Sandra
Stillwell Presents:
AMBASSADOR
OF FASHION
Event POSTPONED
until 2021
New date will be announced shortly
Gaithersburg,
Maryland
Event is SOLD
OUT
Accepting
names for wait-list and there are a very limited number of
absentee
packages available. Email -- dls6643@aol.com
Registration fee for "Ambassador of Fashion" is $565 for
attendees who book within our room block and pay in full by cash, check/money
order by July 1st. Payments can be worked out on request. After July 1st, a $50
additional fee applies.
• Registration fee for those not staying at the host hotel
is $689.
• Registration fees are non transferable.
• A $200 cancellation fee applies to all cancellations
prior to June 1st. After June 1st, no refunds will be issued.
Payments should be sent to:
Sandra Stillwell - Ambassador of Fashion
173 N Main
New Haven, KY 40051
Your "Ambassador of Fashion" registration fee includes:
- An exclusive collection of fashions designed for your "Ambassador of Fashion"- with the perfect twist of elegance and glamour you've come to expect from Sandra Stillwell Presents!
- Thursday evening opening reception
- Two breakfast presentations
- One lunch
- Two dinners
- Table gifts
- Interesting programs and speakers
- Movie breaks, surprises, raffles, and lots of fashionable dolly fun!!
- A fabulous group tour on Friday, with beautiful fashions to view, fascinating history tidbits and more!
Hotel Information:
Our host hotel is the Holiday Inn Gaithersburg, at Two Montgomery
Village Ave, Gaithersburg, Md 20879
This hotel offers complimentary parking.
The hotel shuttle can be booked for complimentary transportation
within a 5-mile radius of the hotel -- including lots of eateries and the train
station.
Our group rate is $122 single/double and $132 triple. This special
rate includes breakfast in the hotel restaurant on days that we do not have a
convention breakfast function.
Hotel reservations may be made online by calling the hotel at
301-9488900 and asking for the Sandra Stillwell Presents group rate.
For you to enjoy the fascinating history and multitude of
interesting things the area has to offer, our group rate has been extended 3 days
before and after convention, based on availability. If you need additional
nights other than these, please be sure to contact me! There are SO many fun
things to experience in the DC area, in addition to the great tours planned
that you'll want to come early and stay over, if possible!
The cutoff date for reservations is July 24th -- however, our room
block is limited, so I strongly suggest you make hotel reservations as quickly as
possible! If rooms are unavailable during any of your choice dates, please
contact me asap -- do not book outside our block, as I cannot waive the
additional charge (outlined above) for doing so.
The room block is being closely monitored and room types added as
necessary, but If you have any issues with the registration process, please
don't hesitate to contact me -- I’ll do my best to handle it for you.
Please remember that, in order to keep costs down, it is VERY
important to stay at the hotel and book within our group block before, during,
and after convention, as your booking helps defray room rental and food and
beverage costs, among other things. Your cooperation with this is crucial, and
much appreciated!
Train Transportation:
The Gaithersburg MARC train into Washington is less than 2 miles
from the hotel. This train will take you directly to Union Station in DC.
Airport and Transportation:
There are three airports within 30 - 40 miles from Gaithersburg --
Ronald Reagan ( DCA), Dulles (IAD), and Baltimore (BWI).
Bus service from BWI to the Park and Ride Gaithersburg stop (only
a couple of blocks from the hotel) is $5 each way. https://www.mta.maryland.gov/schedule/201?origin=12461&destination=12835&direction=1&schedule_date=02%2F06%2F2020
There is train service from Ronald Reagan (DCA) Airport to Union
Station DC, and Union Station to Gaithersburg.
There
is also Uber and Lyft transportation as well as convenient car rentals at
each.
Currently, there is no shuttle transportation servicing the
airports. I will continue to monitor this and advise you should other options
become available.
Convention "Helper" Donations:
A little-known fact about conventions is that registration fees
never fully cover expenses, so we’ll once again have "helper"
drawings to assist in offsetting extra costs!
Dolls, fashions, accessories, repaints, dolly "spa" days
or gift certificates are only a few ideas for helpers! Donations of all types
and sizes are welcomed and greatly appreciated -- including "people"
prizes your fellow collectors will personally enjoy!
We've had such phenomenal raffle tables the past few years -- and
SO much fun drawing for all the "loot" -- let's make it our goal to
continue the tradition and have a repeat performance this year!
If you'd like to contribute to the fun -- and help convention at
the same time -- please email me!
Table seating, table gifts and special meal needs:
If you have friends you would like to sit with, please submit your
request as soon as possible, copying both Michael and me, with "Ambassador
of Fashion table seating request" in the subject line. Though we make
every effort to honor seating requests, please understand that we cannot always
do so.
Because uncertain details factor into table seating, our numbers
can vary between 8-10 guests per table and are subject to change at any time.
If you are doing table gifts, please plan for ten -- you can give
any extras to friends who aren't seated with you or donate them to be used as
door prizes!
We realize that table gifts are a long-time tradition enjoyed by
many -- but they can also be a burden for some. We do not want to interfere
with any of your fun, so table gifts will be left to the discretion of each
individual attendee and/or table -- but please give any such goodies in the fun
spirit which they are intended and understand that not everyone will
reciprocate.
Please let me know if you have any special food requirements and the
hotel will do their best to accommodate them -- also, it's a good idea to
follow up right before convention to be sure your special needs have been
addressed.
Optional Tours:
There are so many interesting things to see and do in the
DC/Baltimore area that we're still narrowing down possibilities!
We will offer not to be missed Thursday and Friday tours,
with an additional tour on Sunday if there is enough interest.
Michael and I are excited about what we've experienced so far and
are planning still more site visits to research tour options! So, if there is
anything in particular you'd like to see or do in the area, please do let me
know and we'll do our best to check it out!
In closing -- I want to once again thank each of you for making
2019 such a memorable year for me, personally, and for your ongoing support and
enthusiasm for Sandra Stillwell Presents conventions and fashions throughout
the years! Convention would not be possible without you all!
I know there are many other fun events planned throughout the year
that make a demand on dolly dollars and valuable time -- and am truly honored
that you are willing to spend yours to be with us!
We look forward to continuing our traditions of fun, fabulous
fashions and wonderful memories with all our SSP Ambassadors in 2020!
Sincerely,
Sandra
502-377-5153
