Thursday, May 5, 2011

Sprite Wants YOU to Collect Green Tabs and We Want You to WIN!



Winters are looooooong around these parts and as soon as the first above-freezing days happen, the kids sit in front of our family room windows waiting ever-so-impatiently for the snow to melt off of our trampoline. We bought the trampoline at Wal-Mart. It wasn't expensive, but it has been, by far, the best investment we have made for our new house. Instead of being cooped up inside after school, the kids are outside from the moment they get home from school until I call them for dinner. Not only are they outside in the fresh air getting exercise (Without them even realizing that they are exercising! Bonus!), but more importantly, they are playing together. I couldn't pay them to play together inside.

Best. Investment. Ever.

It's built-in entertainment, and play, and fun.

But for our family it goes beyond the trampoline, obviously, and from the moment the snow thaws, we are out and about. Last weekend we and some friends took our kids on an adventure to Sugarbush, where they could see how maple syrup is made. The kids got to watch the process from sap to bottle...and then even got to have a little taste at each step!







The kids had the best time.

And now we have heard about a new activity that we can do as a family.

Have you seen these green tabs on Sprite and Sprite Zero cans?

Well, they aren't just a pretty little addition to the cans. No! These are part of an ongoing Sprite initiative to refresh parks, playgrounds and active spaces across the nation. Starting April 1st every green tab you and your family can collect, Sprite will donate TEN CENTS to Habitat for Humanity. My kids have been having a blast collecting the green tabs and I have been making a lot of meatballs (YES. I do have a meatball recipe that uses Sprite. If you ask me nicely, I might share it with you...it's a real crowd pleaser!)

Because I want YOU to get collecting for this great cause, I'm going to be giving away a $100 Shutterfly.com gift card! All you have to do is - between today, May 5th, 2011 until May 25th, 2011 - leave a comment and tell me what you and your family like to do outside together. Easy Peasy, no? 

Make sure visit the Promotions & Prizes section of Blogher for MORE chances to win! And make sure to Visit the Spark Park Sprite Hub official site for even more details!

Now...go on! Get collecting! And if you'd like to know how you can send it your tabs, you can visit www.SpriteGreenTabs.com.

Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
b) Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
c) Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.


This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older.
Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail.
You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.



56 comments:

  1. My nanny through out all our tabs :(

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  2. My kids love for me to play outside with them so that's what we do as long as the weather permits!

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  3. I plan on keeping my family busy by going on trips! I also want to get my son interested in volunteering this year when he's not busy working!!!!
    thanks also for a chance to win!
    kmassmanATgmailDOTcom

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  4. I could have my kids do a running event w/ the tabs.

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  5. I could have a community collaboration with the tabs.

    ekieuuu@gmail.com

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  6. http://twitter.com/?status=http%3A%2F%2Falimartellreviews.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fsprite-wants-you-to-collect-green-tabs.html%3FshowComment%3D1304895994469%23c5107322200533859516#!/ekieu/status/67365390489092096

    ekieuuu@gmail.com

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  7. maybe to get green tabs more ice cream sodas

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  8. http://twitter.com/?status=http%3A%2F%2Falimartellreviews.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fsprite-wants-you-to-collect-green-tabs.html#!/mom4everandever/status/67404824399970304

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  9. I could get the kids to do a community walk w/tabs

    nickieisis3atgmaildotcom

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  10. we could create a cool green necklace with these tabs

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  11. my family could use our tabs to add to our school's collection. This was actually selected as a community service project at my son's school how cool is that?

    teechbiz at gmail dot com

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  12. We don't drink soda, but could probably build an awesome hangman with the awesome green tabs! or a fun green necklace!

