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Each year the Flamingo Club
gives an award at the IJA
summer festival to an outstanding young female juggler. The award
winner is presented with a gift of new juggling props to inspire her to
practice and continue the art form and encourage other girls to juggle
also.

2006 Flamingo Award winners Kimberly Martinez and
Aubree Kolas
We'd like to thank:
 | Arthur Lewbel,
Todd Smith Products,
Serious Juggling and
Renegade Juggling
who have donated and/or discounted juggling props for our awards |
 | The Rainbow's End Theatre Company of Pennsylvania who has donated the trophies
for the past few years |
 | The Quebec Jugglers who have donated camisole shirts with the JAQ logo |
 | The IJA who donates DVDs for our award |
 | The many other financial donors who support our program |
In 2003 we added a permanent
plaque with engraved nameplates for each year's winner of the Flamingo
Award. Each juggler also receives an individual trophy with her name
and the year engraved on it.
Plaque
Inscription:
Honoring Young
Women Who Display
Motivation, Inspiration and Perspiration Within Juggling
The following young ladies
have won this award in past years:
 | 1996 -- Elizabeth Sanberg
-- age 12 -- member of the Wise Guys Jugglers in Edina, Minnesota |
 | 1997 -- Dorothy Finnigan
-- age 13 -- Celebration, Florida |
 | 1998 -- Nicole Deese --
age 14 -- Louisiana |
 | 1999 -- Melinda Gonzalez
-- age 17 -- Largo, Florida |
 | 1999 -- Ansley Hendrickson
-- "Creative Award" |
 | 2000 -- Lana Bolin -- age
13 -- member of the Jugheads
Youth Juggling Company -- Edina, Minnesota |
 | 2001 -- Valida Prentice --
age 15 -- member of the
Jugheads
Youth Juggling Company -- Edina, Minnesota |
 | 2002
 | Jenna Ackerman -- age 17 |
 | Michelle Mills -- age 14 |
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 | 2003 -- Olga Galchenko -- age 12 --
Russia |
 | 2004 -- Clara McCreery --
age 11 -- Bethesda, MD |
 | 2005
 | Courtney Voss -- age 16 --
Nassau, New York |
 | Amanda Richter -- age 13
-- Shorewood, Minnesota |
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 | 2006
 | Kimberly Martinez -- age 9 -- San Antonio, Texas |
 | Aubree Kolas -- age 10 -- Sonora, California |
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 | 2007
 | Grace Bidgood -- age 15 -- Durham, NC |
 | Rising Star Award -- Arkea Ross -- age 13 --
Chicago, IL |
 | Milestone Award -- Anna Kutkiewicz and Selby
Shlosberg from the team Guava, members of the
Jugheads
Youth Juggling Company -- Edina, Minnesota |
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Youth Showcase Scholarship
Winners:
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1999 -- Walter Budden |
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2000 -- Lana Bolin |
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2001 -- Valida Prentice |
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2002 -- Riley Wiklund |
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2003 -- Andrew Swenson |
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2004 -- Swing Sisters (Lauren
Price, Kerry Smith, Selby Shlosberg, Jill Koralewski, Anna Kotkiewicz) |
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2005 -- Scott and Amanda
Richter |
 | 2006 -- Tony Pezzo
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Note: This scholarship is
sponsored by Mary Wilkins. |
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The Flamingo Club supports and encourages
juggling for women, children and families.
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