Miscellaneous Mentionables

I frequently receive email from companies asking me to share news or discounts with my readers. Each week I’ll gather the best requests and share them with you here.

US Forest Service / North Face Giveaway Discover The Forest Sweepstakes

As proud parents, we love showing off all the pictures and paintings that our children create. Now these works of art can also win you a fantastic prize.

The Discover the Forest sweepstakes is an interactive photo/art sweepstakes that encourages kids to head into the forest and return with a photo or piece of artwork that somehow represents their journey. Simply upload the picture on our website and we’ll post the pictures on the gallery so your friends and family can check them out and even vote on the ones they like best.

All those that submit artwork are eligible to win a $100 or $1000 The North Face Gift Certificate! Also, anyone who votes is eligible to win a $50 The North Face Gift Certificate! It’s a great incentive to get your families and friends to check out your child’s masterpiece online.

You can check it out at http://sweeps.discovertheforest.org/.

Ubisoft Kicks Off “Imagine Your Future” Sweepstakes with Scholarships for Kids

UBISOFT KICKS OFF “IMAGINE YOUR FUTURE” SWEEPSTAKES OFFERING MORE THAN $100,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES

Winners Will Be Selected Each Week in October to Celebrate Imagine Video Game Launches

SAN FRANCISCO – September 28, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that its “Imagine Your Future Sweepstakes,” a month-long online sweepstakes that awards more than $100,000 in prizes including four $25,000 college scholarships to aspiring students, launched at www.imaginetown.com/sweepstakes. The online sweepstakes has already begun and will continue through October 25, 2009 to commemorate October as Imagine Month, during which four brand new video games from the wildly popular Imagine series will be available at retail.

Winners will be chosen at random in four different drawings, to be held every Monday in October, for the weekly grand prize of a $25,000 529 Educational Fund. The lucky winners will be able to use the scholarship prize toward the school or college of their choice after graduating high school. Parents or legal guardians of students planning to attend post-high school or higher education, or adults 18 years or older are welcome to register for the sweepstakes.

“Every kid has big dreams and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate Imagine Month in October than with a sweepstakes for aspiring young students,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft.

In addition, the following second and third place prizes will be granted each week throughout “Imagine Month”:

Five (5) Second Place Prizes: Imagine Nintendo DSi™ Pack
• One Nintendo DSi™ system ($169.99)
• One Imagine Fashion Designer World Tour for Nintendo DSi ($29.99)
• One Imagine Babyz Fashion for Nintendo DSi ($29.99)
• One Imagine Artist for Nintendo DSi ($29.99)
• One Imagine Zookeeper for the Nintendo DS™ system ($29.99)
Approximate retail value $289.95 each prize pack.

Fifty (50) Third Place Prizes: One Pink Imagine T-Shirt

For four weeks in October, a new Imagine game will be available at retail stores starting with Imagine Salon Stylist which will release on October 1st, Imagine Zoo Keeper which will release on October 6th, Imagine Fashion Designer on October 20th and Imagine Artist on October 27th. All games are available for both Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS.

No purchase is necessary to register for the sweepstakes. For complete rules and details, please visit www.imaginetown.com/sweepstakes. Limit one prize per household.

Ubisoft’s successful Imagine series, the first-ever dedicated brand of video games for girls ages 6 to 14, has sold more than 14 million units worldwide making it the No. 1 girls brand on Nintendo DS (Source: NPD 2008).

For more information, please visit www.imaginetown.com/sweepstakes.

Verizon Wireless HopeLine Helps Bring Abuse to Light in October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Verizon Wireless works year round to raise awareness and help bring an end to domestic violence through its HopeLine® phone recycling program. As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), we will sponsor HopeLine events and phone collections across the nation where consumers can learn more about the issue of domestic violence and the HopeLine program, as well as donate their old wireless phones.

News, details and information about the events can be found on the Verizon Wireless DVAM Information Center at http://aboutus.vzw.com/communityservice/DVAM2009.html. The site will be updated frequently, so check back throughout October for the latest information on events in your area.

• HopeLine makes it easy for consumers to get involved and make a difference during DVAM – Scheduled HopeLine events include phone collections at sporting events and the How Sweet the Sound choir competitions. More information is available on the HopeLine DVAM Information Center at www.verizonwireless.com/hopelineDVAM, which will be updated throughout the month.
• Verizon Wireless employees to step up efforts throughout DVAM – Raising awareness of domestic violence is part of Verizon Wireless’ culture. Planned DVAM activities include HopeLine phone collections at company locations nationwide, employee volunteer opportunities at domestic violence agencies and participation by company officials in local domestic violence awareness events.
• All HopeLine events benefit domestic violence victims – Since 2001, when the recycling program launched, Verizon Wireless has collected nearly 6.5 million phones and put more than 76,000 phones with 228 million minutes of service into the hands of domestic violence victims, thanks to the generosity of consumers and businesses who have donated phones to HopeLine.

“We’re in the fortunate position of having a product that can help change the life of someone who has been affected by domestic violence, enabling them to get assistance or stay in touch with friends and family,” said Lowell McAdam, president and CEO of Verizon Wireless. “While we put our technology to work for domestic violence victims every day, Domestic Violence Awareness Month gives us the opportunity to engage the community and open up discussions around this very serious issue. We urge all wireless customers to visit a store or find a HopeLine event near them and donate their old wireless phones this month. Together, we can make a difference.”