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Go visual with a new outdoor LED sign for your business

It’s all about being visual

Gloucestercitynews.net(January 20, 2020)–It is usually said that an image is worth more than a thousand words and nowhere is this truer than when it comes to advertisement. Then it is all about the visual!

If you hope to grow your business, regardless of what that business is, you need a good marketing strategy to make sure you are being noticed by potential customers. There is currently a multitude of options when it comes to marketing platforms as well as strategies and that’s why you need to conduct some marketing research before you get going.

One such platform, that usually is a sure-fire way of drawing attention to whatever marketing message you are trying to convey, are

outdoor led signs for busines

s

. Opting for an outdoor LED sign as a part of your digital marketing strategy will increase your chances of reaching new potential customers.

By choosing a strategic placement of your LED sign or banner you have the opportunity to really engage with the public. Perhaps your business is located inside a mall or you are targeting commuters on their way to work. Revert back to your marketing strategy and then let your ambitions for the future lead the way.

Don’t get distracted when creating a distraction

A good marketing plan should contain different elements, all with the same goal, i.e. increase your ROI as well as creating a strong brand for your business. A strong brand, often also including a catchphrase which embodies the core of your business is key to being successful.

Unless you have this competence yourself you are wise to bring in the services of professionals. Creating a marketing strategy that will promote your brand and business in the most favorable way is not as easy as it sounds and often you need the input from someone with experience.

Of course, you should be heavily involved in the process but one of the hardest things to do is to “kill your darlings” and that is where someone with less of an emotional attachment serves a purpose. It’s also easy to get distracted in these processes, ultimately focusing on things that are not relevant. Enlisting the help of a marketing professional will be one of the soundest business decisions you will ever make.

Once you have the outline of a marketing strategy in place it’s time to start looking more closely at some of the different elements it should entail.

Go digital or go home

This might sound like a harsh statement to make but it is in fact truer than not. All contemporary marketing strategies need to entail a section covering digital marketing efforts and platforms.

Today almost everyone has access to and uses some sort of social media for instance and that is why it is critical that your marketing strategy contains targeted efforts in this arena. By knowing where your potential costumers go to find information, you are one step ahead in the game of advertisement.

However, a digital marketing strategy can also include for instance LED signs and banners. Online sites such as

VisualLED

as an example provides easy to use LED signs and banners perfect for getting noticed. By opting for the usage of such high technological alternatives you stay relevant and in touch with potential customers.

Investing in an LED sign or banner is not complicated and thanks to advancements made in this field there are options available that allow you to effectively assemble and operate as well as carry out smaller maintenance services on your own. This might sound like a tall order but it really isn’t and you have several alternatives available as well in terms of sizes and features.

It all really depends on what your needs are and how you envision your business conveying its message. Once you have created your brand as well as your catchphrase it’s all about making sure it reaches the public in the best way possible. You want to make an impact and you want to make sure your potential costumers feel that there is value in your message. Outdoor LED signs and banners can be placed strategically depending upon your needs and thanks to features such as being weather resilient there really are no end to the possibilities.

Stay relevant by staying visual

LED signs and a digital signage software from

Rise Vision

really are the perfect way for you to display your marketing message for your business. Make digital advertisement part of your overall marketing strategy and you will be amazed at the difference it makes for your ROI.

Use the knowledge of professionals and let them guide you when you are creating your brand. By staying visual you stay relevant, effectively encouraging potential customers to engage with your business.

The LED signs and banners that are available today will make your next marketing campaign a breeze and since you are able to update them easily yourself, you also have the possibility of being flexible when it comes to promoting new and exciting messages.

Gloucester Township Police Department Is Now Using Neighbors By Ring

To Connect With Residents and Solve Crime

Sign up for Neighbors by Ring and connect with GTPD!

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ (January 18, 2020)–GTPD is encouraging all residents to sign up with Neighbors by Ring. You do not need a Ring device to sign up and you will be able to communicate with neighbors in your area. You will have the ability to post and view video of crimes and suspicious activity.

