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BenSpark’s Refreshing Soda-Club Contest…

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After winning the One for Me, One for You contest that Christine sponsored my mind began to think about a contest that I could sponsor. I sent out an e-mail to all of my contacts asking them to vote for me in the contest and one contact was Kristin from Soda-Club. Kristin read this blog and saw that I wanted to do a contest of my own so she proposed that I work with Soda-Club on a contest.

I am very excited to tell you that I am sponsoring a contest along with the folks at Soda-Club. They have agreed to donate the first, second and third prizes for this competition.

Soda Club USAFirst prize will be a Soda-Club Home Soda Maker either an Edition 1 (black/silver) or the Fountain Jet (white) and supplies – winner’s choice on model. Second place gets a BYOS package (Bring Your Own Seltzer) which includes a sample pack of flavors and a stainless steel mixing bottle. Third Prize would be a Pint Glass with the Soda-Club logo.

I own a Soda-Club Home Soda Makerand have had one for some time. I enjoy using it and my friends have enjoyed the benefit of my having the flavors that they like most on hand when they come to my house. I enjoy the convenience of having the soda maker in my own home. I also am enjoying the added health benefits of Soda-Club soda. Yes, I said health benefits. Soda-Club soda has less sugar than regular soda and their Diet versions are made with Splenda. This is very important to me because I have had to cut regular soda from my diet and had a hard time finding soda sweetened with Splenda and I did not want to add aspartame to my diet. Sure there are some brands out there that have Splenda but not enough and not in as many flavors as Soda-club has.

On to the contest. Below there is a video that I produced that talks about some of the benefits of Soda-Club soda makers. Watch it and then follow the steps below the video to participate in the contest.

How to Enter the contest

Step 1: Write a 200 word post about what you think the most beneficial part of owning a Soda-Club Home Soda Makerfrom Soda-Club would be. If you go above and beyond in your entry say, include your own video, photos or original content then you may attract more voters.

Step 2. Embed the video above into your post.
Step 3. Use this link http://www.sodaclubusa.com/default.htm with Soda-Club as anchor text when referring to Soda-Club.
Step 4. Link to this post using the anchor text BenSpark’s Refreshing Soda-Club Contest.
Step 5. Leave a comment on this post with a link to your contest entry post.
Disclaimer: The contest is only open to those who live in the continental US. Sorry overseas friends and those who live in Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico. If you win you will need to supply your mailing address to receive your winnings. And that is all it will be used for.

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You will have two weeks to get your entries in to me. (8:00am June 4, 2007 – 8:00pm June 16, 2007) I will then put up a new post with a list of all the contest participants and voting can take place (8:00am June 18, 2007 – 8:00pm June 29, 2007). You (your friends, family and the world) may each vote once a day for 2 weeks.

Publicize your post, get as many people to vote for you as you can. Encourage friends and family to vote, encourage others to enter. You have a chance to win one of the most economical and earth friendly devices on the planet. Spread the word.

This contest is sponsored in part by Soda-Club. I received some bottles of syrup for the filming of the video. The Penguin is my personal soda maker that I purchased and so are all bottles and carbonators. Soda-Club is supplying the prizes for the contest.

Soda Club USA
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Well Thanks, Everyone!

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That would be thanks to everyone who voted for me to win the coveted Feasting on Asphalt DVD set with Viewmaster accessory. I am very excited to have won. Christine was totally fair about everything too because she ended up giving away two prizes. One to me and one to the runner up Angie.

For anyone who was confused about what I ended up winning let me break it down for you. From the Food Network website.

Food Network store exclusive!

Alton Brown’s hit show is finally available on DVD! “Feasting On Asphalt” is where the rubber hits the road. Alton and crew take to the roads in pursuit of the best food finds and dining gems in the country. Join them as they strap on the chaps, jump on their bikes and travel the highways, byways, back roads and side streets of America searching for some of the best dishes to be had! This three disc set contains four episodes plus a special bonus disc with over two hours of never before seen footage! And as an added bonus, you’ll receive a free “Feasting on Asphalt” Viewmaster with the purchase of the Season One DVD! The viewmaster contains seven fun images of Alton’s culinary adventures from the show.

Free Viewmaster offer available for a limited time only, while supplies last.

Disc One:
Episode 1: The South Shall Fry Again
Episode 2: I Smell Pork

Disc Two:
Episode 3: High Plains Feaster Episode 4: California or Bust

Disc Three:
Bonus footage and commentary from Alton

I certainly hope I get the free Viewmaster too. One of the reasons I loved the show was the photographs that were taken on the ride. I would have loved to be a photographer along for he ride with Alton. I hope supplies lasted long enough for me to get one of those viewfinders.

I am thinking about doing my own contest here on the BenSpark. I have an idea on what to give away too. I just need to get things together to make it work.