Monthly Archives: May 2009

Contest, Photography

2009 Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest

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M80, a Social Media Marketing & Online Publicity company contacted me on behalf of Energizer to tell you about the 2009 Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest. If I had heard of it on my own I certainly would have been telling you all about it anyway. From what I’ve read so far this sounds like an amazing contest.

How would you like to have your photography judged by world class photographer Jim Richardson of National Geographic magazine? Sounds like a chance to get your work in front of some very discerning eyes. Not only that, but your photograph could win you a National Geographic Expeditions trip for two to the Galapagos Islands and your photo published in National Geographic magazine. Talk about exposure for your art.

The categories are Animals / Wildlife, Nature, People / Cultures, Travel, Weather, and Inspiration / Keep Going®. The contest runs from April 15 – June 30, 2009. Then Judging occurs from on or about July 1, 2009 to on or about July 31, 2009. After that voting takes place from on or about August 14, 2009 to on or about September 15, 2009. I am going to enter one of my photos into this contest but I can’t decide which ones are good enough for submission. So I need a little help and as incentive I’m offering some prizes from National Geographic and Energizer Lithium Batteries.

Giveaway Details

The Prize – A 1-year subscription to National Geographic Magazine and a sampling of some Energizer Lithium Batteries.

* MAIN RULE -Go to the 2009 Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest website and take a look at the photos then go to my Flickr Photostream and one of my photos that would be worthy of submission to the competition. Leave the URL of the photo in you initial comment. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
* 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment
* 1 Extra Entry – Stumble My Main Page and leave your Stumble name (I will be checking) in a separate comment
* 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment
* 1 Extra Entry for Tweeting about this giveaway.
“RT Win 1-Yr subscription to National Geographic and some Energizer Ultimate Lithium Batteries from @Benspark . http://tinyurl.com/q4qssg”
* 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog and to the 2009 Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest website.
* 5 Extra Entries – Enter the 2009 Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest yourself. Leave a link to the photo that you choose to upload. Enter all 6 categories get 30 entries.

This giveaway will run through midnight on May 31,2009 with winner being announced the morning of June 1, 2009. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

Blogging

Be Kind to Animals Week

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This week is the American Humane Association’s Be Kind to Animals Week® which runs from May 3-9. Being kind to animals not only means treating them nicely when they are in your home, but making sure that they are safe outside the home. You can visit the Home Again Web Site to get proper permanent identification for your pet. This identification cannot fall off or become impossible to read, and while you do this HomeAgain will donate to the care of shelter animals.

HomeAgain will help support the American Humane Association by donating $1 to bringpetshome.com for every pet that is registered to the program from May 3-9. If you don’t get a chance to enroll your pet you can always go to bringpetshome.com directly because it is a a fundraising Web site specifically created to help shelter animals. This site has a large collection of many popular retailers. A portion from each of the purchases that you make through this web site will go to animal shelters for food and medical care. The site has regular retail prices so there are no additional costs to site visitors.

To protect your pet if they get lost it is beneficial to work with a pet recovery service like HomeAgain. HomeAgain is a comprehensive national pet-recovery service. This service goes beyond microchipping. Members pay an annual subscription fee to have telephone access to specialists in pet-recovery. Members also have 24/7 emergency medical assistance at 1-888-HomeAgain. This program also includes up to $3,000 (less a $50 deductible) in medical pet insurance for lost pets. There is even an up to $500 in reimbursable travel expenses for pets found more than 500 miles from home. To date HomeAgain has helped recover more than 500,000 lost pets.

You can help not only your own pet by registering with HomeAgain, but also shelter animals all over the country by making purchases through bringpetshome.com. A great thing to do during Be Kind to Animals Week®.

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