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  13. in our house everything turns into train cargo so we'd probably use the green tabs for that..sorry no facebook or blog
    nannypanpan at gmail.com

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  14. Tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/chipdip2010/status/70664382035668992
    chipdip2010(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  15. I don't have kids of my own, but as a youth director, I love to plan things that get the kids outside and moving. We do everything from Watermelon Olympics to hikes and flag football.

    lindsey(dot)marcus(at)gmail(dot)com

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  16. NO DIGITAL CAMERA BUT WE SURE COULD TAKE A LOT OF TRIPS, :-) kytah00@yahoo.com

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  17. 2ND ENTRY TWEET @ http://twitter.com/#!/kytah00/status/71631065130860544 kytah00@yahoo.com

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  18. We could make a Christmas tree chain decoration with the tabs.
    lazybones344 at gmail dot com

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  19. My family and I love to play anything outdoors. Golf is one of our favorite things to do. camden44 at gmail dot com

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  20. We enjoy all types of water sports like skiing and wake boarding!

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  21. Tweeted this giveaway. http://twitter.com/#!/clueless_mama/status/73054148353990656
    Thank you so much for this opportunity. I have so many pictures I could use this for. camden44 at gmail dot com

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  22. We like to play soccer together a lot. We also like to go bike riding.

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  23. Trips to the beach!!

    toddjesslabrum@gmail.com

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  24. We like to go for walks/hikes.

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  25. We like to go hiking.

    passionate4orphans@yahoo.com

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  26. We like to hike the trails on our acreage and go to the lake. trinitygsd at yahoo do tocm

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  27. We love swimming and walking together.
    nuthouse(at)centurytel(dot)net

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  28. tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/KerryBishop/status/74819994390769664
    nuthouse(at)centurytel(dot)net

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  29. We spend lots of time outside on our farm.
    patrice@everydayruralty.com

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  30. Kids are water rats. So it is swimming lessons, diving lessons. swim team partice. swim competitions. I have 6 so it is alot of water and sun screen.

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  31. Blog http://sodahoney.blogspot.com/2011/05/enter-at-these-8-bloggers-ends-may-31.html

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  32. We went maple sugaring this spring also, and it was lots of fun. We also like to ride our bikes together on the canal path.
    ajolly1456 at gmail dot com

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  33. I blogged
    http://lunaj14568.blogspot.com/2011/05/blogher-and-sprite.html
    ajolly1456 at gmail dot com

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  34. we play tennis.

    hlee99 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  35. hiking keeps us moving

    eugeniewu-at-gmail-dot-com

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  36. We garden and hang out on the patio or by the pool.

    ky2here at msn dot com

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  37. http://twitter.com/#!/ky2here1/status/75290659363368960

    ky2here at msn dot com

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  38. We have a park with an outdoor walking track.
    We like to walk or ride our bikes there!
    Thank you.
    barbara dot montyj at gmail dot com

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  39. Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/JalapenoMama/status/75295386054561792
    barbara dot montyj at gmail dot com

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  40. Play is very important to our family...we especially love the warmer weather when we can picnic and hike the peaks around our area. It really brings us very close as a family.

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  41. tweeted
    http://twitter.com/#!/fairydancer35/status/75296324718821376

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  42. We farm so there's never a lack of things to do outside.

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  43. My granddaughter loves to swim.
    spiersrp at gmail dot com

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  44. We spend quite a bit of time at the lake. It's free, it's fun, it's very active, and after a long winter of being cooped up, it never gets old.

    msurosey@yahoo.com

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  45. Tweet
    http://twitter.com/#!/mail4rosey/status/75509536085114880

    msurosey@yahoo.com

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  46. I have hard wood floor so this would be perfect for me! Thanks for the great giveaway!

    shelleymikey at gmail dot com

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  47. we like to walk and play in the park.

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  48. http://twitter.com/#!/hminnesota/status/75587070780911616

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  49. we love to walk and go on bike rides and swim
    susansmoaks at gmail dot com

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  50. We like to go bike riding and working in the garden.
    MCantu1019 at aol dot com

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  51. We like to walk the dog early in the morning.

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  52. biking, hiking and swimming
    Thanks for the contest.

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  53. blogged: http://slehan.blogspot.com/2011/05/win-100-shutterfly-gc-from-blogher.html

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  54. we like to ride 4 wheelers

    debbiebellows(at)gmail(dot)com

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  55. tweeted:

    http://twitter.com/bellows22/status/75777997419970560

    debbiebellows(at)gmail(dot)com

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