We have listed frequently asked questions about the Neighbors App below:

How does the Neighbors App work?

The Neighbors App uses your address to create a radius around your home. If anyone shares an alert on the App about crime or safety within that radius, you’ll get a notification on your phone and tablet. Conversely, if you share an alert on the App about a crime or safety issue in your radius, your neighbors will also get a notification on their phones and tablets. You can then comment on these alerts to provide additional information about local issues, give tips to avoid affected areas, share photos or videos to help neighbors stay on the lookout, etc.

You can narrow your radius to only focus on hyper-local issues. Or if you live in a more rural location, you can expand your radius to include nearby communities and landmarks.

Do I need a Ring device to use the Neighbors App?

No. Anyone with a compatible iOS or Android device can download and use the Neighbors App for free to help reduce local crime.

How does the Neighbors App work with law enforcement?

Neighbors partners with local law enforcement so they can share official, important crime and safety updates and work together with their local community to build trust and make neighborhoods safer.

When using Neighbors, law enforcement see the same interface that all users see; the content is the same, the exact locations of posts are obfuscated, and the user’s personal identity is not displayed.

There are two key differences, though: 1) law enforcement can view public posts from within their jurisdiction (instead of just their ‘neighborhood’) and 2) law enforcement posts are identified so users can clearly see that they are the source of the content. This means that posts or comments made by law enforcement are clearly marked with their official title and name.

Law enforcement can only view the publicly available content in the Neighbors App, unless a user explicitly and voluntarily chooses to share their own recordings with law enforcement. Exact locations of devices and user information are never provided to law enforcement without a user’s express permission or a valid and binding legal demand properly served on us.

Law enforcement can request information from users within their jurisdiction.Law enforcement must reference a relevant case number in order to make a request within a specific, limited time range and area. Ring will then ask a targeted group of users in that area if they are willing to share any relevant footage with law enforcement. It’s then up to the user to share their video file(s) or decline the request. Users can also opt out of all future requests by law enforcement. Again, Ring will not release user information without a user’s express permission or a valid and binding legal demand properly served on us.

Camera systems help deter package theft. If a theft occurs and you have video footage, we encourage residents to report the incident immediately to the police department and use the neighbors app to let surrounding neighbors know what occurred.

To sign up for the free Neighbors app click on the attached link:

https://shop.ring.com/pages/neighbors

Address/Location

Gloucester Township Police Department

1261 Chews Landing Rd

Gloucester Township, NJ 08021

Contact

Emergency: 9-1-1

Non-emergencies: 856-228-4500

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State Assemblywoman Joann Downey Endorses Stephanie Schmid for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th District

Joann Downey, who has served as State Assemblywoman for LD-11 since 2016 and is the top ranking female Democratic official in Monmouth County, announced today that she is endorsing Stephanie Schmid to be the 2020 Democratic nominee for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th District.

Joann Downey

“Stephanie has the background and expertise as a retired Foreign Service Officer, US Diplomat and human rights attorney to finally flip this seat and represent our district,” said Assemblywoman Downey. “For years we’ve watched Chris Smith attack women’s healthcare in our name, and that needs to end now. I had the pleasure of getting to know Stephanie personally as she volunteered and worked hard for not only my race but so many of our local races. I look forward to having a partner at the federal level to work for our community and what truly matters to our constituents.”

“Assemblywoman Downey is someone I respect and admire for her incredible dedication to our community. She is a woman who has won tough elections and I look forward to her mentorship and full support in taking Chris Smith head on,” said Schmid. “I have spent my career, not in service to a political party, but in service to those who have not had the voice they deserve in our democracy. I am thrilled for the opportunity, as the first woman ever to represent this district, to finally fix our broken healthcare system, address the excessive tax burden on middle class families in New Jersey, and be a transparent, present representative that our community can be proud of.”

Dept. of Justice News: Casino Cheaters Caught

Dealer and Player Conspired to Cheat two Maryland Casinos out of More Than $1 Million

After just a few hours of playing baccarat at a Maryland casino in September 2017, Chenguang Ni headed home to New York with more than $850,000 in winnings.

