ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
To Ilana-Ben-Ari, Founder of Twenty One Toys I would like to thank Ilana Ben-Ari for giving me the most eye-opening experience I have ever encountered. You work with a passion and dedication like I’ve never seen before, which has drastically changed my mental concept of what’s possible in our profession. Every day I learned something more valuable from you as you encountered risk and unfamiliar territory. One of which, and the most important, was how to successfully seek and give help. I have never witnessed you turn down the opportunity to lend a helping hand, and I can not count the number of ways you’ve helped me develop as a designer and a human being. You are one of the most inspirational, caring people I have ever met, and I will think of you always as my mentor and my friend. To Michael Rouleau, Director of Operations for Blues Fest & Folk Fest Thank you for being so open to sharing your expertise with me. Your input and advice about the outdoor event scene has been extraordinarily helpful throughout my project. Sharing with me the hurdles you have overcome to bring public water to your event inspired me to believe there are many others like you hoping to discourage unsustainable practices in the event business.
To Joe La Vall Logistics/Assistant to the President Ottawa Race Weekend You have helped to paint a very clear picture of what goes into organizing your marathons and similar events. Providing insight into the schedule of someone who manages all aspects of an event at once allowed me to design in a more empathetic manner. Thank you for being so eager to help, and generally interested in the success of my project. `
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