“We Have A Winner Wednesday!”
The winner of this week’s contest is…drum roll, please #4..Tiffany Bellah, Orange County, CA!!!!
She is the lucky recipient of a couple’s registration to the April, 2010 FATJEF IV in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
Congratulations, Tiffany! We’ll look forward to seeing you there!
Just remember…
YOU could be the next lucky contestant on ” We Have A Winner Wednesday!”
please direct all further complaints and comments regarding this contest to Mads Haahr, Dublin Ireland.
For this week’s contest and fabulous prizes….please read on.
It is my distinct privilege to introduce you to this brilliant, entrepreneurial, fantasticly
is that a word?!…it is now
mom, Lauren Miller of:
Click on her banner and it will take you to her Etsy page…
where creativity and visual stimulus abound!…
Her soap creations are nothing short of amazing!
The colors!…
The creativity-combined-with-real-life-scents…
Take the art of hand washing to a whole new level!…
At least at our house…
where admittedly, we could possibly need to get out more!
When packages arrive from Lauren, Son #5 calls a hiatus from all current activity.
Here at the Helms, thanks to Sunbasilgarden, we have happy hands!
Let’s face it…
It’s the little things in life that sometimes matter most…
Or as Lauren’s tag line says,” Because life is too messy to not use happy soap!”
I don’t gravitate to bar soap…
please remember: 5 Sons + 1 Hero Hubby = 6 Males…
This is not a bar soap equation.
This fact being clearly stated regarding bar soap…
Let me be perfectly clear.
Lauren’s soaps are NOT just bar soap…
Any more than Etsy is “just another place to shop.”
Etsy is a place to buy and sell all things handmade.
I love it.
I can support really smart, innovative people…
never leave the drive way…
Not have to take any “little Sons” to the women’s restroom in a crowded mall because no “big Sons” came along…
And I get one-of-a-kind, “where did you get that?” things!
I’m in…
This week’s winner will not only get 3 of Lauren’s beautiful, handmade wonders…
but will also receive the joy of “finding things out!”
I hope you become a “Smartypants” with your kids in tow!
We are still posting our comments under the initial prize post for each week...i.e. this one.
With the “rules” firmly in place…
Part of excellent social leadership, involves the key components of…
community involvement and stewardship.
Here, at “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”…
Let’s “test” your knowledge of this organization…
those of you that regularly default to customary fill in the blank, true/false knowledge acquisition are cheering…
Others of you are possibly sweating…profusely.
A TEST?!
No one told me that was TODAY!?!?
The Salvation Army has historically had great taglines over the years…
“Caring is Sharing.”
“Heart to God and Hand to Man”…
(Lauren and I want you to have “happy hands”, wherever you live in this amazing country!)…
See how thematic I can be?!
Over the next week, simply post the answers to your research…
All in one post, please, and you will be entered to win 3 custom soaps!
For the “other” posting days, simply return to this original post and comment…
Even if it’s just that you read the post…
It still counts as an entry.
More on this incredible community organization to come…
Ready, set, go!…
You Smartypants, you!
1. Who was the founder of The Salvation Army?
2. In what country did it originate?
3. Where was the first kettle placed?
4. In what month and year?
5. By whom?
6. What is the purpose of placing kettles?
7. During WWII, what did The Salvation Army typically give to soldiers?
8. True or False? Santa sometimes rings a bell at a kettle.
9. True or False? The Salvation Army has orchestras as well as bands.
10. True or False? The Salvation Army is a church.
11. What is the motto of The Salvation Army?
12. Counting the upcoming 2010 Rose Parade, how many consecutive years has The Salvation Army marched in the Rose Parade?
Thank you for playing!
12 Responses to “We Have a Winner Wednesday! and “Okay, Smartypants!””
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Tammiejoe » Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 8:27 am
Thanks for the fun challenge this morning! I’m worried about the T/F! By posting first, I suppose I am helping others in their research.
1. William and Catherine Booth (the General and Mother of the Salvation Army).
2. London, England, UK
3. Oakland Ferry Landing, California
4. December 1891
5. Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee
6. To provide a free Christmas dinner for the destitute and poverty stricken; now takes place during Thanksgiving as well.
7. Food
8. False
9. False
10. No – however, it is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church
11. Blood and Fire (for the blood Jesus shed and the fire of the Holy Spirit)
12. 90 years
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Tiffany » Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 10:15 am
Oh I am so excited to be a winner!! Thank you, thank you- Apr 24th is the day before my birthday so I am hoping hubby will make a weekend out of it for me!
Now those soaps look very cool- can I win twice in a row? I was going to do all the research, but couldn’t help peeking, and after a brief visit to http://www.salvationarmy.org, I trust that Tammiejoe seems to have gotten it all.
She should get a bar of the bacon&eggs soap to celebrate her early birdness (we’re allowed to make up words here, right?)
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Tammiejoe » Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 10:37 am
Thank you Tiffany for your confidence..and congrats on your win….I’m thinking my princess would love happy hands that have been bathed with cupcakes.
:):) Enjoy your bday weeked at FATJEF!