The odds of winning any given hand of baccarat stand at just under 50 percent. But Ni and his tablemates won an astounding 18 of 21 hands—including one run of 14 straight wins.

The next day, the casino called the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office. Ni had cheated, they believed, and one of their dealers had likely helped him. But the dealer they suspected, Ming Zhang, denied any involvement when questioned by the casino.

“The casino knew there had been cheating,” said FBI Special Agent Jason Bender of his investigation of the case. “What wasn’t known was exactly how the player did it.”

Baccarat games are played with eight decks of cards. The dealer—called the banker—typically spreads the cards on the table to show the players that they are standard decks, shuffles them, and then places them into a holding container for play.

The banker then deals two cards to the player position and two cards to the bank position. A player bets on whose hand will come closest to nine—the player or the banker—or if they will tie. There is only a single player hand no matter how many players are at the table, and extra cards are dealt out only under certain prescribed circumstances.

A player who knew the order of the cards in the deck could predict the outcome of each game with absolute accuracy. The casino concluded that Ni must have known the order of the cards.

“The casino knew there had been cheating. What wasn’t known was exactly how the player did it.”

Jason Bender, special agent, FBI Baltimore

By reviewing the casino’s surveillance footage and conducting interviews, FBI agents confirmed that Ni had convinced the other gamblers at the table to follow his lead that night. These unwitting accomplices were given money by Ni and told to bet along with him and then hand over their winnings at the end of the game.

Soon after, the casino dealer confessed to his role in the scheme. Zhang, who worked at two Maryland casinos, admitted he met with Ni over the summer of 2017. The two men agreed that Zhang would alert Ni of his upcoming shifts as a dealer at the casinos. He further agreed to not shuffle a section of cards in the baccarat deck after they had been fanned in front of players.

Ni found a way to use his phone to take images of the cards as they were fanned out. “Then he and the other gamblers he recruited would sit there for a while, playing smaller bets just to move the cards along and keep their seats,” Bender explained. During this time, Ni excused himself from the table on several occasion to go to the bathroom to review the images of the deck.

Bender said that Ni didn’t have to memorize each card in the unshuffled section of the deck but only needed to recognize the sequence of cards that would signal the unshuffled cards had come up. “Then he just needed to remember the either/or sequence of the bets—as in player, banker, player, player,” Bender said.

Investigators learned the pair had also carried out a similar plan at another casino where Zhang previously worked, and the take from that casino was nearly $200,000.

By the time agents came to Ni, their evidence was strong. Ni pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport stolen funds and was sentenced to 13 months in prison. Because Ni is not a legal resident of the United States, his case will be referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after he has served his sentence.

The dealer, Zhang, was fired from the casino and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in December 2019. He was also given three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution equal to the full amount of the illicit winnings.

In total, investigators found the pair cheated the casinos of $1,046,560.

Bender explained that although these casinos are big business, a portion of the casino’s profits go into the Maryland education trust fund. “Part of that revenue belongs to the state of Maryland, and part of the theft affects state education funding,” he said.

He also warned would-be cheaters: “You should assume you will be caught.” Bender said that the casinos usually detect cheating while the player is still at the table. “But even if you walk out, the evidence of the crime is going to be captured.”

In other words, the odds are overwhelmingly against you.

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Former Casino Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Participating in a Cheating Scheme

PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSBOOKS CLOSE 2019 WITH RECORD $342.6 MILLION IN BETS

 

Online sports betting continues to grow as online poker scores strong month, according to

PlayPennsylvania.com

(LAS VEGAS) — Pennsylvania online and retail sportsbooks posted a record handle of more than $342 million in December — and crossed $1 billion in online bets since launch — to cap a year that generated nearly $1.5 billion in wagers. And with a full year of online sports betting ahead and an increasingly robust offering of operators, Pennsylvania should more than double that handle in 2020, according to analysts from PlayPennsylvania.

