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UPDATED: Comments are now closed as I'm drawing the winners now.
Last month I won my new friend, Greenstyle Mommy's Pay It Forward contest.
Kristen sent me a lovely card from Hope for Women. It's a beautiful notecard. I love stationery and this is for a great cause, so all the more lovely! And a really cool Coffee Cuff from Gretchen's Creations, it's a reusable sleeve for your coffee cup to keep my little hands from burning.
Now, it's my turn to PIF.
I'll be sending an assortment of Burt's Bees items to THREE lucky people. Seriously! An assortment of all natural personal care items. No yucky SLS, petroleum or parabens here, folks. Just good stuff!
In addition to the assortment of Burt's Bees goodies, I'll also be making a $25 donation to the charity of the three winners' choices (a total of $75)! So, in your comment, please also add the charity that you'd like for me to donate to. This isn't a requirement for you to do if you are a PIF winner, just a little something extra that I wanted to do, prompted by a little inspiration from Smiler.
All you need to do it to leave a comment on this post and I'll enter you into the drawing. Please tell your friends about it too. For every friend you send to comment on this post, you'll get an extra entry. So...here's what you do. Just comment. If you are referred by someone, just comment and leave the name of the person who sent you here.
Now...here's the tiny and simple condition. If you are a winner, you then "pay it forward" by sending a small gift to three people. It doesn't need to be extravagant or fancy, just something thoughtful. Got it? Make sense? Good!
On January 16th I'll choose the winners and you'll receive your PIF gifts shortly after. And yes, I will ship internationally.
83 comments:
Looks like I'm the first person to enter the contest! How fun. I love the idea of a pay it forward gift. It seems like a great way to spread some good karma and get your blog noticed by people all at the same time.
Mmm...Burt's Bees.
What an awesome concept. I love the paying it forward. Very cool.
I'm in! Love Burt's Bees and love paying it forward :)
And you can keep this as a sticky by changing the post date to, for example, January 16 since that's the last day of the contest :)
Thanks so much for letting me know about this! I LOVE BB's products. LOVE!!! I got some stuff in my stocking for Christmas.
I will put a notice on my blog. I reeeeeally wanna win! Especially because January 17th is my birthday.
Sticky post: Post date the post you want to stay "sticky" by dating it January 16th at whatever time (or whatever date and time you want the post to stay first). Does that make sense?
Great idea, GEG!
"Stitch Bitch" sent me. I love, love, love the idea for this! Please enter my name in the contest.
ShoeAddict sent me. What a fun idea for a contest - I'd love to play along!
Please enter me. I found you from Anna over at Stitch Bitch.
Sign me up, geg! Sorry we didn't have a chance to get a Chowhound gathering together while you were here. Sounds like you were busy, though! Let us know next time you're in town and we'll have dinner!
Wait, wait.
First of all - I get the blog hook up through Bella's Bold, Brilliant Blog.
Second of all - I find the content awesome.
Third of all - I love pay it forward & karma.
And Fourth - who can't love Burt's Bees?!
As a side note if you don't have Burt's Bees - check out Lypsyl, very similar and just as delicious :)
Bella -- thanks for being first!
Bri -- love you as always!
Sognatrice -- you will for being first to tell me how to do the sticky post!
Shoe -- I knew you'd have friends stop by!
Adrienne -- thanks for coming by. I'm diggin' that stich bitch!
Lori -- thanks for coming by!
c in DC -- I live in VA, I'm in DC every week! Thanks for coming by!
Tara -- it was a crazy trip. Thanks for stopping by!
Milwaukee Girl -- Love your comments. I'll look into Lpysyl. I'm pretty particular about my products...no synthetic chemicals for me.
Keep the comments coming folks!!!
I've been lurking here for awhile and there's nothing like a good contest to make people de-lurk ;)
I want to play.
Anna sent me (Stitch Bitch). Yes, I would love to Pay It Forward.
If I am one of the winners (crosses fingers, I love Burt's Bees!) I promise my PIF will be yummy foodstuff.
Count me in! I love your products : )
Here's my comment, yo!
Btw, if you put a date way in the future on this blog post, it will stay up until that future date happens (or you change it again).
Just go to edit this post, and you'll see right under the text editing box, "Post Options" If you click that, you can change the post date to anything you want. Just pick something like, in the year 2020 or something. Whenever you want it to "go away" change it back to the original date.
:-D
I'm in!
Just as a warning, though, the last time I tried a "pay it forward" type event on my blog it totally fell flat on its face, so if I win it might totally die with me. Just sayin'. :)
I'm in! I love Burt's Bees; in fact, I got a belated Christmas present today, of their bath salts. I can't wait to use them! And I think paying it forward is GREAT~!
