Many of you know that i won the $25 Amazon gift voucher for 100 word stories anniversay week. I would like to share with you all what I got. The book pictured is one I have been looking for here in Australia for many years and there it was on Amazon.
Now for the important facts. I was stunned to learn I had won and very humbled when I received an email from Reena saying she had chosen an Amazon gift card as the prize so that on the off chance I won, I would not be discluded!
Such thoughtfulness is a trait I have discovered is common on Gather among my connections and Reena is one of the most thoughtful people I am proud to know. And I have not forgotten Naveen who worked out how to send the voucher via email so that I could shop straight away! Thank you Naveen!
Please show your support for our connections who have this wonderful sense of true community within Gather, no matter what country their connections are in, by visiting their articles and boosting their point earnings. You know who they are!!!
In addition, if anyone from Gather management sees this article, please note how easily your group owners find a way to reward their international members and please consider rewarding them back. Perhaps you could even learn a thing or two from them? There are many internationals who spend a lot of time making Gather great and you wanted us here!
Suggestion - Provide group owners who run challenge comps with vouchers for them to distribute to winners. You will be rewarded by people having an extra incentive to stay on Gather.
Will you sit by and watch as individual group owners find a way to make internationals feel like a true member of the community while you cannot?
Once again, thank you Reena and Naveen! You made my day (and month!)!!!!!


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An aside: "A Pocketful of Rye" aired on PBS last weekend.
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That was very thoughtful of Reena to make sure that anyone who won would be able to use the gift card and thank you Naveen for figuring out how to email it so it could be used right away.
Thanks to Reena and Naveen !!!
I sincerely hope Gather Management reads this as it's truly easy, and the members who currently don't qualify - sure should as you're very valuable members here - like YOU!
Marilyn
Reena and Naveen are such special people too...
I don't enter contests. I just write because I love writing.
so glad you won the prize..
your article brings out a very good point...makes perfect sense..and I wanted to know if Gather has done anything since to help you get rewards for all your contribution?
it is wrong if they do not!
did you show this to Tom G?
that Reena and Naveen..so very sweet..glad to know them..:)
and you..
congrats again and happy that you did locate that much sought book..
i know the feeling!