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Email Transfer Service MailboxMover.com holding “Worst Email Address Ever” Contest With $100 Amazon.com gift card

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Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) January 02, 2012

Mailbox Mover, a web-based email transfer service located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado is holding a contest not everyone might admit to winning. It’s for having a poorly decided, unprofessional, embarrassing, or otherwise undesirable email address. Besides a free email transfer, the winner will receive a $ 100 Amazon.com gift card.

With the new year, many consumers are looking to get a fresh start. Unfortunately email providers generally do not let users change their usernames. An email address that may have seemed witty in college might not be the best for putting at the top of a r

Spike Lee, Morgan Freeman & Scarlett Johansson Join Jury for HEAR ME’s 2005 National HIV/AIDS Story Writing Contest for At-Risk Youth. Think MTV is Project Partner

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New York, NY (PRWEB) June 30, 2005

The HEAR ME Project has teamed up with Think MTV to launch the second annual National HIV/AIDS Story-Writing Competition for youth at-risk, with an impressive celebrity jury. Morgan Freeman is honorary chair of the panel which consists of Spike Lee, Scarlett Johansson, Forest Whitaker, Jesse L. Martin (Law & Order), Jasmine Guy (Dead Like Me), LeVar Burton (Star Trek), writer Jose Rivera (Motorcycle Diaries), Judy Reyes (Scrubs), playwright Charles OyamO Gordon and renowned HIV prevention specialist, Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott.

The story-writing competition invites young people ages 14 to 22 to send in original stories about vulnerability to HIV and AIDS. In addition to receiving a cash prize of $ 500, the winner’s story will be turned into a short educational film and distributed nationwide to schools, government agencies, community groups and youth serving organizations. The story may also be published in print and in online anthologies with other selected entries. Contest entry forms will be available at http://www.hearmeproject.org. The contest is open to all youth ages 14-22. The Call for Entries begins National HIV Testing Day, June 27, 2005, and the deadline for submissions is World AIDS Day, December 1, 2005. Stories must be between 3-5 pages (typed, double-spaced or neatly written) and will be accepted via postal mail. The winner will be announced on or about Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2005.

The contest was created to get young people thinking about their personal vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. Many young people are unaware that HIV and AIDS are significant threats. However, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), at least half of all HIV infections in the United States are among people under 25 and the majority of these young people are infected sexually. Minorities are hardest hit. The CDC reports that 84% of girls aged 13-19 with AIDS are African-American or Hispanic and 62% of boys aged 13-19 with AIDS are African-American or Hispanic.

“This competition is a fresh way to get young people thinking about their vulnerability to HIV and AIDS. The celebrity support validates these kids and says, ‘your life is important to us – protect it’,” says Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott, Department Chair of the Center for Health Disparities at The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing.

The 2004 call for entries yielded nearly 400 stories from all over the country, as well as international responses from London, Nigeria, Zambia and Canada. Spike Lee, Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Spy Kids), producer Elizabeth Avellan (Spy Kids), Jesse L. Martin, (Rent, Law and Order) Jeff Friedman (Academy Award Winner, Common Threads), Charles OyamO Gordon, Jasmine Guy, MTV VJ Quddus, and Dr. Loretta Jemmott picked the winning story belonging to 14-year-old Shawn C. Nabors of Brooklyn, NY. Nabors’ story will be filmed this summer and incorporated into CDC approved HIV prevention curricula that target junior and senior high school students.

The contest is presented by The HEAR ME Project a 501(c)(3) organization, and Think MTV and founding Sponsor, Select Media, Inc. Other Sponsors and collaborators include Abbott Laboratories, Baby Phat, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Community Connect (Asian Avenue, Black Planet and Mi Gente), M•A•C AIDS Fund, Mony, The New York Mercantile Exchange, Oxygen Media, Savoy Magazine, Scholastic Magazine, The Source Magazine, Urban Latino Magazine, VIBE Magazine, XXL Magazine, and the Center for Health Disparities at The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing.

For further information, contact Tyree Oredein at 212-941-2309 or visit http://www.hearmeproject.org.

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Fitwize 4 Kids

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Poway, CA (PRWEB) January 3, 2006

NOVATO, Calif. and San Diego, Calif., January 3, 2006 ? Fitwize 4 Kids (http://www.fitwize4kids.com), America?s fastest growing chain of fitness centers specifically designed to foster kids? health education, physical activity and nutrition awareness, and two-time bodybuilding champion and kids? health advocate Merilee A. Kern, MBA, Author of the ground-breaking children?s book ?It?s Not Your Fault That You?re Overweight – A Story of Enlightenment, Empowerment and Accomplishment for Overweight and Obese Kids? (http://www.notfault.com), today announced a call for entries for their joint 2006 ?Heart-Smart Art Contest? initiative intended to get elementary and middle-school age children off to a healthy start in 2006.

