Merit Winners

awarded - 3/4/2010
Petr Lukyanenko - Artist - Belarus

Lovely art site which showcases this artists paintings over the years. What is amazing is that the paintings clearly shows the changes in what was allowed to be shown publicly and privately before and after the Soviet period in Belarus. Simply amazing. This site is well deserving of our Merit award.

awarded - 8/19/2009
Jewelry By Tara - USA

Custom jewelry site which showcases the obvious talents of the creator Tara. The site is easy to navigate and the jewelry is fun and eclectic.

awarded - 3/4/2009
The Official Website of Elizabeth Anne Claire Roberts - USA

What a delightful site about a beautiful little baby with the large name of Elizabeth Anne Claire Roberts. This site was set up to keep the family updated on the pregnancy of baby "Claire's" mommy and the birth of baby Claire. It is a delightful site with a good use of color and font. There are many pictures of this gorgeous baby and her family. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to this site. Thank you for inviting me to evaluate this web site and best wishes to you and your beautiful daughter.

awarded - 1/21/2009
Freche Lisa - Germany

Your web site is especially close to our hearts as it is dedicated to all things 'cats'. Your site shows great promise with good design, layout, choice of color and font. I enjoyed reading about your cat and will check back often to see how your site grows. Thank you for asking me to evaluate this wonderful cat site.

awarded - 10/22/2008
Tracy's Pet Photos - Canada

Congratulations you have won our "Merit" award. Your web site shows your dedication to design, photography and your beloved animals. We enjoyed reading your poems, viewing your photographs while seeing that your site adhered to our criteria with your easy navigation, nice country design, use of white space and fun font. Thank you for applying for our award.

awarded - 10/4/2008
Thunder Hawk and Aiyana's Web Site - USA

Congratulations, you have won our Merit award! Your web site reflects your pride in the Native American heritage. Our Award is not easy to win and your site met the criteria for design, navigation and content. Thank you for submitting your site for consideration.

awarded - 8/17/2008
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Philippines

Nicely designed site about a young woman's stamp collection devoted to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Good use of white space, text size, and graphics.

awarded - 3/12/2008
Alice PANDORA - Brazil (closed)

This site from Brazil offers a visitor a variety of things from butterflies, fairies, snowglobes, to poems, and web sets. While the site is in Portuguese, there is an English translation. Additionally, it is also graphically pleasing site.

awarded - 3/5/2008
Heather's Huntington's Disease Page - Canada

This site is dedicated to educating people about Huntington's Disease. The web master's mother had this disease which is hereditary and she tells the story of the familial background, shares stories, pictures, the importance of genetic testing, care giving tips, and much more. I have watched this site evolve and it has improved with time. I hope to see this web master continue her work on her site as she grows and learns more.

awarded - 2/27/2008
Atlantis Revealed - Italy

This site presents the history and theory of the lost city and civilization of Atlantis. The web master has provided tabs for the visitor's use in turning on/off the music, adjusting one's browser window for optimum viewing, the resolution, and even to change the background skin. Great additions! I felt that the colors, text, graphics, and photos were all complementary in nature and very much enjoyed this site. A site very much worth visiting.

awarded - 8/17/2007
Model Railroading - USA

This site is will be thoroughly enjoyed by the model railroad enthusiast, as well as others and presents the history, pictures of different layouts the web master has visited, as well as pictures of his own layouts. Easy navigation, along with a site map, as well as Safe Surf rated.

awarded - 5/10/2007
The Fuzzy Farm - USA

This site has an interesting concept, with a well written description of their product, collection, and policies. The site has a nice layout with good use of text and images. They offer custom made, hand spun yarn from an pet owner's pet hair. A wonderful keepsake of their dog or cat.

awarded - 4/18/2007
The Genealogical Records of the Johannes Branch of Fite's - USA

This site presents the biographical and genealogical narrative of the Johannes branch of Fites in the United States. The genealogy of this webmaster's family was presented in a well-thought out and easy to understand format. The navigation was easy, with a site map, and the added text navigation a plus. Nice, clear photographs of family members was a nice touch bringing this family to life.

awarded - 4/16/2007
MC Flame's World - Germany

Cat lovers site from the view of the Main Coon cat "Fleming". She introduces her world, which she shares with three other cats. This site shows a good use of text and images with fast loading times. Nice, clear, and easy navigation. The pictures were of good quality and showed the cat's personalities. The site educates the visitor about Maine Coon cats, their care, personality, and the protection of animals. The Award Program is also nicely done.

awarded - 3/17/2007
Chinese New Year Customs & Culture - Singapore (this url is no longer valid - 12/2009)

This site presents information on the Chinese new year customs and culture of the Chinese people. A very informative site with a great use of color, recipes, text, graphics. Great navigation. Prepare yourself to take some time when visiting this site as there is much information contained here.