Lonnie F. has brought it to my attention that a Gather member committed suicide over the weekend. There are many posts submitted about her in the community. Her name was Heidi. Kathryn E has posted a poem titled "little bird, heidi"
I personally did not know Heidi but just from reading the posts about her I know she was well loved in the community. To those of you who were friends with her I am sorry for your loss. You can post the links to your posts about her in the comment section of this post and I will spotlight them in the Thursday edition of Today on Gather.
YOU ARE INVITED
There will be a Gather New Member Mixer TODAY, Wednesday July 1st beginning at 3 Pm ET and running through the evening. I do hope you will have time to stop in and chat a bit with new members and old members as well. I don't mean "old" as in age but "old" as in members who have been in the community a while already. :)
It will take place in the Welcome Group. Just look for the Mixer Post and remember to keep refreshing your page to see the newest comments.
NEW & UPDATED POST
Copyright and Flagging Concerns
MaryAnne, Director of Member Support has posted a new and updated post on Copyright and Flagging Concerns. You will find lots of wonderful information in this post. She has deleted the old post with the same title.
MaryAnne said "This updated policy post has incorporated answers to members' questions left on the original post."
GROUP SPOTLIGHT
The purpose of this group is to unite those who are trying to sell their homes in this tough seller's market. It's for tips, advice, or just to rant because you cannot sell your house. Some of the posts in the group include:
Remodeling the House- Creating Curb Appeal
Wanted, advice articles from those who know and care about real estate, house and home.
Home Buyers: How to Get the Real Scoop on the Neighborhood
POST SPOTLIGHT
I thought that since the kids are home for the summer you may enjoy a few posts with craft directions in them. The first three posts are great but the contests in them ARE EXPIRED.
Transforming Old Winter Garments into Cuddly Creatures
Make a Glam Bag from Old Pants
Kid Kits, Book Rewards, and Crafts- Summer Fun
Homemade Party Hats : Photo Essay
"Mom I Am Bored!" - With Craft & Arts Recipes
Homemade Gifts Verses Commercially purchased - Homemade Play-dough
Great Fall Crafts...get out those leaves!
The Importance of Doing Crafts With Your Kids
Take the Make the Switch Challenge! Get Free Crystal Light samples & a $50 AMEX gift card.
Wow this looks like a cool challenge. Gather is looking for 20 Gather members to take part in a challenge and you could win a $50. American Express Gift Card! I know we could all use that. :) You need to hurry on this one as the deadline is Sunday July 5th to enter for your chance to be one of the 20 members to take the challenge. Good luck.
Take the Gather Survey. First 250 Participants will win Gather Points!
The first 250 Gather members to complete the survey by July 5th will receive 25 Gather PointsTM each.
WONDERING HOW TO GET MORE POINTS OR MORE EXPOSURE FOR YOUR POSTS
Tom Gerace founder and CEO of Gather.com has started posting a series of posts to help the Gather community earn more points, get more page views and have a better experience in the community.
Step 1: Find Something that You Love to Do
Step 2: Evaluate the Appeal of Your Topic
Step 3: Consider the Competition (and Learn from Them)
John Mihalik has also offered some information on how to write a post:
How to Write a Great Web Post, Part 1 - Scannability
The wonderful egg recipes are still coming in the Incredible group. They are cheap, sound and look really yummy.
Take the Battle of the BBQ poll. Win Gather Points!
Gather wants to know which dishes win in "Battle BBQ"?
Take a simple poll concerning your favorite summertime dishes and comment about your favorite 4th of July recipes. Gather will randomly draw 25 people who comment to receive 25 Gather Points each!
Join The Special Bedtime Moments Group and Earn 1000 Gather Points
Gather has started a new group called Special Bedtime Moments. The purpose of this group is to share and learn great tips for helping kids get a good nights sleep. Join the Special Bedtime Moments between June 17th and July 3rd and you are eligible for the prize.