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cherylyn klemens » Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 11:30 am
okay, TIFFANY congratulations, really, I mean it. NO YOU CANNOT win twice in a row (actually, I don’t really know) those soaps are really cute though. In our house I used to buy all Bath and Body Works in colors to match the decor of each bathroom. Now I just buy soap by the gallon at Costco! My son just recently did a report on William Booth, so I’ll have to go review it to find the answers…..but I’m sure Tammiejoe is probably right. The Salvation Army still does amazing work today, so don’t forget to put your money in the buckets!
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Teri Reply:
December 16th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
@”All of the Above”: Okay…”cheater, cheater pumpkin eaters”…My, my, my…we have a LOT of people that apparently COPIED their way through their conveyor belt years!..Ahhhh…confession is good for the soul. Are you SURE that Miss Tammie ( as Sons #1-#5 call her) is 100% correct? Or would you, at some point in time in this contest, like to WEIGH IN WITH YOUR OWN RESPONSES?…Even if she might be accurate…but then again, what if…
Didn’t you HATE this part of “test taking?!?!?”
Hope your Hanukkah and Christmas prep/celebratory events are well under way and this season is the best ever! You guys are simply great in your support!
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Tiffany » Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 5:23 pm
I did think of not being smarter than a 5th grader as I used that “cheat”- but I was busy all day- trying to write a blog entry myself! All about TommyMom and my big win!!
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Deena » Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 6:44 pm
Congratulations, Tiffany! Please do send me a registration form with your contact information (download it at http://fatjef.com/)and just note that you were the winner of the Tommy Mom drawing.
For the rest of you, don’t forget that the price to register for the FATJEF goes up at 12:00:01 a.m. on January 1.
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Amber Snow » Thursday, December 17, 2009, 11:26 pm
1. Who was the founder of The Salvation Army?William Booth
2. In what country did it originate?England
3. Where was the first kettle placed?San Francisco
4. In what month and year? 1891
5. By whom? um, the salvation army?
6. What is the purpose of placing kettles? to help support many of the 37 million people in poverty who turn to the Army for food and toys at Christmas, utility and homeless assistance, senior and child care, drug abuse treatment and many other social service needs.
7. During WWII, what did The Salvation Army typically give to soldiers? canteens?
8. True or False? Santa sometimes rings a bell at a kettle. TRUE?
9. True or False? The Salvation Army has orchestras as well as bands. I don’t think so but that is a good idea.
10. True or False? The Salvation Army is a church. true
11. What is the motto of The Salvation Army? Doing the most good.
12. Counting the upcoming 2010 Rose Parade, how many consecutive years has The Salvation Army marched in the Rose Parade? 90
okay, tell me the answers now : )
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Amber Snow » Thursday, December 17, 2009, 11:32 pm
oops… imissed one.. the motto is blood and fire..
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Tiffany » Friday, December 18, 2009, 9:20 am
I must know, Teri- how do you find time to blog so consistently and eloquently? And now knowing you have 3 birthday celebrations in addition to the holidays and the normal life of a homeschool mom- I think you must have figured out how to clone yourself!
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Teri Reply:
December 20th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Listen, sister…I have no idea what you’re smoking to create such a vision of loveliness about my life and organizational skills but…pass some of it this way, will ya?! ;0)
Seriously…I’m as “normal” as any other mom…which really just describes a setting on your dryer, so ponder that one for awhile if you will! I blog consistently because I would love for a part of my legacy to include a community in which my children and grandchildren can thrive. My friend, I have been able to talk the wallpaper off a wall since I was 2, so I guess the “eloquence” part, apparently is God given. Altho’ Dr. Shanon Brooks may have a point of contention as to the context of “eloquent” here. ;0)
No cloning that I am aware of has occurred. Sons #1-#5 would definitely be like the shepherds in the field over this thought…sore afraid! ;0)
And get this…there are actually 4 birthdays if you count one extended family member! How’s THAT for planning!?!??!
It is my hope after the first of the year, Miss Tiffany, that we will “bond through blog” even more deeply and I’m happy to share pretty much any and all secrets of life as I see them…perhaps then you’ll see even more clearly that I’m just like every other mom! ;0) Admittedly from time to time, more sleep would be nice! ;0) And Hey!, You’re no slouch yourself, sister! I went over to that blog of yours….very engaging!
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Caroline » Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 8:19 am
You Smartypants, you!
1. Who was the founder of The Salvation Army?
William Booth
2. In what country did it originate?
England
3. Where was the first kettle placed?
San Francisco
4. In what month and year?
Dec 1891
5. By whom?
Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee
6. What is the purpose of placing kettles?
to feed the poor Christmas dinner
7. During WWII, what did The Salvation Army typically give to soldiers?
donuts
8. True or False? Santa sometimes rings a bell at a kettle.
false
9. True or False? The Salvation Army has orchestras as well as bands.
false
10. True or False? The Salvation Army is a church.
true
11. What is the motto of The Salvation Army?
Heart to God, Hand to Man
12. Counting the upcoming 2010 Rose Parade, how many consecutive years has The Salvation Army marched in the Rose Parade?
81 years
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