It is snowing again. We still have about 5 inches on the ground from the last snow storm. It is beautiful to look at but dangerous to drive in. If this is any indication of the winter that is in store for us - It looks like I will be reading a lot of books this winter. The Bright Ideas from Bestselling Authors group has some great book reviews by fellow Gather members as does the Gather Books Essential group. There are other groups on gather with reviews as well. Many of them are not currently active though. If you are into reading in winter, now is a great time to write reviews so others will know if the books are a "must read" or a "stay away from book".
The Gather Movies Essential group has tons of movie reviews but there are a lot more movies out there. Have you viewed a movie that you loved or hated? Share your review in the group so others will know what to expect.
Romance for the Holidays: Find Some and Receive a Free Book!
What do you want for the holidays? How about a little romance? Sherryl Woods has delivered just that in her book Welcome to Serenity. It's a story about two people coming together over the holidays and finding love -even when they least expected it! Want to receive a copy and be a reviewer?
Gather will choose 10 people to receive copies of the book and write their reviews in The Book Review group before December 20th. All comments must be made by November 24th to be considered.
Announcing the "Think Outside the Turkey" Contest & Live Chat with Butterball's Turkey Talk-Line Experts
Gather is delighted to welcome the Butterball® Turkey Talk-Line® Experts to Gather for a live chat on Wednesday, November 26th. The Turkey Talk-Line Experts will be with us from 1 to 2 PM ET to answer your last-minute questions and to share the latest and greatest tips for preparing the perfect Thanksgiving bird.
But wait, That is not all! Leading up to the live chat, gather is hosting the "Think Outside the Turkey" side-dish recipe drawing. Butterball will give away $15 Turkey Gifts Checks to 15 Gather members who post their favorite holiday side-dish recipes. To enter the drawing, post your "Think Outside the Turkey" side-dish recipe to the Food Essential group between November 19th and November 25th. Winners will be randomly selected and announced during the live Turkey Talk-Line chat on November 26th. The winning recipes will be featured on Gather and in an upcoming holiday newsletter.
Note: The open submission period for this drawing ends on November 25th, 2008 at 11:59 PM ET. Winners will be announced on November 26th in the Food Essential group during the Turkey Talk live chat.
Voice Your Feedback
Gather wants to hear your feedback regarding the latest upgrade to Gather. This upgrade brought minor feature changes to the site and fixed some bugs.
The improvements:
· View additional notifications in Friend Updates and My Activities
· Justify text when sharing posts
· Rotate photos after you upload them
· Several bugs were resolved
Please take a look at the main overview article. If you have any questions about site features please stop by the Daily Help article or send us a question by using the Contact Member Support form. Read more about the changes: Site Improvements: A Few Minor Changes
Holiday Eating: Learn How to Stay Healthy These Holidays. Live Chat with Dr. Suzanne Koven on Tuesday, 25th at 8PM ET
Staying healthy around the holidays can be very difficult with all that yummy food that everyone prepares. The term "healthy holidays" seems more like an oxymoron than anything else! Would you like to keep your holidays healthy this year and maintain your personal health goals? Don't wait for New Year's resolutions to kick in to help your health - learn exactly what you can do to keep your holidays healthy! Join Dr. Suzanne Koven of Harvard Medical School for a discussion on Tuesday, November 25th at 8pm ET about healthy holiday eating and weight management. Before you carve that turkey, learn what you need to know!
Join the Incredible Group and Get Some Incredible Gather Points!
Do you know about the Incredible Group? It's the group where you can show off your incredible kids and the incredible people who are helping them! It doesn't matter if you're a parent or not, we all know someone who is incredible for one reason or another and this is the time to tell us about them!
Join the Incredible Group today and tell us who's incredible in your life! Each week, Gather will award three Incredible members of the group with 500 Gather PointsTM. All past members are eligible as well! So join today!
Note: Promotion will run until December 20th.
MEMBER CONTESTS: ENDING SOON
There are a few Gather members who are having contests just in time for Christmas:
Priscilla's Give-Away Christmas Style #9 by Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. This contest will go until November 21st, 7pm Eastern time.
Contest- Added prizes in addition to Digital Camera- GPS or video MP3 player. by Amy H.
Comment Contest: Win a $10 Disney Gift Card~ Part 2
The contest will end at the end of the night next wednesday~ 26th
Picture Yourself Winning a Cookbook! by kitchenMage (wizard of flour and chocolate) Enter before midnight on November 21st
Pet World Photo Contest VOTING PAGE!!! **VOTE HERE FOR YOUR FAVORITE**
Vote on your favorite Pet World Halloween Contest Entrant!
Each user/person is allowed ONCE VOTE ONLY. So choose wisely.
