What Is Happening Today On Gather - Thursday, April 24, 2008

I hope you are able to enjoy the Spring flowers and plants. Spring just has a way of renewing the earth in a way that man could never do. This is going to be a short update tonight. Enjoy!

FUN IN THE GARDEN WITH THE KIDS

Share your gardening stories by posting an article (or articles) to Parenting.gather.com. Tell them  about the garden(s) your child has grown or plans to grow. You can include pictures in your articles too! Two members who publish their article between now and April 28^th will be randomly selected to receive a copy of First Garden Activity Book and First Cooking Activity Book.

If your article is selected not only will you receive the activity books mention above, but you will be put in a drawing to receive the Made with Care library before it hits store shelves in June! These book are created from FSG-certified and recycled paper materials, printed in the US with vegetable-based inks to reduce carbon emissions and written by authors who are champions of the green movement.  Check out Carol Beauvais's article for more info.

 REMEMBER TO VOTE EACH DAY!

This is so exciting to have the opportunity to vote for the finalist of your choice for the final round. The final round of voting has officially begun for First Tracks: The Search for America's Best Musical Talent!  Sharifah has published an article with all the details.

Check out  the First Tracks Group on Gather every day from now through April 28th to vote for one of the five finalists.

Would you like  to become a book reviewer? Bright Ideas by Bestselling Authors is offering free copies of upcoming books to members interested in writing book reviews! Read this article to learn more information and how to receive your free book to read and review. All requests must be submitted by April 27th.   

They currently have three books to choose from.

I imagine that you have already been invited to board a train. The winners of the train conductor contest have been announced. Congratulations to all the winners. Here are the conductors for all four trains.

Yellow- April H                                                          

Green-Austin Cushing

Orange - Lori F. 

 Blue-Brad D  

Christine M  has published an article with all the rules and the information you need to make a choice of which train you want to board. The Train that reaches 300 Gather Members  by May 12 will reap the rewards.  Each passenger of that train will win as well.  So you will want to hurry and choose your train to board so you too can become a winner.

Are you adjusting well to the new upgrade or are you still finding yourself frustrated? Well maybe these articles will help you.

Tom Gerace, Gather's Founder and CEO published an article titled  "Talk To Me: What Do We Value?" He has also published an article titled "Gather Responds to Member Concerns."  The Gather community has commented tremendously on both these articles so it may take a while to download if you have dial up. It is worth reading though.

Are you still having trouble cashing in your points.

The Gather Help Desk has published an article that may be of help to you.  It is titled "Tips For Redeeming Gather Points."

If you still require help, don't overlook the Gather Help Desk. They publish an article each day for you to post your problems, comments, remarks and such on. You can find the Gather Help Desk here.

 I love to listen to Clay Aiken sing. He a superstar in his own right. He's sold over 6 million albums. Co-authored a bestseller. Now he's singing and dancing in Monty Python's SPAMALOT. And Gather's proud to get the word out about his charity, The Bubel/Aiken Foundation - which helps integrate children with disabilities with their peers - and his work with UNICEF. Check out this Gather-exclusive webisode with Clay

If you're a Clay Aiken superfan, a Bubel/Aiken or UNICEF supporter, or just a curious Gather member, get your questions ready. Later this week, Gather will be interviewing Clay.  And we need some fantastic questions!  So get your thoughts together, and leave your question as a comment below or email your question to Music Editor.  Then keep an eye out for his answers in the article that will be published  soon in Clay Nation!

This article is a place where your opinions are always welcome.  I do read all comments and usually try to acknowledge those comments as well.  Keyword being "try". There is always a place reserved just for you in the Gather Community.

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