Local Team Excels at Sand Sculpting
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A highly regarded sandcastle-building team, Archisand, has a Mission Viejo connection. Archisand is headed by Greg LeBon of Mission Viejo. He and his wife Kathy are parents of Pamela, 16, and Alex, 14. Greg, who is an architect by profession, founded the team. Kathy serves as marketing director for Archisand.

After winning the U.S. competition for six of the last nine years, Archisand placed second in the 28th U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition, which was held a week ago in Imperial Beach. The contest is one of three national annual events to draw a crowd of more than 350,000 people. The other two are the Indy 500 and Mardi Gras.

Archisand allows anyone who wants to be on its team. It is the only Master’s category team that permits children to carve. Archisand’s work will appear in two movies this year, "He's Just Not That into You" and "My Sister's Keeper."

As a highlight of the recent event in Imperial Beach, the Make-a-Wish Foundation enabled a terminally ill young boy from Philadelphia to see the contest and meet the sand sculptors.

To view photography and learn more about Archisand, visit the Website, http://members.cox.net/archisand