Unique Gifts Story Contest
May, 2010
(Contest is limited to U.S. Residents Only)
(Click
here to see the results of the April contest)
MAY CONTEST GRAND PRIZE:
Tea Traveler and Sample Teas
from
Teas Etc. ($40 Value)
Enter your story and optional photo about a unique and healthy gift you received, for publication in this month's Super Unique Gifts Story Contest.
IMPORTANT: Your story should be related to the contest theme: "Why This Gift Was Healthy."
If your story is the most interesting and compelling, you could win a Tea Traveler and set of Sample Teas from this month's contest co-sponsor, Teas Etc.
Final Deadline for Entries:
Midnight (Eastern Time),
Saturday June 5, 2010
(Contest is limited to U.S. Residents Only)
This Month's Contest Topic:
"Why This Gift Was
Healthy"
Tell us about a special gift you received (and optionally include a photo of the gift, of you, or of the occasion if it adds to the story).
There is no minimum number of words required, but you should remember that people love to read details about an interesting story.
Make your story long enough to tell:
- How long ago you received the gift.
- What the gift was.
- What the occasion was.
- Any other details that help tell the story in a compelling way.
HOWEVER...
The best stories (and potential winners) will go beyond the "who, what, when and where" to the real core of the contest: the WHY.
The heart of your story should center around WHY the gift was special and unique -- and more importantly, why it was healthy.
- Why this gift improved your life.
- Why this gift helped you become physically or emotionally healthier.
- Why this gift still helps or encourages you to live a healthier life.
- In other words, Why this gift was healthy!
How the contest will work:
1. You'll find a form below where you can enter a title for your story, then type in (or paste in) your story and add an optional photo. We'll notify you by email if there are any problems with your entry.
2. After approval, your contest entry will appear on its own page and will be linked at the bottom of this page, along with other contest entries. We'll notify you by email when your story is online.
3. Visitors to the contest pages will add positive comments to their favorite entries. Comments will play a small, but significant part in the judging, so you may want to let friends and family know about your entry via email, blogging, Facebook, or Twitter.
4. After the deadline passes, we'll make a final decision and notify the winner by email, so be sure to enter your correct email address on the Thank You form after submitting your entry.
5. We reserve the right to reject any entries that we think are not appropriate for a family-friendly audience or do not meet the contest guidelines for subject matter or originality. Contest is limited to U. S. Residents only.
NOTE: We'll announce the winner and the next contest topic here and in the June issue of our Unique Gifts Idea Alert email newsletter, which also provides you special gift discounts and online coupon codes for gift shopping.
(You can opt in to the monthly alert mailing at the top right of any page on the site. We send the Unique Gifts Idea Alert only to those who specifically request to be added to that list.)
Final Deadline for Entries:
Midnight (Eastern Time),
Saturday June 5, 2010
(Contest is limited to U.S. Residents Only)
Have a Unique Gift Story to Enter in the Contest?
Do you have a great story about a special "healthy gift" you received?
Share it, and be sure to tell us specifically "why this gift was healthy!" (See the contest details and explanations above for more examples of what to include.)
Contest Entries...
Click below to see contest entry stories from other visitors to this page...
A New Perspective
I remember it like it was yesterday; the year was 1983.
Life had become so out of my control that I was filled with depression and losing all sense ...
Wheels That Healed a Mom's Heart In 2007, after an emergency room visit, I was informed by a cardiologist that my heart was only working 20% and that I needed to have surgery right away ...
A Simple, But Worthy Gift Sometimes, people do not know how crucial their actions may be. This past week, on a boat in the sunny, warm weather, I encountered one of these people,...
A Reflection of Friendship
It is so easy to get wrapped up in our own lives -- our own needs, wants, and life difficulties.
I have been blessed with the gift of true friendship....
The Healing Tree
Hi, my name is Sam, and I suffer from chronic pain and depression.
Around eight years ago I got a phone call from a man named Gian. Just as I was about ...
Soul Food About 5 years ago my husband and I bought 3 acres of land on the Big Island of Hawaii. The prices for land at that time were still affordable, and we knew ...
A Friend for Life Last year, my husband gave me a West Highland Terrier puppy named Maggie. She was a healthy gift in every way. Her playful antics keep me smiling. Walking ...
A gift of giving This life is not always easy. I was blessed with an awesome childhood. My parents had a good solid relationship (and still do), and I couldn't have asked ...
Skating to Friendship My parents gave me the roller skates I longed for the summer I turned 11. New to the neighborhood, I now could fasten these old fashioned skates to my ...
The Nun
When I was younger, my Mom took me to the store and told me I could pick out anything I wanted to for my Dad's upcoming birthday.
I looked around the ...