I need it...it's getting so dry in Phoenix!
Happy 200-GR8!
Found this blog via Stitch Bitch, and I love PIF and Burts Bees, so could you please enter me in it too.
I'm here! Better late than never, right? I love Burt's Bees stuff. I was getting all kinds of free product from my job, but since I've been on leave... nada. Which is fair enough.
I see you've gotten all the tips you need on sticky posts. There is another way which involves adding a page element (using the HTML/Javascript option if you want to add photos). The main advantage of the method I prefer to use is you don't have some wonky date at the top of your posts. That's what I did to have my little "back to home page" button there, since something went wrong with my header which I haven't been able to figure out yet.
I like the idea of pay it forward but there's something I just don't get really... is it just about sending out gifts to people or is it helping some charity of cause or something? Because if it's not, as much as I like Burt's bees I'd say to not put me in the draw. I have a hard enough time getting out of the house as it is and only get out for things like doctors appointments which I have to go to most every week.
Am I right in guessing that's who you work for? Because I've seen mentions of their products a few times here it seems. Or maybe you already talked about it and I missed it, in which case I am deeply ashamed.
Have you joined Blog 365 yet? I'm designing some badges for it. Some quite graphic ones but then I'll be making some funky ones with vintage images too. Ok. I've blabbed enough, bye for now! :-)
Oh, please do enter me!!! My charity of choice is UNICEF. Thanks!!
Came via Stitch Bitch, bless her heart. :)
Stumbled across u a few days ago looking for South Beach info. Didn't know it was you until I read several posts and then it was like 'hey! i know her!' I feel like I am seeing u in a completely diff way! So happy to hear that you're doing well. Can't believe Brooke is a Mommy!!! Love the contest! Is it weird if I check up on your blog occasionally?
Please, please, please let me win...I promise to PIF :)
Shoe Addict sent me!
Goodness gracious! I was just coming over to see how the badge looked here and now this! That's very generous of you. I didn't mean it as a criticism I sure hope you didn't take it that way!
In that case, the cause I'd like you to donate to is on my blog - we're contributing to send books to Africa. Which... I guess that means you can add me in the contest. Maybe I can offer logos or mastheads which don't require me to actually go outside. :-)
I answered you on my blog too btw. Glad you joined, yay!
p.s. If you like I'll given you the code to use so your button can link bag to the 365 hub. Let me know!
Love the PIF concept! This was my first year of adopting a family through Salvation Army, and it was awesome! :)
I'd like my contribution to go for breast cancer, if I happen to win. Susan G. Komen or Avon Walk.
Wow what a great idea, once I get a few extra bucks I think I will do this as well. Things have been very tight here for the past few months.
If I should be one of the lucky winners, I'd love for the money to be donated here; http://www.roswellpark.org/Giving
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, my husband is being treated here currently for lymphoma and they are so wonderful to the patients and their families. Some of the nurses even chipped in to get our daughters a small Christmas present.
Love Burt's Bees, you're v.generous with your PIF.
BTW Anna at Stitch Bitch referred me :)
Hi! Count me in.
There are some of us that are doing a Pay it Forward for knitters. See my blog for details on that.
Burt's Bees stuff is awesome. We use it here.
Nice blog! I'm a friend of Mitmoi
Great idea and great choice of contest prize! Bees are a good thing!
My charity of choice is Doctors Without Borders.
What a neat idea!
I'm in!!
I want to be a part of this! What a great idea :)
How wonderful! I am taking part in a Pay It Forward book exchange, so check out my blog! I'm definitely in, and hope to get to do this myself!
please! count me in!
shoeaddict sent me :)
Jeez Louise, my lips are a cracking !
I love Burt's Bees! Shoeaddict sent me over.
St. Jude's kids for me, if I win. :)
I love pay it forward this is great lets keep it going.
This is a very cool idea! I'm here via blog365. :-) I'd have to really think about a preferred charity...there are so many which are worthwhile....
Hey what a great idea! BB is awesome, pay it forward awesome, charity awesome. I'll enter!
I'm here from Anna's blog, Stitch Bitch.
My charity would have to be the one I work for, People's Community Clinic in Austin.
Hello I just entered before I have to leave to the airport, it's been very nice to meet you, if you want here is the site I told you about where I type some stuff and make good money (I work from home): here it is
Anna, aka the Stitch Bitch, sent me here. Looks like she's getting lots of extra entries...
Pay if forward is wonderful!
Current favorite charity is Bikes to the World.
Nice way to PIF.
count me in! What a great way to PIF. And look a Mitter reader too! :)
My charity is Trout Unlimited.
What a great idea! Count me in!
Oh.... and I came here through "Diary of a Shoe Addict".