Entrants CAN vote, and they CAN vote for themselves.
Voting ENDS in two weeks from today. That means it ends on November 25th!
Remember, the winner of this contest gets a $10.00 gift card to Petco or Petsmart, so the sakes are high!
Gather Games Challenge: Hearts
Welcome to the Gather Games Challenge series. Each week we'll feature a new game to test your playing skills.
Featured game:
Earning big points isn't always the object of a game. In Hearts, having the lowest number of points can make you a winner (unless you "shoot the moon".)
Play Hearts for free at Games.com. Invite a Gather friend to join you in one of the game rooms so you can play and chat at the same time!
This week's challenge:
Play one game of Hearts and come back to tell us:
- How many points did you end with?
- Do you have any tips?
HOW ABOUT THOSE GATHER GAMES
Gather Games is a group where you can play and earn points. The game for the day is not announced until that day. It is for this reason that I have not been posting them. I do my post the night before so I do not have the updated information at that time. However, if you will go to the group home at Gather Games you can find the latest game and the rules.
Gather Games Challenge: Spades
Welcome to the Gather Games Challenge series. Each week we'll feature a new free online game to test your playing skills.
Featured game: Tricks, Bids, Bags, and Trumps. These are all terms you'll use in the game of Spades. Like Hearts, Spades is in the family of trick-taking card games.
Play Spades for free at Games.com. Invite a Gather friend to join you in one of the game rooms so you can play and chat at the same time!
This week's challenge:
We want your opinion:
- Which game did you do better at - Hearts or Spades?
- How does Spades compare to other trick-taking card games such as Bridge and Hearts?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HANUKKAH
Hanukkah Harry will be chatting about the foods used in Hanukkah. I must admit, I do not know much about Hanukkah. Could you share what you know with me? I am very interested to see what kinds of questions he will answer in this post: Your Hanukkah Questions Answered. Have you posted any questions for him yet??
Santa has already arrived in the Gather community. He has set up shop and started his group. He just sent me a message and wanted to be sure you all received it. This is what his note said:
"Ho, ho, ho! Christmas is coming, folks. So share those wish lists right here, along with pictures of your kiddies on my lap! I'll be chatting live with good little boys and girls throughout December - and spreading holiday cheer all season long. Merry Christmas to all the good little girls and boys" His latest post is: The North Poll: Have You Started Your Holiday Shopping Yet?
What's the WORST Holiday Song? Santa Wants to Know!
Creative Gift Wrapping Ideas for the Holidays - Win a Holiday Book
It may be tempting to buy rolls of cheap, shiny paper to wrap your gifts, but this easy option won't reflect the care you've put into choosing the gifts themselves, and it doesn't benefit the planet: wrapping paper constitutes one of the biggest sources of waste over Christmas.
Do you use recycled paper to wrap your holiday gifts? Do you have any ideas to share? Tell us your favorite recycled wrapping idea by Monday, 11/24 and win a copy of A Greener Christmas.
The Modern Baker: Maid's Big Apple Pie. Win a Free Cookbook
This is such a wonderful post. Nick Malgieri shares a recipe for Rich Pastry Dough as well as Apple Filling. Yummy. You really have got to check this one out for yourself.
What types of pies will you be baking for Thanksgiving? Gather will draw one respondent to win a copy of Modern Baker. Comments must be posted by Sunday, November 23rd.
Learn more time-saving techniques for bread, tarts, pies, cakes, and cookies from The Modern Baker. Visit Food.gather.com for more.
WHAT IS NEW IN THE PARENTING GROUP
The Parenting Group always has something new posted. These are just some of the latest posts:
Creative Gift Wrapping Ideas for the Holidays - Win a Holiday Book
Do Moms Have Time To Be Sick?
The Many Faces of Cinnamon Rolls
Wedding Pics!
Congratulations to Lisa J on her recent wedding. She has some great photos to share.
INFORMATION ON THE TODAY ON GATHER POST
This post is a place where your opinions are always welcome and you will always find a friend. I have a place reserved just for you. 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. You need never be alone.
Is there something that you would like to see changed on the "Today On Gather" posts?
Do you know of some exciting activity that is going on in the Gather Community? Please just let me know.
Just let me know by making a comment in the comment section. I will be back to chat with you again each weekday of the week.
Today On Gather article is published each weekday to the group Today On Gather and Gather Essentials: News .
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Oh and thanks for posting about my gc contest. I just started part 3, and there is a link to it in my post.
We haven't had that much snow here yet.
Thanks for all the great information !
Thanks for the info. :)
there's alot going on on Gather...yippee... things are picking up... cool...
wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving in case i don't see you... love and hugs...
Blessings to you and yours...
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