?This contest is a fantastic way to get America?s kids thinking about healthy living at the onset of the new year,? said Kern. ?With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that over 20 percent of American children are either overweight or obese, a fun program such as this that increases awareness of good nutrition and fitness through creative expression is one very positive step in the right direction.?

To enter the contest, kids ages 14 and under should submit an original work of art no larger than 8.5?x11? that depicts a child making ?some? type of healthy lifestyle choice. Entries, which should be submitted via USPS to Kern Heart-Smart Art, 12265 Scripps Poway Parkway, #112-280, Poway, CA 92064 along with the entrant?s name, mailing address, phone number and age, must be received no later than January 31, 2006, with the winner to be announced on Valentine?s Day, February 14, 2006 ? an appropriate day on which to honor ?heart-smart art?.

The child within each of the four available age categories (3-5, 6-8, 9-11 and 12-14) who best interprets a healthy lifestyle choice – as determined by a panel of health experts – will each receive prize package that includes:

DailyOlive.com Valentine?s Day ?What I?ve Done for Chocolate? Contest Awards Richard Donnelly Chocolates

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 2, 2006

Most of us have a humorous, impressive, or embarrassing story about the lengths we’ve gone to in order to get a chocolate fix. DailyOlive.com?s ?What I?ve Done for Chocolate? Valentine?s Day contest (http://www.dailyolive.com/chocolate/what_ive_done_f.html) rewards one lucky chocoholic with an indulgence that?s truly worth the effort. The winning confessor will receive an 8 oz. Richard Donnelly assortment (a $ 65 value) and the tale will be posted on DailyOlive.com on Valentine?s Day.

Richard Donnelly Chocolates, located in Santa Cruz, CA, opened in 1988 after Donnelly bought a caramel apple store. He then studied with master chocolatiers in Paris and Brussels. Donnelly Chocolates are made from French and Belgium couvertures. Kyeann Sayer, from DailyOlive.com explains that ?To many, premium chocolate is associated with elaborate packaging or sophisticated branding rather than quality. Richard Donnelly focuses primarily on the highest caliber ingredients, reminding us to appreciate how fine, fresh chocolate should taste.?

In order to qualify for the contest, participants must submit a tale of up to 200 words about the most extraordinary lengths they?ve gone to for a chocolate fix. Submissions are due by February 9 to be considered and can be sent to Kyeann Sayer at kyeann[at]dailyolive.com. No purchase is necessary to participate.

Dailyolive.com features news, stories, and resources about food, wine, entertaining, travel, cooking, and kitchen gadgets for the foodie and casual gourmet. Its website is http://www.dailyolive.com.

For more information about Richard Donnelly chocolates and to order them online, please visit http://www.donnellychocolates.com.

For more information about DailyOlive.com and the Valentine?s Day Contest, please visit http://www.dailyolive.com/chocolate/what_ive_done_f.html.

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Media Logic Engages Cabela?s Facebook Fans With Contest Resulting in 1K Entries and 80K Votes

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Albany, NY (PRWEB) January 10, 2012

Media Logic, a nationally recognized agency specializing in marketing for a social world, recently completed its Good Old Truck Facebook contest for client Cabela?s to support the recreation retailer?s year-long ?Fifty Years Fifty Trucks? sweepstakes. The contest, which received more than 1,000 entries and more than 80,000 votes, encouraged consumers to share a photo of their ?good old truck? and win a $ 500 Cabela?s gift card.

The winning entry, a pink 1952 Ford F-8 Big Job Fire Engine named ?Jennie Mae? belonging to Jon Lovie, received more than 5,000 votes. Lovie uses the truck to raise awareness for cancer in Napa Valley, CA.

Lovie vows to put the $ 500 gift card up for auction and donate the proceeds to a cancer patient. ?[Jennie Mae] is named after my wife who was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 years ago,? said Lovie in his award entry. ?All of the work updating her for her new mission was donated by people and local businesses that have had someone special in their lives that fought cancer. She has thousands of signatures on her from cancer survivors and from loved ones leaving a special note for those who have lost their battle to this horrible disease.?

Media Logic believes social engagement?engagement that runs deeper than simply clicking a ?like? button?is essential to a successful social marketing campaign. ?There are a number of ways brands can encourage fan engagement,? said Ron Ladouceur, Media Logic executive vice president and creative director. ?Contests that encourage fan participation by posting photos or telling stories are great for recreation retailers. As evidenced by the Cabela?s promotion, people have interesting stories to tell?and it?s stories like this that really drive engagement with a brand.

According to Derek Fortna, Internet Marketing Manager for Cabela?s, social engagement is one of the keys to the outdoor outfitter?s marketing strategy. ?Promotions like Good Old Truck provide a great way for our fans to interact with the Cabela?s brand,? said Fortna. ?It?s about forming stronger relationships, and showing how we understand and identify with our core customer.?

