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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Today's the Day

The giveaway is now closed. Thank you to all who entered!
Today, I am walking in the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk®. It is the largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's in the nation.

I've told you all about my
Grandpa Jack, and why I'm walking. So this morning, perhaps even as you read this, I will be walking a 5K (That's 3 miles), along with my sister, my step-mother, aunt, cousins, friends. This is the largest team we have had, and I'm hoping that Grandpa Jack is proud of us. But mostly, I just hope that he knows how much we love and miss him.

I'm not going to bore you with statistics and facts today - I've already written all of those
here and here. Today, I just ask that you spend a moment thinking a good thought for us. I will be donating all revenue for the month of October to the Alzheimer's Association This may not be much, but they're getting it all. I really hope that you will consider taking some of your time (today, tomorrow, sometime this month) to click through. It won't cost you a thing, except time, and it really is for a good cause.

And, if you would like to donate to the Alzheimer's Society, I ask that you
consider supporting me in my walk today...

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Now...

Today is also the one year anniversary of my blog. (Technically, it's tomorrow, but then I would have to write two weekend posts - when I normally don't even write one, and... Oh sorry, back to the good stuff) It doesn't really feel like it's been that long, but here we are - one year later!! To celebrate, I am giving away a $25.00 gift card to JCPenney. It's not much, but it's yours, if you're the lucky winner.

Here's how to enter:

1. Post a comment on this post before October 31, 2008. I normally wouldn't make it this long, but since I'm having the contest in conjunction with my Alzheimer's fundraising efforts, the 31st it is. (Don't forget to leave an email address, so that I can notify you that you have won.) **EDITED TO ADD: Contest will close at 12:00 noon on Friday, October 31st.**

2. For two extra entries, write a blog post linking to today's post and
this one, and leave the link in a comment.

3.
Stumble this post for another extra entry.

(In fact, if you leave all that stuff in ONE comment, that will really help.)

One entry per person, the winner will be chosen at random ('cause I'm ALL about the random), and will be notified by email. I will also post it here. If the chosen winner does not respond in 3 days, I will choose another winner.

Sound fair? If you have any questions, email me (the address can be found on my
profile page)
Thank you all for a wonderful year...

256 comments:

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Anonymous said...

Best wishes on your walk...Such a great cause!
Thanks for such a fun giveaway!
sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com

Oh, and Happy Bloggiversary!

Unknown said...

The best of luck to you!

bren j. said...

Thanks for the contest.

Hope your walk is safe and fun!

checkers said...

Good luck on the Walk and thanks.
skyskyaa11(at)gmail(dot)com

Amy said...

Hope you had a great time at the walk!

And happy blogoversary!

Visiting from the bloggy giveaway carnival.

Alaina said...

How great that your family can do that together! We love my grandpa 1 1/2 years ago - he also had alzheimers. It's such a sad disease.

alainamj AT yahoo DOT com

pinklady705 said...

Sending you best wishes for all areas of your life.

Unknown said...

keep up the good work and i hope your walk is successful

ebienic(at)hotmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

Great prize! Thanks so much!!!!! jannajanna@Hotmail.com

LollyBlue said...

Good luck!

Kimberly said...

Happy Blogiversary!

hayley said...

Thanks for the giveaway- it would be perfect to do some holiday shopping!

oreo89 [at] gmail [dot] com

Anonymous said...

HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY!!

bangbanglovely at aim dot com

Virginia said...

Happy 1 year blogaversary!

Sarah Z said...

I am sure his spirit will be walking beside you!

Thanks!
Sarah
believedreamcourage (at) gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your blogs anniversary! Good luck on your walk! monk5@charter.net

pamela s said...

Hope your walk went well & thank you for the giveaway!

TJNMBT said...

Good luck! And $25 is an awesome giveaway!
jaz4579[at]ameritech[dot]net

Heidi said...

What a great cause. Way to go.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the giveaway!

ntalanATgmailDOTcom

Philana said...

i hope the walk is on a nice day outside!

Lisa said...

My husband's grandma suffered from Alzheimer's. It's horrible.
lholterhoff@charter.net

Michelle said...

I hope your walk went well and was very successful!

Marrid66 said...

My grandmother had this disease. She died not knowing me.

Karen aka marrid66

karbry@cox.net

Here On Columbia Avenue

Da Boss And Bryguy

4 Cats Make Me Crazy!

eyeslikesugar said...

How fantastic! Thank you for this giveaway; I hope I win :)
eyeslikesugar (at) gmail (dot) com

Anonymous said...

This is great :) Thanks for the contest!

anastasia[at]mediamafia.org

buzzd said...

Happy Anniversary and thanks for the great contest!

Susan said...

Good luck with the walk!!

Kristen said...

Thanks for the giveaway. This is really great!

Anonymous said...

My grandma has it so I admire your efforts. Thank you for hosting a giveaway.
wynderbm[at]hotmail[dot]com

Tricia said...

I hope the walk was wonderful!

mccammacks(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

CJ'SMOMMY*KIMBERLY said...

congrats

you da mom! said...

i have blogged about this disease before. it is so sad and i think it's so important for people to take it very seriously and support causes that help it. good for you!!

HeatherLow said...

Hope all went well and keep up the good work. Alzheimers is a terrible disease.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Heather
poncey76 at hotmail dot com

Cherie J said...

Happy Blogaversary! Thanks for the contest!

cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)com

Mommy 2 Monkeys said...

Enjoy your walk. I'm trying to train for a 5k in a couple months.

Sarah DeSalvo said...

HOpe the walk went well. Great cause!
junglewife (at) gmail (dot) com

Alesha @ Full Time Mama said...

That's so great how much money your team raised! Love the shirts too!

Anonymous said...

I think what you're doing for the Alzheimer's Association is great.
-Terra
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

Kristan said...

good luck on the walk!
andrewandkristan(at)hotmail(dot)com

ewalsh40 said...

Thank you for the chance to win!

Reva Skie said...

What a great way to honor your Grandfather. Congrats on the one year blogiversary.

Jessica-MomForHim said...

I hope it goes well!

Anonymous said...

Happy Anniversary on the blog!!!!

braysgram@aol.com

Anonymous said...

This is a great cause. Good luck on the walk!!!!

jen
mariettaseller(AT)yahoo(dot)com

Julie said...

1 year for your blog! That's wonderful. Mine is just barely older than yours :)

silverhartgirl said...

That is a great cause
silverhartgirl@gmail.com

Kristy said...

Congratulations on the anniversary of your blog. Good luck on your walk!
ksieker(at)hotmail(dot)com

ArkieRN said...

Hope your walk went well. Happy Blog Anniversary.

Armywife73 said...

Congratulations!!! Good luck with your walk for such a worthy cause!

abrockelman73[at]yahoo[dot]com

Tobye said...

Good luck on your walk. Very good cause.

daytoncat said...

Cheers to you for being active in a cause you have a strong link to! Thanks for the great giveaway!

daytoncat1(at)yahoo(dot)com

butler1939 said...

Such a great cause.

Alyce said...

What a great giveaway!
Good luck on the walk!

Anissa said...

Wow that is a lot going on! Best of luck and thanks for the wonderful prize:)

shaunjoy said...

I had a Grandmother with Alzheimer's, so I know how awful of a condition it is. Thanks for giving us the chance to win!

shaunjoy(at)juno(dot)com

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