I'm Mel. Came over from Tanyetta's spot. I'd love to participate.
If I win, donate to the American Cancer Society or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
This is a lovely idea! (And Burt's Bees... so nice!)
I am passionate about the March of Dimes (I'm a NICU nurse...what can I say?)
ok! I just found your blog through Sognatrice! I have some catching up to do :) Very nice idea - and I LOVE Burt's Bees. I like the pay it forward idea
Love the PIF idea. I am in. Sognatrice sent me your way. Thanks. I am now off to read your blog.
Another entry for Sognatrice!
One entry for me!
Oh I've come here from sognatrice too :D
I stopped by via Megans Cookin blog.
love the pay it forward concept ...'course a nifty little prize doesn't hurt either...
I'm so excited that you are doing this! And I love that you added the charity portion to the PIF.
(obviously don't enter me! I just wanted to comment!)
Whoa! More comments! Ya'll rock!
Sognatrice readers have arrived. I'm so glad that you're playing!
I'm entering Kathleen of www.knewlove.com into the contest per her email request. She's in Budapest (poor her, huh?) and having a hard time commenting.
Thanks Knewlove!
I'm in too!
I love Burts Bees stuff and you can't get it in Hungary...:))
I'm supposed to say that Kathleen Newlove referred me. Please donate to Donor's Choose (www.donorschoose.org) for school supplies.
I love this idea of paying it forward!
What a fantastic idea! I was just steered over here by Sognatrice and I can't wait to read more of this blog!
Yes, please enter me in the contest and happy new year!!!
Dear Geggie, the lovely Miss Kathleen Newlove sent me your way. Paying it forward; it should be mandatory of U.S. Citizens and illegal immigrants alike. Maybe we'd be less like a bunch of a*#holes and more like a bunch of do-gooders. Ah, a girl can dream! A charity I appreciate is D.A.R.E.--their t-shirts are pretty cool. :o)
Hi Geg,
Sorry I have not made it over here sooner....had a few things going on. You know I am a big fan of paying it forward and about the au naturale products...so count me in ;)
BTW, you sent me over...so do you get to enter yourself now???
I love this idea, just wanted to say! You rule, Geggie. Sweet wishes your way!
Love Burt's Bee products and what a great idea to pay it forward. I'm in.
Sognatrice @ Bleeding Espresso sent me here.
I miss Burt Bees! Please enter me :) Sognatrice sent me as well!
Oh, I would love to enter your contest! I'm here via My Melange's blog.
And if I win (I hope! I hope!), please make my donation to Wildlife Warriors (http://www.wildlifewarriors.org.au/) the late Steve Irwin's organization.
Thanks!
My charity of choice is:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Or Schneiders Children Hospital
Love the pay it forward idea and your blog is way cool. I was sent here by Robin at My Melange and I will definitely pass your blog on to my friends.
Oops, and my charity is the American Cancer Society. Thanks!
I came via Stitch Bitch and would love to be entered in your concept. How thoughtful of you!
Great idea! For all of the Burt's Bees lovers, as I am, it's unfortunate that they were bought out by CLOROX--but read this article--there is hope that they will turn things around!
(If link doesn't work just put Burts Bees in the NYT.com "Search")
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/business/06bees.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=burts+bees&oref=slogin
good morning! have found you before via michele, just like today. Glad to see yet another one of us crazy enough to blog 365!
burt's bee's products are lovely, by the way.
What a sweet idea! I found your blog through Sometimes We Do. I love Burt's Bees line, so I'm crossing my fingers and trying to think of 3 nice little gifts that I can forward.
Lori
Wow!! Y'all just keep coming! This will be quite a drawing! How exciting.
And all of the super worthy charities. I wish that I could give to all of them.
You have until tomorrow to get more people to visit and join.
How wonderful!! I'm here via songatrice...and I love Burt...and got to meet him once at the health food in town. He is really great and totally inspiring (as he gives so much to the Sierra Club to preserve land here!) Count me in as well!!
Wonderful idea! Would love to see a donation to One.org and do our part to help make povery history! (Plus Burt's Bees is the best!)
: )
Is it okay to BEG to be chosen? I adore Burt's Bees. I told my DH I want to be buried with my Burt's Bee Lip Balm tin.
Thnaks for the chance and the fun of dreaming.
hugs,
-missy-
I love this PIF thing. I've already sent out one of mine and still have one more to send to France of all places!!
Am I still in? I know I'm late but here we go:
Cosmetics Choconet wants to win
because it's IN.
Burt's Bees makes me smile,
Burt's Bees is my style.
In case Choconet wins,
of course, she grins.
This contest is really funny
and she wants Geggie-honey
to donate to UNICEF the money.
(I'm one of the winners with this rhyme, right?) *g*
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