Measuring engagement and analyzing how it is achieved is central to Media Logic?s social marketing business. Recently, Media Logic created the Retail Social Juice Index to measure social engagement for more than 500 brands across Facebook and Twitter, and then distills the data into a single useful number representative of retail?s social engagement. In addition to publishing an industry average on a daily basis, the Retail Social Juice Index highlights each day?s biggest movers.

About Media Logic

Media Logic is a nationally-recognized and award-winning agency specializing in marketing for a social world: branding, social promotions, influencer marketing and managed community marketing. For more information, visit http://www.mlinc.com; http://twitter.com/medialogic

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Celebrate with Style Announces Valentine’s Contest — ‘Share Your Most Romantic Story’

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Garden City, NY (PRWEB) January 23, 2007

Celebratewithstyle.com today announced its first online Valentine?s Day contest. Contestants are invited to share their most romantic stories. By doing so, they are automatically entered to win a $ 250 gift certificate for dinner at the restaurant of their choice. http://www.celebratewithstyle.com

Romantic stories can relate to any occasion?for example, a first meeting or date, birthday party, holiday, marriage proposal, wedding-related celebration, or anniversary, among others.

?All of us have romantic stories that make us smile,? said publisher JoAnne Alter. ?The Valentine?s Day contest lets people recall and share exciting surprises or warm moments with a special someone. It also offers the chance to win an elegant $ 250 dinner.?

Entry deadline is February 5, 2007. The winning entry will be posted on the site on February 9, 2007. The contest can be found at http://www.celebratewithstyle.com.

About Celebratewithstyle.com:

Celebratewithstyle.com is the first guide to planning memorable parties for family members and friends, as well as holiday, business, social, and fundraising events. The site offers ideas, tips, and advice from experts on food, fashion, and d

Parent to Parent? (Award-winning Education Site) Valentine’s Day Contest — Everyone Wins a Romance Gift Package

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 23, 2007

Parent to Parent? presents: Who is your Valentine Sweetie?

Enter the new contest and be a possible winner.

“There’s one terrific grand prize winner and three runner up winners with incredible gift packages,” says, Jodie Lynn, CEO/Founder of Parent to Parent?. “It’s so simple. Just send in a short poem or letter to us about your sweetheart and your entry might win.”

Contest sponsors are: SeeMore’s Playhouse (new PBS/KIDS TV education show) and Amazon.com (plus other amazing companies).

Lynn says, “There’s a Romance Gift Package for everyone that enters — how cool is that? If we have 20,000 stories/poems submitted, or whatever the number, as long as the rules and guidelines are followed, each person will win a prize.”

Please see http://www.ParentToParent.com for all of the details for this exciting contest and free giveaways.

For additional questions, comments or to schedule interviews, please contact Jame Jones, V.P. Marketing, at info@parenttoparent.com — or, feel free to call our home office, (636) 273 0404.

About SeeMore’s Playhouse

SeeMore’s Playhouse?, a national award-winning first-of-its-kind preschool television series engages and entertains children while utilizing a unique blend of lovable characters, animation, live action and infectious sing-along music to teach the basics of Safety, Health and Wellness. SeeMore’s Playhouse?, http://www.SeeMoresPlayhouse.com , stars “SeeMore the Safety Seal” and airs on PBS Stations nationwide.

About Parent to Parent?

Parent to Parent? is an award-winning educational site voted as one of the top sites on the Internet by Dr. Phil and owned owned by Jodie Lynn, who is an internationally syndicated family/health columnist and radio personality. Parent to Parent? (http://www.ParentToParent.com) is now going into its eleventh year and appears in newspapers, magazines, newsletters, parenting publications and throughout the Internet. She is a regular contributor to many sites including eDiets.com, BabyUniverse.com, ClubMom.com, KeepKidsHealthy.com and MainStreetMom.com. Lynn is the host of the new radio talk show, Inside Parenting Success and has written four best-selling books and contributed to three others, one of which was on Oprah and has appeared on NBC in a three month parenting segment. Her latest parenting/family book is Mom CEO (Chief Everything Officer) Having, Doing, and Surviving It All! (June 2006); her latest business book is, Syndication Secrets – What No One Will Tell You! (March 2006).

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Anchors Away: Experience Project Hosts Valentine’s Day Contest

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San Francisco (PRWEB) February 6, 2007

For many people, Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate relationships with flowers and chocolates, a romantic dinner, or even a weekend getaway. However, for thousands of military couples separated from their loved ones because of overseas deployments, Valentine’s Day can prove to be an exceptionally difficult and lonely time. Yet, couples separated by an ocean can still find a way to express their love and devotion to one another, while finding support from others in the same situation.

