Bonjour à toutes!!!
Je sais que vous étiez impatientes de lire ça, et j'ai de bonnes nouvelles... Le seul petit problème, c'est que je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de traduire le texte 
Mais pour ne pas vous priver plus longtemps, je mets la version anglaise, et je vais continuer de travailler sur la version française, et je devrais être capable de la mettre en ligne bientôt, juste pour vous! 
Hello everyone!
I’m so glad to talk to you again! Now that the first edition of the
Sue Thomas F.B.Eye Fan Convention is over, I’m sure you all want to know what happened, and if we’ve learned anything interesting… In fact, we did!
We learned that the world of STFBE is inhabited by extremely generous people. All the lead actors have generously accepted to autograph items for the raffles and the auction, which helped us to raise money for two great charities (the
Hearing Ear Dog program, from the Lions Foundation of Canada, and the
ASL Dictionary for Children, from the Deaf Culture Centre).
All the actors have also accepted to participate in a short interview, answering a few questions in writing. This is how we learned that one of
Yannick Bisson’s favourite moments on STFBE was when they filmed the helicopter coming down in the Distillery District in the pilot episode. One of
Deanne Bray’s favourite movies is “The Sound of Music” because she loves the lyrics. If she could be a character from Disney,
Tara Samuel would be Pocahontas, because she always wants to be an adventurous warrior.
Rick Peters remembers quite a bit of ASL, and he brushes up his vocabulary before he visits with Deanne Bray and her husband Troy.
Enuka Okuma was hired from a taped audition, while she was still in Vancouver, BC.
Marc Gomes mentions that the Deaf Culture is similar to the hearing culture in many aspects, yet with its own sense of humour. Last, but not least,
Ted Atherton was glad to share that he will be on stage at the Athena Theatre, in the play The Man in the Desert this spring - http://www.waterlooentertainmentcentre.com for dates and tickets.
But that’s not all! You might not be aware of that, but some actors have moved to Los Angeles after STFBE. And from what seems to be the initiative of Enuka Okuma, they all got together to sign the items we had for them. And while they were together, they filmed individual greetings for the fans, wishing us a good Convention, and thanking us for our support. So we had a chance to see Deanne Bray, with her daughter Kyra and her husband Troy, Enuka Okuma, Rick Peters, Tara Samuel and Marc Gomes, all over again. Everybody loved the video, and thank you to the interpreter –
Nancie Bowles – who translated it into ASL.
Now, what really happened at the Convention? On Friday night, we were extremely lucky!
Ted Atherton, our favourite Boston-born, Harvard-educated FBI agent, visited us. He spent time to talk with everyone, posing for pictures and signing autographs – he was such a sweetheart!
Quite a few actors who had guest-starred on STFBE have spent the whole weekend with us. They were great, and they really helped us to bridge the gap between English and ASL. Thanks to
Sammi Bourgeois (Amanda),
Anselmo DeSousa (Anselmo, in Endings and Beginnings),
Enza Iovio (Melissa Harmon, in In Thin Air),
Vida Peric-Warwick (Hannah, in Who Wants to be a Millionaire) and
Lucia Jackson (Pam, in The Heist).
Saturday afternoon, we were blessed with the visit of
Sue Thomas herself, with her assistant Deborah and her wonderful assistance dog Katie. She told us about her life, about her experience in the FBI – yes she had a good male friend in the service, but not as close as Sue and Jack are on the show – and about her new project to train assistance dogs in Vermont. She really is a wonderful woman, her energy and faith touched all of us.
Another guest joined us briefly that afternoon. Her name is
Karina Kulawick, she was the young actress who played Sue at the age of 18 months, in the pilot episode. It was sweet to witness her reunion with Sue Thomas, she really is a cute girl.
Saturday evening,
Sandra Gillis (she is Ted Atherton’s agent and works for Premier Artists) was present to let us know more about her job. We were very surprised to learn how hard it was to find good parts for Canadian actors, in Canada!
Tracy Church, a trainer for the
Hearing Ear Dog program (the Lions Foundation of Canada – Dod Guides) was there with Macca. She explained the intensive training the future dog guides have to go through, and Macca demonstrated some of her abilities.
The volunteers from the
Deaf Culture Centre were also extremely kind, glad to share a lot of information with everyone at their booth. It was a great insight to the Deaf Culture, and it was possible to learn about the various activities that take place at the Centre.
Naturally, this Convention would not be complete without
the raffles and the auction that helped us to raise money for the two charities. At the end of the evening, on Saturday, we had raised
over $750! Just to name one, a package that included a jersey signed by all actors was auctioned for $125!!!
But it’s not really over yet… I know some of you have been leery about this Convention, not completely sure if we would deliver what we announced. I really hope we have now proven the seriousness of this Convention. There are still some autographed items left… We have created ten (10) new wonderful packages for you! You can still help us to raise more money for the charities, and in return get some very unique STFBE memorabilia, not accessible anywhere else.
Please, visit our website for more information. Don’t wait too long, or all the interesting packages might be gone…
http://convention.suethomasfbeye.net
Thank you very much for your support!
Katerie
PS. I almost forgot… In their letter to the fans, Gary and Dave Johnson remind us that at the end of the final episode, it was written “The End – for now…” They still believe it to be the case…
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Mais voici sensiblement le même contenu! Je vais essayer de ne pas mettre trop d'expression québécoise, mais si j'en échappe une ou deux, ne m'en voulez pas 
J'espérais en vain, mais là, dit comme ça de la part des producteurs... ! 
Ok, je sors !
