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Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest Review and Giveaway

The National Geographic Society and Energizer Ultimate Lithium are again teaming up for their fourth annual Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest. Right now amateur photographer me is sorting through the thousands of pictures I took this year trying to find the picture perfect moment. What a thrill it would be to find your photo in a [...]

Help A School Get What It Needs By Voting In The Bing Our School Needs Contest

Schools need every available dollar for activities and more important educational programs. I know my own school district is in the bottom 10% when it comes to state aid. That is why so many of our PTA groups and school activity organizations fund raise–so the kids do not have to do without. We are living [...]

Mezzetta Make That Sandwich Contest

I hate trips to the doctor–delays in the waiting room, lost paperwork, and poor scheduling always seem to make the day very, very L–O–N–G and drawn out. By the time I get back home, I am always tired. Today was no exception. I was on time for my 10:00 A. M. appointment, but I didn’t [...]

Avery Dennison Celebrates Teachers With A National Sweepstakes

Avery Dennison Celebrates Teachers With A National Sweepstakes Teacher Appreciation Sweepstakes is One of Several Ways Avery Dennison Office Products Supports U.S. Schools and Their Teachers BREA, Calif., (July 21, 2010) – Avery Dennison Office Products Company (“Avery Dennison”), a business unit of Avery Dennison Corporation, is launching a national sweepstakes to reward deserving teachers [...]

Nancy Needs Our Help As A SemiFinalist In The GoodNites Bedtime Theater Contest

Nancy, one of my long time subscribers, is a semi-finalist in the Goodnites Bedtime Theater Contest. Using their cast of characters you had to write a story in very few words. The grand prize is $2,500. Her story is “Thirteen Arms Are Better Than Four: by Nancy, Greensboro, NC. People can vote once a day [...]

Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest

The 3rd Annual Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest is happening now! Send in your best photos – in categories like Animals/Wildlife, Travel and Weather – for a chance to win a National Geographic Expeditions trip for two to the Greek isles and a feature in the December issue of National Geographic magazine. Entry is open until [...]

What’s Behind The Best Coffee

Three generations ago I saw a commercial of Juan Valdez and his mule, Conchita, searching for only the best 100% pure coffee in Columbia’s mountains on television. I was a little kid and loved animals and playing house. You should have seen me serving coffee to my dolls at age seven. The message behind that [...]