Experience Project (http://www.experienceproject.com), an online community that connects members who share numerous life experiences — such as being a military wife and having their spouse away on Valentine’s Day — salutes military couples with an open call for the stories behind their extraordinary love. Points of particular interest are how the couple fell in love, how they cope with being apart during deployments, and what they look forward to doing once their distant half returns home. The community’s favorite stories, as decided by community members and staff, will receive gift certificates to Bath & Body Works and White Barn Candle Company.

“Being apart on Valentine’s Day was always so difficult, as the coping strategies that work nearly every other day simply break down on February 14th,” states Jenine Mak, girlfriend of a United States Army Captain deployed overseas. “After sharing a few experiences on Experience Project, I was connected to other members who had been through the same experiences and could not only understand my feelings, but also suggest how to best deal with them.”

“Love experiences are very popular topics for members of our community, as the best support and advice comes from those people who have been in the same situation. We cannot think of a more powerful demonstration of love than in the case of military relationships, which withstand distance, time, and distress,” notes Armen Berjikly, CEO of Experience Project. “The stories behind these relationships are not only powerful, but inspirational to us all.”

For those that would like to remember a fallen hero, a special section of the site has been set aside for memorializing loved ones through text, pictures, and video. Furthermore, the Experience Project team has made a donation to the National Military Family Association (http://www.nmfa.org), which strives to improve the quality of military family life. In light of the unique challenges faced by military families, Experience Project highly encourages others to do the same.

The contest can be found at: http://www.experienceproject.com/mk/valentines_contest_military.php

About Experience Project

Experience Project connects thousands of new friends daily using common life experiences to build networks between members. The more experiences two people have in common, the stronger the understanding. Privacy is fundamental, enabling a comfortable and discreet environment to share experiences, connect with others who understand, and explore the novel challenges and triumphs of others. Recently entering a public beta, the thriving community has received international coverage in the likes of Planet.nl, CNET, and Wired. The website can be reached at http://www.experienceproject.com .

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Winners Announced in the Choice Literacy “Why My Literacy Leader is Better Than Chocolate” Contest

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Dedham, Maine (PRWEB) February 14, 2007

Principals, teachers, and curriculum coordinators throughout the country are receiving Valentine’s Day chocolates from an unexpected source – their colleagues who nominated them for “Chocolate Leadership” Awards. Godiva chocolates and professional development materials are being awarded this week to the winners of the “Why My Literacy Leader is Better Than Chocolate” Contest from Choice Literacy, a leadership organization for K-12 educators located in Dedham, Maine.

Literacy leadership comes in many forms in schools – sometimes it is a colleague who puts just the right book in your hands. Or it might be a principal who provides just the right workshop when you need it. Or a parent who finds time to come into classrooms and reads to children.

“We thought it would be fun to honor people who have made a difference in their colleagues’ professional lives through reading and writing initiatives,” explained Brenda Power, Choice Literacy’s founder. “We left the entry form open-ended, and received funny stories, inspiring stories, and everything in between.”

Recipients included an administrator from an Indian reservation who turned down the chance to participate in a federal program (and the attached funding) because it didn’t match the needs of his students, a team of literacy coaches who used bathroom walls to post compelling quotes about reading instruction to spark discussions at lunch, and a colleague who gives up Saturdays to assist other teachers with book shopping.

Winners received a large gift box of Godiva chocolates, literacy professional development DVDs, and complimentary Choice Literacy Web site memberships.

The winners include:

Grand Prize: Parmala Farmer (Landrum, South Carolina)

Nominated by Lana O’Shields

First Prize Winners

Amy Greene, Wendy McColley, and Catherine Weiss (Annandale, VA)

Nominated by Jennifer Orr

Linda Morgason (Richmond, IN)

Nominated by Kamara Gard

Alisa King (Knightdale, NC)

Nominated by Jamee Lynch

Vanessa Bramlett (Oakland, CA)

Nominated by Cassandra Todd

Cindi Supko (Gardnerville, NV)

Nominated by Brenda Downs

Richard Bordeaux (Mission, SD)

Nominated by Lori Jackson

Lisa Russell (Maryville, TN)

Nominated by Colleen Mattison

Ginger Featherstone (Martin, FL)

Nominated by Shannon Blount

Natalie Brunelle-Dunning (Portsmouth, RI)

Nominated by Michele Poselli

Julie Dermody (Chapel Hill, NC)

Nominated by Bernice Goldstein

Stephanie Blad (Shakopee, MN)

Nominated by Dave Orlowsky

Choice Literacy is a multimedia resource for K-12 literacy leaders, with services that include a subscription Web site, DVD workshop kits, and retreats for literacy coaches. Over 4500 literacy leaders from all 50 states and 26 countries across the globe subscribe to “The Big Fresh,” Choice Literacy’s weekly newsletter available at http://www.choiceliteracy.com.

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