“That last two months of 2019 began to show us the real potential of the Pennsylvania market,” said Dustin Gouker, analyst for

PlayPennsylvania.com

. “The launch of DraftKings in November, adding one of the best-known brands to Pennsylvania, helped push online betting forward. And now that the online market is maturing, it is entirely possible that 2020 could bring in $4 billion or more in online and retail bets.\”

In December, Pennsylvania’s sportsbooks accepted $342.6 million in wagers, up 8.2% from $316.5 million, according to official data released Thursday. Before November, Pennsylvania had never accepted more than $200 million in a single month.

December’s bets produced $17.5 million in revenue — down from November’s $20.6 million win — injecting $3.9 million into state coffers.

In 2019, the Keystone State generated:

$1.49 billion in bets, including $1.1 billion in online bets.

Taxable revenue of $84.1 million, including $43 million online.

$28.6 million in state taxes

Pennsylvania will finish 2019 a distant third in total handle among all legal sports betting jurisdictions. New Jersey, the country’s No. 2, attracted $4.6 billion in bets in 2019. But Pennsylvania’s haul in state taxes was more comparable to New Jersey, which generated revenue of $36.5 million.

“Pennsylvania is beginning to succeed where it wanted to most: making sports betting a significant revenue driver for the state,” Gouker said. “Its tax rate is significantly higher than every other state, which has slowed the industry’s growth. But Pennsylvania is the most populous state to fully legalize sports betting, and that has proven to be too enticing for operators to ignore.”

The key reason for the Pennsylvania’s year-end momentum is its growing roster of online sportsbooks, which combined to produce 86.8%, or $297.5 million, of the state’s total December handle.

FanDuel Sportsbook at Valley Forge Casino is still the state’s standard-bearer, accepting $154.5 million in December bets, up from $149.7 million in November. That yielded $7 million in taxable revenue, up from $5.6 million. FanDuel was followed by:

DraftKings at The Meadows ($35.9 million in December handle, up from $16.2 million; $732,883 taxable revenue, down from $1.1 million)

Rivers-Philadelphia ($30.6 million in handle, down from $32.4 million; $1.1 million revenue, down from $1.4 million)

Rivers-Pittsburgh ($28.3 million in handle, down from $32.4 million in November; $1.3 million revenue, up from $1.1 million)

Parx Casino ($25.5 million handle, up from $22.4 million; $779,529 revenue, down from $1.3 million)

Fox Bet at Mount Airy ($16.4 million handle, up from $13.5 million; $312,658  revenue, down from $1 million in revenue)

Unibet at Mohegan Sun Pocono ($6.1 million handle, up from $1.9 million; -$31,744 revenue, up from -$46,642)

Rivers Philadelphia’s $7.7 million handle, down from $8.9 million in November, overtook the retail market. That yielded $590,177 in revenue, up from $234,951. Rivers Philadelphia was followed by:

Parx ($7.51 million handle, down from $8.1 million; $572,416 revenue, down from $739,281)

Rivers Pittsburgh ($7.48 million handle in November, down from $8.9 million; $518,743 revenue, up from $486,449)

Valley Forge Casino ($3.6 million handle, up from $3.2 million; $107,145 revenue, down from $192,492)

South Philadelphia Race and Sportsbook ($3.3 million handle, down from $3.6 million; $328,651 revenue, down from $339,310)

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course ($3.2 million handle, down from $3.8 million; $112,277 revenue, up from $48,520)

Harrah’s Philadelphia ($3 million handle, even with November; $123,799 revenue, down from $234,355)

Presque Isle ($3 million handle, down from $3.7 million; $217,870 revenue, down from $302,458)

Mohegan ($2.6 million handle, up from $2.5 million; $257,956 revenue, up from $173,120)

Oaks Race and Sportsbook ($1.2 million handle, down from $1.4 million; $65,949 revenue, down from $149,765)

Mount Airy ($814,931 handle, down from $868,026 handle; $73,692 revenue, up from $43,680 in revenue)

“The Rivers Casino books in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia have capitalized on their markets to set themselves apart,” Gouker said. “But the proliferation of online betting has muted the growth of retail sportsbooks. The convenience of online betting, coupled with a robust in-game experience, is tough for retail sportsbooks to match.

