{"id":1901,"date":"2016-03-24T14:47:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T18:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2016-04-07T13:51:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T17:51:55","slug":"canada-hosts-inaugural-maple-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/florists\/canada-hosts-inaugural-maple-cup","title":{"rendered":"Canada Hosts Inaugural Maple Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by the <a href=\"https:\/\/safnow.org\/events-education\/sylvia-cup-design-competition\/\">Sylvia Cup<\/a>, a live-action floral design competition hosted during the Society of American Florists&#8217; annual convention, <a href=\"http:\/\/heatherdekok.com\/about-us\/\">Heather de Kok<\/a>, AAF, AIFD, PFCI decided to launch a similar event in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen Canadian designers squared off Friday, March 18, for The Maple Cup in Edmonton, Alberta. 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Their assignment:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a\u00a0bouquet for a fashion-forward bride that had to be done in an Oasis square European holder<\/li>\n<li>a\u00a0centerpiece for a 21st birthday party at\u00a0a super trendy restaurant<\/li>\n<li>a\u00a0boutonniere for a snazzy young\u00a0man attending prom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sponsors included\u00a0FTD, Smithers-Oasis, Accent Decor, Fitz Design, Florists Supply, Golden Flowers, the United Flower Growers, Sole Farms, Simpsons Greens. &#8220;With their help,this Cup was first class,&#8221; De Kok said.<\/p>\n<p>Judges Neville MacKay, CAFA, PFCI;\u00a0Steph La Prairie, AIFD; and\u00a0Dawn Block, AIFD, CAFA, assessed designs for technical\u00a0proficiency and creativity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1902\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Neville-judges.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1902\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Neville-judges-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Neville MacKay judges a centerpiece; photo by Gord Fulton\" width=\"232\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Neville-judges-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Neville-judges-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Neville-judges.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neville MacKay judges a centerpiece; photo by Gord Fulton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The winner:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deniss.barahona.9\">Deniss Barahona<\/a> from Grower Direct<\/p>\n<p>Runner up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gord.fulton.3\">Gord Fulton<\/a>\u00a0AIFD, CAFA<\/p>\n<p>Third place: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lea.romanowskicafaaifd\">Lea Romanowski<\/a>, AIFD, CAFA<\/p>\n<p>Barahona and Fulton will head to Vancouver in September to represent Canada in the Gateways to Americas Cup.<\/p>\n<p>DeKok is elated how well the first competition went and that Canadian designers\u00a0got to flaunt their skills.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am so beyond words with how well this was received,&#8221; she said, adding that competitors have emailed her thank you notes for hosting The Maple Cup.\u00a0&#8220;The consumers were blown away and loved watching the florists do their thing. 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