Vote for Lauren - NBA Atlanta Hawks A-Town Dancer

Hometown: Wexford, PA Education: BA in Communication Occupation: Full-time Student at Duquesne University Dance Experience: 20 years Why I would like to be a part of the A-Town Dancers: Through my research of NBA Dance teams, I found that Atlanta is the best fit for me. I love the choreography, brand and the city. I would love to entertain Atlanta and be an ambassador for the Hawks in the community.

A Message From Lauren's mother Geil

Dear Friends and Family,

It’s summertime again and my daughter Lauren is trying out for the NBA Atlanta Hawks A-Town Dancers. The preliminaries were held on Sunday and she made it to the finals. The finals consist of 5 days of intense fitness training, dance boot camp, a social mixer and lastly the final audition on Saturday, July 15^th. As part of the process there is an on-line voting competition; that is where we need your help. If you could go on-line and “VOTE” for Lauren we would greatly appreciate it. You can vote as often as you like between now and Friday or Saturday. Below are the easiest instructions. It’s not difficult; I just wanted to give you detailed instructions to make sure your vote counts.

· Google Search: Atlanta Hawks Basketball.

· Click on THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE ATLANTA HAWKS (about 6 sites down from the top).

· Click on the box to the right: A-Town Dancers Team Auditions.

· Click on “Vote Now for Your Favorite Finalist!”

· Scroll down to see the 37 finalist shown in alphabetically order with a photo and bio.

· On the right side is a gray column which lists the girl’s names.

· In order for your vote to count, you must click on Lauren’s name (the first time hasn’t been working, so click it a second time).

· A green check mark should then appear in front of her name; if it does not appear in the small box in front of her name, please try again.

· Once you see the green check, scroll to the end of the gray box and click on “VOTE”; your vote does not register until you click on the black box that says “VOTE”.

· You can then “Return to Poll” and vote as often as you wish, but you must see the green check mark in front of Lauren’s name and click on vote each time. You can also “View Results” after you vote to see how she’s doing.

On Monday morning, Lauren’s picture was on the sports page of the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper saying “Smile If You Love the Hawks”. My friend (where Lauren is staying in Atlanta) sent me a copy of the picture and I attached it for you to see.

Thanks for your help and interest in Lauren’s dance adventures.

Geil