it is today.

I am also grateful for you -- my community. You inspire me to be here, to share here. You lift me up, educate me, inspire me, engage me and encourage me. It makes me cry to think of it all. I am better in every way for having you in my life. And I am so grateful. I simply adore you all. Word up, yo.

So, thank you.

With love,
Carolyn (aka Caroleeena)

Wow, I never thought in a million years WHD would win an award. Every one of you who participated in WHD shares this award with us.

Melanie L. MacNeil, a WHD ambassasor is giving away hoops in Jamaica right now, a group from Wisconsin is heading to Africa this summer, and Wheylan and Jewels just gave away hoops in Guatemala and Belize. We are always looking for more ambassadors to GIVE hoops to those less fortunate than us.

888 is coming up soon. Where will you hoop to celebrate the circle of peace? How many people will you inspire?

Thank you so much for voting. Thank you for celebrating the hoop with an international holiday.

Namaste,
Hoopin' Annie O

Howdy folks!
just an update....the link for Julia Hartsell, thehoopflow.com, is out of date....the new one is www.hoopdrum.com

cheers!