ONLINE POKER TAKES OFF IN DECEMBER

Online poker drew significant history as the popularity of online casinos continued to grow in December. Online casino games and poker produced a record $10.6 million in December gross revenue, up 22% from $8.7 million in November. That yielded $2.3 million in tax revenue for the state.

Poker generated $2.5 million in December — all at Mount Airy/PokerStars — putting the record $3.4 million that New Jersey online poker rooms tallied in January 2014 in sight.

“The interest in poker so far in Pennsylvania is dramatic compared with neighboring New Jersey, where about 3% of online casino and poker revenue comes from poker,” Gouker said. “New Jersey got off to a hot start, too. So the question now is can the Pennsylvania sustain the initial enthusiasm.”

Rivers-Philadelphia held on to the online casino and poker market lead with $3 million in revenue on $181.5 million in bets. Revenue was down from $3.2 million on $148.7 million in wagers in November. Rivers-Philadelphia was followed by:

Mount Airy/PokerStars ($3.5 million in revenue, up from $3 million in November; $73.6 million in bets, up from $48 million)

Penn National ($1.7 million in revenue, down from $1.9 million; $54.6 million in bets, down from $57.1 million)

Parx ($1.5 million in revenue, even with November; $53.7 million in wagers, down from $55.5 million)

Unibet/Mohegan Sun Pocono ($406,445 in revenue, up from $131,415; $22 million in bets, up from $7.4 million)

For more information on the revenue generated by Pennsylvania sports betting, visit

www.playpennsylvania.com/revenue

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About the

PlayUSA.com

Network:

The

PlayUSA.com

Network is a leading source for news, analysis, and research related to the market for regulated online gaming in the United States. With a presence in over a dozen states,

PlayUSA.com

and its state-focused branches (including

PlayNJ.com

and

PlayPennsylvania.com

) produce daily original reporting, publish in-depth research, and offer player advocacy tools related to the advancement of safe, licensed, and legal online gaming options for consumers. Based in Las Vegas, the PlayUSA Network is independently owned and operated, with no affiliations to any casino — commercial, tribal, online, or otherwise.

Impact100 South Jersey to Award $186,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits

January , 2020

Impact100 South Jersey announced that it will award $186,000 in grants to local nonprofits as a result of it’s fall 2019 collective giving membership drive. Members gathered at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Cherry Hill on Wednesday, Jan 8

th

for the Big Reveal and celebration.  The event was held to share the number of members who joined and the total raised for grantmaking in 2020.  This brings the total funds raised collectively by Impact100 South Jersey members to  $415,000 since 2017.

“The goal in our third year was to increase the number of members women over last year when 155 women each contributed $1,000,” said Membership Co-Chair Angela Venti.  “South Jersey women have embraced collective giving and each year, more come together to generate transformative grants for organizations serving our region.”

Now that the fundraising total has been announced, Impact100 grant review volunteers will begin the process to award one $100,000 core mission grant and two general operating grants for $43,000 to nonprofit organizations that serve in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester or Cumberland Counties.  Grants will be awarded in three focus areas:  Women, Children and Families, Arts & Culture, and Education.

Once the grant review process is complete, members will come together again to hear from finalist organizations and vote to determine which will receive the grants at the Annual Meeting on June 10th.

“We are thrilled that our initiative continues to grow,” said Membership Co-chair Lauren Regina.  “Philanthropy doesn’t have to be for the extremely wealthy. This unique program allows women to give meaningfully and build relationships with others who are like-minded.”

Impact100 South Jersey is a women’s collective giving initiative that strives to recruit at least 100 women who each donate $1,000 with the intention of awarding at least one transformative $100,000 grant to a local organization.

Since launching in 2017, Impact100 South Jersey has awarded a total of $229,000 to Hopeworks ‘N Camden, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Cumberland and Salem Counties, Hispanic Family Center of Southern NJ and Ronald McDonald House of Southern NJ.

source:

Community Foundation of New Jersey

What are the tips to get latest luxury watches?

