(Clearwisdom.net, August 18, 2003) For the second year in a row, Falun Gong practitioners won first prize in the opening parade of Edinburgh's world famous international festival. Pictures of practitioners also appeared on the front page of several Scottish newspapers. Recently, festival organizers wrote a letter to Falun Gong practitioners to express their gratitude and to ask them to pick up the first prize trophy.

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Original "Thank You" letter (click to enlarge) 1st prize in the Edinburgh Festival Parade Practitioners on the front cover of the Edinburgh Evening News

Below is the text of the letter.

The Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade

Falun Dafa

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4 August 2003

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Dear Eva

The Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade

Sunday 3, August 2003

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I am delighted to be able to tell you that you were awarded 1st Prize in the above Category by the judges at yesterday's Cavalcade. There is a trophy for you to collect from the offices of the Edinburgh Evening News, Barclay House, 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh.

Many congratulations and many thanks for all the hard work you put into your entry to make the Cavalcade the success it was. We estimate that over 160,000 people watched the parade.

Yours sincerely,

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David W. S. Todd

Parade Organizer

P.S. Please let me know if you cannot collect the trophy and I will make arrangements to post it to you.

Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200308/14499.html

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