10 Special Bedtime Moments Group members will be randomly selected to receive 100 Gather points each and one of those members will receive an additional 1000 Gather Points .
Each week, Gather will feature a Special Bedtime Moment of the Week in the group. On August 10th, Gather will take the Top 10 Special Bedtime Moments and put them together in a guide for everyone to enjoy!
From the moments posted, three members will be chosen to receive a GoodNites® Bedtime Kit to help with all their future bedtimes. Ten other members will randomly be chosen to receive 250 Gather Points
Member Contest
CONTEST : Win Ben & Jerry's $1.00 off coupons
Minipin (animal and nature lover, Freebies and recipe collector) is having a contest. To read all about it simply click on the above link. Here are the rules:
1. You need to submit a photo, post or video about cool treat, dessert or food. It can even be a recipe.
2. You may make as many submissions as you like. The more you submit, the more chances you have of winning.
3. You must submit them to : Recipe, Tips, Household hints and More with the following tag : "cool treat" to be eligible.
4. The contest will run til June 30th
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!
The Five winners "What dreams are on your to-do list?" chosen won a Gather grab bag and 100 Gather PointsTM: ☆ ƒåitĥ ☆, Jennifer S., Lee P., sharon g., Tina R.,
Winner of a Gather grab bag and 625 Gather PointsTM: Lori A
Winners on the live chat about dogs are:
Welcome! I think you will find the Gather community a great source of information on just about anything. There are groups for food, music, writing, frugal living, couponing and everything in between. The Welcome To Gather group is a great place to start. It is a place where you can meet other new member on the site as well as seasoned members. The Welcome To Gather group goal is to help you learn your way around Gather and let you find friends who share your interests. Welcome!
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Chuck McGuire, Gather.com Member Support has submitted a post that will help you find this and more.
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Comments: 31
thanks connie great info on all of your post and congrats to all of the winners
Good Morning Karen,
Good to see you as always. Have a wonderful day!
Thanks again for the awesome post;)
Alena,
You are very welcome. Thanks for stopping in.
Thank you Connie. I had missed entering for the Crystal Light so of course I had to do that! :-)
Teresa,
I am so glad you found something useful to you. :)
RIP Heidi, ill keep her friends and family in my prayers, im so sorry to hear about this.
Yes it is always sad when someone takes their own life.
Thanks Connie
Marianne,
Good to see you. I have not been on much lately and I have missed your photos.
Thanks Connie. I didn't know Heidi or who she is, but my condolences to those that knew and loved her.
Yes I am sorry for the loss of a Gather member as well.
Thank you for bringing Heidi's tragedy to the attention of those who might not know. And thank you for all that you do in support of the Gather community, Connie.
John,
Believe it or not but I do work hard on these posts. :)
Thank you Connie.
You are very welcome. Good to see you.
Thanks, Connie. It's always fun to se your name/content highlight. :)
Like you, I didn't know Heidi, but from all that I've read, she was well loved.
Marilyn,
I am glad you are enjoying that part of the post. Yes I have read many posts by those who cared deeply for Heidi. Sad loss indeed.
Good to see you. Have a wonderful day.
another great post connie thank you so much and my prayers go out to heidis family
Rainne,
How are you doing? I have not seen much of you lately. Hope you are doing well. Have a wonderful day my friend.
Thanks Connie!
Amanda,
Good to see you. You are always welcome
Great work Connie. Thank you for your continued hard work.
Boy, that Selling Your House group sounds awesome!
;)
It does doesn't it! I joined and I am not selling my house. :)
Feel free to photos and articles about renovations or anything to do with your home :)
Thanks once again.
Thanks Connie...lots of good things are going on around Gather I see.
Thank you Connie for all of the information here!
Thank you for the Spotlight, Connie. Heidi would have really appreciated all of our attention to her.....
Kathryn,
Somehow, I want to think she does....
My tribute
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