What Is Happening Today On Gather - Thursday August 7 2008

 Many of the offers below will expire on Thursday August 7. So you will need to hurry on them.  Make sure you read the Group spotlight each day as I have some information on contests in them as well. Also for those who won the Gather gear in the Today On Gather articles - I have information that they were shipped out today. So you should be receiving them soon.

Gather's 1^st ever Invite-a-thon

Don't forget about Gather's 1^st ever Invite-a-thon!  You can read more about that here.  Here is a quick summery:

Aug 4: Invite-a-thon begins

Aug 4- Aug 15: Official invitation period

Aug 11- Aug 15: Five friend pairs announced daily @ 5pm ET in the Gather Picks section of the Explore page. Points will be distributed to winners by 5pm ET the following day.

Aug 15 - Gather announces Grand Prize Winners @ 5:30pm ET

Aug 15: Invite-a-thon ends

So invite those friends and you could win big time.

COME CHAT WITH THE REAL TOM

Today - Thursday Aug 7 @ 2 PM ET there will be a live chat with Gather CEO Tom Gerace (The Real TOM) This chat will be featured in help.gather.com, improve.gather.com, and in the Gather Picks section of the Explore page. You will also be able to find a link to the chat in the "Today on Gather" module located in the upper right-hand corner of the People, Groups and Explore landing pages.

Pam Johnston  has submitted a post with all the details.  You will find that post here.

MUST ACT QUICKLY ON THIS ONE

Do you have a child who is in grade 3 through 6? Gather invites you to use Study Jams! an online experience to prepare them for back-to-school. We're giving away a 30-day free trial to a Gather member who would like to write a review.
Click here for details.  Responses must be posted by August 7^th

YOU COULD WIN A FREE BOOK

What are some of your favourite crafting projects to do with the kids? What's the most creative project your child has come up with on their own?

Post your comment for a chance to win a copy of "Make It" from DK Publishing. Gather will select two members who comment by Thursday, August 7^th to receive a copy! Click here for more information.

What Is for Breakfast? 

Don't forget to comment on the article today for your chance

Become a member of the Nourish Your Morning group. Join today!

Then comment on this article and tell  what you are having for breakfast that day.

Each morning Gather Editorial will randomly select 20 members to receive 100 points each (total of 100 recipients).

The Nourish Your Morning Points Promotion expires  August 7, 2008 at 11:59 ET.

WIN A FREE COOKBOOK

Have you checked out the  group called Nourish Your Morning? They have this really cool contest going on right now.  

Heidi G., 3-A-Day  has published an article called Enter the "Start Your Day with Dairy" Contest for a Chance to Win a Cookbook!  All you have to do is Submit your best dairy breakfast recipe to win a customized Nourish Your Morning cookbook from TasteBook^TM, featuring recipes from 3-A-Day^TM of Dairy and YOU.  The open submission period for this contest ends Sept 30 2008 @ 11:59 PM  EST

ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER?

To date there has been four Gather members who have won 1000 points in the Relax Points Giveaway.

 Jennifer aka Jenn B.

Jessica **just livin' life man...**

Bhawana BUSY BUZZY B. 

Lois R. 

Deborah O. 

There are still going to be more winners. Are you going to be the next winner? Don't forget that you can have a chance to win 1000 points until Aug 31. Free points is just like free money!  Have you joined the Relax group yet? You are going to love this offer. You can win 1000 points. Yep, you heard me right. They are going to be giving away 1000 points each week.  All you have to do is be a member of the Relax group.  Christine M. Team Gather  has written an article with more details in it. Click here to read the article. This group is owned by Westin Hotels & Resorts . So if you want more points, hurry on over and join the group. This promotion will last  will run until August, 31, 2008

DO YOU WRITE POETRY?

As children, we all grew up playing with trains and many of us attached a kind of fondness to them. We envisioned ourselves riding the rails heading to our "special destination." Some of us may still hold on to those childhood destinations, while others have realized the practical use of trains. Whatever the reason you love trains, we want to give you the chance to share your affections in the All Aboard group and the "Next Stop" Poetry Contest.

You simply ell  why you love trains and where your train is taking you in a poem. The Gather community will vote to determine the 10 most creative and well-written poems. From there, the Gather Editorial Team will choose a Grand Prize Winner, who'll receive a $100 American Express Gift Card. Click here for all the details.

 Go here for all rules "Next Stop" Poetry Contest Rules & Regulations

All entries must be received by 11:59pm ET on August, 12, 2008.  Good luck to each of you.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE A $200. AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD!!

The dinner table is a place where special family moments may happen. What memorable moments do you recall from a meal you had with your family?

Tell  about a moment that matters to you! Your story could earn you a $200 AMEX gift card that could be used towards purchasing your next set of groceries - and in turn, more dinnertime moments! Click here for all the details!

All entries must be received by 11:59pm ET on August, 15, 2008. The Gather Editorial Team will choose the Grand Prize Winner, who will receive a $200 American Express Gift Card.

Today's individual in the spotlight is  Roger Kiser.  

Roger's latest post is Yesterday, as my son lay injured in the road

♥¸.* Bridget *.¸♥,  had this to say about Roger "Roger Dean Kiser is a wonderful choice! He's an amazing man!"

Todays Group in the spotlight is Book Contests, Give-aways and Reviews. This group is very active and often gives away free books. They currently have  several free books to tell you about going on inside the group. One is from author Charity Neebe:

Charity Neebe, author of "Our Walk in the Woods", a children's picture book, as offered to donate a signed copy of her book to the winner of a drawing for same.

All you have to do is read and comment on the (Douglas Quinn and Donna Higgins Colson) review of Our Walk in the Woodsat:

Free signed copy of Children's Picture Book

or key in under posts: Our Walk in the Woods
or key in under Gather members: Douglas Quinn or Donna Higgins Colson

The deadline for a comment is midnight on Sunday, August 24th, 2008 and the drawing will be held on Monday, August 25th.

Good luck,
Douglas Quinn, Author (www.douglasquinn.com)
and Donna Higgins Colson, Artist/Publicist (www.dhc-art.com)

We also have "Having A Baby" given away from the last comment standing in a 24 hour period "Having A Baby"

Several great book and DVD giveaways: Book & DVD giveaways

Book reviewers needed: Become a book reviewer!

Win a free book! "The Samurai's Daughter"

New release of the book "The Lace Reader": Win a trip to Salem, Massachusetts! Win a trip for reading!

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