Gloucestercitynews.net (January 17, 2020)–If are looking for luxury watches and designer watches or tired of seeing the high price tags for these items, If you are serious and want to buy luxury watches and designer watches for yourself or your loved ones, you should not be disappointed at all.

It is possible to buy discount watches and designer watches, there are several ways to do this. So now

omega seamaster

watches will help you find the best watches that you will enjoy. Now, if you are looking for discount luxury and designer watches, this may be difficult but it is not impossible.

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Before we get started, it will be helpful to know why products like watches carry a heavy price tag. For designer watches, they usually have the same aesthetic design and procedure as the luxury watches. Although these watches are generally a little cheaper than luxury watches, they still cost more than popular brands.

How to Find Discount Luxury and Designer Watches

First of all, find online discount luxury watches and designer watches. You will find that the prices of these products are usually cheaper than brick and mortar stores. The advent of e-commerce allows online stores to buy products like watches from manufacturers. Online websites do not need to have inventory and hire workforce. In this way, the overhead of online stores is usually less. If the overhead is low, they may offer products that they sell low. Generally, products like watches are 20% to 30% cheaper online than brick and mortar stores.

Discounted watches preferences

Another way to find discount watches is to look for discount websites. Discount websites usually feature several luxury watches and designer watch vendors on their website. Because many vendors on this website are trying to sell, they usually make different offers and promotions. Discounts can vary and so you have to find the best price.

Another way to find discount luxury watches and designer watches is to research the current inventory. Some manufacturers usually change designs and offerings to get past their competitors. Then some older designs will be offered at a discount.

Trust on the online watches?

While it is possible to find these watches online, you must be careful and check the offer before making a purchase. Always keep in mind that luxury watches and designer watches are a bit expensive, if you find an offer that looks very familiar, cut it off. Remember that if the offer is not correct then it is. Similarly, you need to research the online vendor before making a purchase.

Find the maximum number of impressions to make sure you trust your money only at popular online stores. If you have the best defense against online fraudsters, you need to spend your hard earned money wisely and do your research. It is way to show your style to people and to make their attraction fantastic so trust on the watches are now available and with the discounted rates and prices.

7 Facts About Famous Sporting Trophies You Probably Do Not Know

Gloucestercitynews.net(January 17, 2020)–We all know about trophies presented to a winning team or an individual in different

sports

. However, what we do not know is the fun or interesting facts related to the trophies. There is less information regarding this, and most of the people are unaware of the facts.

Most of the trophies that winners receive today for their excellent performance carry the name of the person who was the president of the sports club. Nonetheless, all

popular trophies

have stories to tell and share interesting facts. The information provided below gives complete details about seven exciting facts related to famous sporting trophies.

The Claret Jug

The

Claret Jug

is a fancy silver cup awarded to the winner of the British Open. Tom Morris Junior won the open continuously for three years (1868-70). The trophy required £30. Although Tom won the next open in 1871, he could not get the award because it was not ready.

Walker Cup

The name “Walker Cup” is after the president of the United States Golf Association. The winner of amateur golf competition between the British Isles and the United States receive the trophy. Matches became regular for every second year from 1922.

Venus Rosewater Dish

The Venus Rosewater Dish is the Wimbledon single’s trophy awarded to ladies at the championship. The dish became part of the tennis family since 1886 and has become a pride in the sport. Rosewater dishes were popular in England, as it helped them to collect rosewater poured on the hands to wash. It is a copy of the pewter located in the Louvre.

Ryder Cup

What makes Ryder Cup interesting is the fact that the winner does not receive any prize money for the competition even when the sport is a high-profile event. Usually conducted between the United States and Great Britain, the Ryder Cup is a men’s golf competition. Both the countries participate in it, which is biennial with changing venues. The cup remains exceptional and profound in the field of professional sports, given that the players receive no winning money.

