June 28, 2005
Discovery Girl
Maybe no one noticed, but back in April an "internet predator" hit our website. Here's what happened:
Hi,
This may seem like a strange request, but I just happened upon your web site while searching for info (including images) on girls and wakeboarding. I was really taken with the photo of Rachel and wondered if you'd mind letting us use it to illustrate a brief piece on girls and "adventure sports" in our "Oddz n Endz" section. It would be small--the whole article is less than half a page, and I can't offer $$ compensation (sorry--we're not cheap, just independently owned & operating on a shoestring still), but I'd be happy to send you copies of the magazine when it's published. It would be in the June/July issue, which goes to the printer very soon, so I'd need to know right away. (I apologize for the rush--the article was a last minute addition to the issue.)
If you're not familiar with Discovery Girls, we're a national magazine for 8-12 year old girls with a circulation over 130,000. We're very wholesome--we've won Parents' Choice awards the past 3 years, and an iparenting award in 2004. I'd be happy to send you copies of our latest issues, but I actually need to know whether or not it's all right to use the picture before I'd be able to get them to you. However, you can check out our web site at discoverygirls.com.
You can reach me at sarah@discoverygirls.com.
Thanks for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you!
Sarah Verney
Senior Editor
Discovery Girls
Now Rachel has decided to go into show bizness and is the newest member of the Lake City Skiers!!!
On the first day of practice they immediately taught her to do a "dock hop" start, slalom, climb the pyramid and finish with a beach landing.
Posted by Erin at June 28, 2005 10:45 PM EST