{To enter to win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer or a Bosch Drill, go HERE.}
Libby and I emailed back and forth a lot.
As we brainstormed ways to spread the word about Xander’s fundraiser, we knew that people like prizes.
People like big prizes.
People want to do good and do whatever they can to help.
By the end of it, the coolest thing happens…the prizes become secondary.
So, we devised a little plan: give away some awesome gear…and get more eyes over to Xander.
Can you even begin to imagine the ripple effect we will have with your network of connections, my network, and so on and so forth?!
THOUSANDS of eyes to read. THOUSANDS of hearts to be changed. If each gave ONE DOLLAR…
We would bring it like nuthin’ else.
Wanna help us bring it?
God is good.
He can be as much a fixutre in social media as anyone else.
I LOVE what John Piper has to say about using social media.
“Okay, truth-lover, see what you can do with 140 characters! You say your mission is to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things! Well, this is one of those ‘all things.’ Can you magnify Christ with this thimble-full of letters?”
Now…you might notice that the person who wins this giveaway can do so without donating one cent to the fundraiser.
The deal is that even though you see it all over the place, it’s technically not kosher to tie donations to entries. I’d prefer to play it safe…as much as I’m tempted to do the whole “give $1, get 1 entry” thing.
SO.
Please know that while no donation is necessary to win…and donating to Xander’s adoption fund will not increase your chances…it’s the whole point of all of this. (Here are the official rules.)
I would urge you to please consider giving if you choose to enter the giveaway. Even $1. I promise that your $1 will add up with someone else’s dollar and MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I promise. Promise. Promise.
Again, I don’t want to confuse the issue: there is no donation necessary to win. I just think it’d be nice. :)
Without further ado:
One randomly selected winner will win…
A Canon EOS Rebel T3 DSLR!!!!! (value about $500.00)
I know, right???!!! A big girl camera!
A second randomly selected winner will receive…
A Kindle Touch!!!! ($99 value)
I just got myself one of these and I adore it. Adore.
So whatcha gotta do to win?
You have three ways to enter. Leave a SEPARATE comment in THIS POST for each of the entries.
1. Write a blog post about Xander’s fundraiser. Introduce your readers to his sweet face and encourage them to bless a little boy on the other side of the world who has no idea there is an entire group of strangers rallying for him. Be sure to include the url for your post in your comment. I’ll have to delete your comment if you don’t…and I really hate deleting comments.
2. Facebook about the Fundraiser. NOT about this giveaway, but about the FUNDRAISER. (To make it easy, there’s even a little button at the bottom of the original post you can click and it’ll automatically post to your wall.)
3. Tweet about the Fundraiser. Here, I’ve even made it easy for you:
My Christmas is going to COUNT this year! Come meet Xander and enter to win a Canon T3 DSLR or Kindle Touch! @jeannettg http://bit.ly/uALDyq
If you are haven’t yet, please consider learning more about Xander and possibly make a small donation. ANY amount is appreciated.
We have a $1,000 matching grant to use up!!!
(Winner will be selected December 31, 2011.)
Hoping to let more people know through my blog- http://wp.me/p1zJZH-se.
I tweeted!
I introduced mr. Xander. My family and I are totally rooting for him! http://anewstart3313.blogspot.com/2011/12/meet-xander.html
I blogged about Xander’s fundraiser!
http://www.abrilliantmelody.com/2011/12/make-christmas-count-for-xander.html
I shared the link for Xander’s adoption fund on Facebook
I tweeted
I tweeted about Xander :-)
I shared Xander’s link on Facebook :-)
I tweeted the info. <3
hi i will write more when ican about yourgiveaway but for today i linked upyourgiveaway onmy sharing sunday bloghop…i hope it helps and iknow myvisitors will love to find you. love jane xxxx
i tweeted!! http://twitter.com/#!/jonahbonah/status/145912060948135937
I tweeted!
https://twitter.com/#!/carriehaughey/status/145986404491591680
Facebook’d it!
https://www.facebook.com/carrie.haughey/posts/324815040881309
Tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/reedspeak
blogged about xander and your fundraiser/giveaway (already did the other entries a few days ago)
here’s the link:
http://www.wild-and-precious.com/2011/12/make-christmas-count.html
praying for xander, families, and funds!
I posted it on my FB: https://www.facebook.com/mollymnster You have to be my friend to see my posts though.
I facebooked it….
I shared the link on facebook. What a wonderful idea! I hope that you are able to raise a lot for this little guy.
i shared on facebook. what a great idea!
I love this sweet boy! I tweeted about the giveaway, which you can see here: https://twitter.com/#!/SydneyGrace121/status/147145352586334210. :)
I shared about the fundraiser & cute Xander on my Facebook fan page {http://www.facebook.com/faithfulalways/posts/204386289646872}!
I just shared Xander’s story on FB. We just adopted a month ago. Such a special thing you are doing!!
I tweeted about it! http://twitter.com/#!/CreativeKristi/statuses/147664634898432000
Shared on FB: http://www.facebook.com/#!/athena.russell/posts/292605784115714
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/GoddessFoodie/status/147665823752912896
i tweeted. This is a great idea for increasing traffic.
I facebooked too. Can’t wait to read the future post about Xander’s homecoming.
This is so fantastic. It really warms my heart and soul to hear about people helping out like this! You are a gem.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/yourwishcake/status/147722402493763585
This is so fantastic. It really warms my heart and soul to hear about people helping out like this! You are a gem.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/yourwishcake/status/147722402493763585
I tweeted the fundraiser!
We hope to adopt someday too!!!
God bless….
Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/lboboth
I tweeted about the fundraiser!
I shared this on Facebook. I hope this spreads like wildfire. <3
https://www.facebook.com/chaotic.eloquence/posts/296009367103889
I shared this on twitter as well.
https://twitter.com/#!/perfect_enough/status/147784820662087680
I posted about our fundraiser on Facebook!
I posted on my blog about sweet little Xander! I am so excited how God is going to work through this situation. I get teary eyed thinking how much you helped Cliff, how he found a family and how we found Sergey all from your post last year! Amazing!!!
http://farleykids.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-is-important.html
hey jeanette! life has been…happily chaotic around here lately; although I knew about Xander, I didn’t read about the giveaways…and am just now back and perusing your blog for the first time in awhile! i actually included Xander in a post about some giving a little while ago. it’s right here!
http://thefinestkind.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/in-the-spirit-of-giving/
love how you bring this stuff to the forefront!! and whew, great giveaway! :)
I tweeted. https://twitter.com/#!/InsideMyShell
(I do not know how to post a link to the exact tweet, sorry)
I shared about Xander on facebook!
I shared about the fundraiser on facebook! I hope it brings some attention to him and the other millions of orphans and thanks for speaking out about this great need.
https://twitter.com/#!/T129CY/status/149134595844079617
Story shared on Facebook.
I shared on Facebook!
i put your button on my blog and donated…yay for xander!!
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I shared on FB!
I posted Xander’s link on facebook!
I facebooked!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/HappyMomBlog/status/150024710233657344
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I hope this is open internationally… because I posted about this on my Facebook. :)
http://www.facebook.com/czjai.reyes.ocampo/posts/135683156545148
I shared the fundraiser on FB.