Gordon Bennett Cup

James Gordon Bennett junior was a publisher for the New York Herald. He was a prominent individual and acquired the knack for sponsoring several sporting and exploration events held across the United States. He was the first person to sponsor the first-ever tennis match conducted in the United States and sponsored the trip of Henry Morton Stanley to find David Livingston in Africa. With the recognition that he possessed, he went on to establish Gordon Bennett cups for international yachting, for automobile racing, and for ballooning. Although the latter two no longer exist, the cup for ballooning continues even till today.

Borg-Warner Trophy

The winner of the Indianapolis 500 motorsport competition receives the Borg-Warner trophy. The unique design and construction of the trophy have an exciting story. The cup stands 5 feet tall and weighs 45 kg. The surface of the trophy has the faces of the winners of the Indianapolis 500 competition from its start in 1911. While the original trophy sits in the hall of fame museum of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the winner of the competition receives a replica of the original that is 18-inches and termed as “Baby Borg.”

FIFA World Cup

FIFA world cup attained recognition across the world within a short time. From 1930 to 1970, winners of the FIFA world cup

received the Jules Rimet Trophy

. The president initiated conducting the tournament after voting in the year 1929. The trophy carries the name of the president, Jules Rimet. Furthermore, according to the president, Rimet, stated that any nation that continues to win the trophy three times gets the chance to keep the award permanently. Brazil won the third world cup in 1970 and thus allowed to keep the trophy forever.

The InLiquid Benefit Twenty-Twenty

Everyone is a Collector – January 31st + February 1st, 2020 – At the Crane Arts Icebox

Project Space

PHILADELPHIA, PA–InLiquid will be celebrating its 20th anniversary year as they host their annual benefit and silent auction on January 31st and February 1st, 2020. ​Friday, January 31st will be the special VIP Preview night. Saturday, February 1st will begin with a special open-to-the-public Family Day and Saturday evening, the Main Event will conclude the annual soiree. ​The honorary chairs will be Brigit Brust and Jamie Gordon of Space and Company. Tickets to both events are now available to the general public.

This year, and to celebrate InLiquid’s 20th Anniversary Season and 20th Annual Benefit, InLiquid has partnered with local interior designers to each create a vignette with artworks,

furniture, and home accessories. The designers will create home environments that InLiquid will then curate with some of the art that is on auction, allowing guests to envision the art in their own space and telling the story of how art can fit in one\’s home.

All items, including furniture used in the vignettes, will be included in the auction. In addition to artwork, many local businesses will be donating gift certificates, inventory items, and experiences that will be part of the auction as well.

On February 1st from noon to 3pm will be the first-ever Family Day, hosted by InLiquid, free and open to the public. Welcoming all families, InLiquid will open its auction floor to parents while inviting the kids to participate in a scavenger hunt along with other free art activities provided by Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Second State Press, NLArts, and The Clay Studio.

A celebration of contemporary art, design, and craft, this much-anticipated event is not only a fabulous social happening but also a showcase for exceptional contemporary art encouraging all who attend that ​everyone is an art collector. ​The auction site is live where bidders can purchase tickets and get a sneak peek on items to bid on. Auction items will be available for

This Silent Auction is an Invitational art exhibition featuring 200+ works of contemporary art, design, and craft. The auction will also consist of donated items and gift certificates highlighting the region\’s best businesses and restaurants; these businesses range from cutting-edge experiences to traditional fine-dining.

The Benefit is a festive annual event that is an important source of funding for free public programming. Proceeds support the 501(c)(3) non-profit that serves and promotes the region’s visual artists while being a comprehensive hub and catalyst for the visual arts community. As InLiquid’s major fundraiser, the Benefit raises funds so that InLiquid can continue to promote Philadelphia’s thriving art scene. From our own programming of exhibitions across the city and in our own InLiquid Gallery, fulfilling our mission in promoting both hundreds of the region’s artists and the Philadelphia Visual Art Scene at-large. InLiquid has committed 20 years to activate Philadelphia-based artists and grow its art scene.

InLiquid’s annual event continues to grow in popularity attracting a diverse crowd of curators, collectors, art lovers, influencers, and professionals. More information can be found on www.inliquid.org/benefit​.

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