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You’re Talking – We’re Listening

Hey everyone,

We’re less than a week old with our new YoWinner Contest Community and we’re receiving great feedback from you, our members.

We wanted to let you know we’re listening and adjusting the site based on the great comments you’re providing us.

Here’s a couple that we implemented before the weekend:

1) Adding the contest “entry type” to the contest listing page
2) Adding a number beside the comments on the contest listing page

We have more updates launching today and over the next few days. Keep your feedback rolling in and you’ll continue to gain YoWinner Points (100 points (at administrators judgement)).

Don’t forget that we’re running our launch contest until April 28th, 2009 and for every 1000 YoWinner points you earn, you get 1 entry into the contest. You can earn points by:

Join YoWinner = 1,000 points
Add a contest = 500 points
Add a game = 250 points
Refer a friend registers for YoWinner = 750 points
Recommend a favourite contest = 250 points
Recommend a favourite game = 250 points
Click to contest website = 50 points
Click to game website = 50 points
Beta Testing Feedback (at administrators judgement) = 100 points

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Red Fridays

This was sent to us by one of our members and we just had to share it with you all.

If the red shirt thing is new to you, read below how it went for one man…

Red Shirt

Last week, while traveling to Toronto on business, I noticed an army sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and two together.

After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant, who’d been invited to sit in First Class ( across from me), and inquired if he was heading home.
‘No’, he responded.
‘Heading out’, I asked?
‘No. I’m escorting a soldier home.’
‘Going to pick him up?’
‘No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Afganistan, I’m taking him home to his family.’

The realization of what he had been asked to do hit me like a punch to the gut. It was an honor for him. He told me that, although he didn’t know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier’s family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few days.

I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said, ‘Thank you. Thank you for doing what you do so my family and I can do what we do.’

Upon landing in Toronto , the pilot stopped short of the gate and made the following announcement over the intercom.

‘Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we have had the honor of having Sergeant Steeley of the Canadian Armed Forces join us on this flight. He is escorting a fallen comrade back home to his family. I ask that you please remain in your seats when we open the forward door to allow Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his fellow soldier. We will then turn off the seat belt sign.’

Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the sergeant saluting the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action made me realize that I am proud to be a Canadian.

So here’s a public Thank You to our military Men and Women for what you do so we can live the way we do.

Red Fridays.

You will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Canadians who support our troops used to be called the ‘silent majority.’ We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing.

Many Canadians, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of Canadians supports our troops. Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that every red-blooded Canadian who supports our men and women afar, will wear something red.

By word of mouth, press, TV — let’s make Canada on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming Hockey game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, co-workers, friends, and family, it will not be long before the Canada is covered inRED and it will let our troops know the once ‘silent’ majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on.

The first thing a soldier says when asked ‘What can we do to make things better for you?’ is ‘We need your support and your prayers.’ Let’s get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example, and wear something red every Friday.

http://www.redfridays.ca/

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We’re looking for Winners!!!

YoWinner is looking for WINNERS!!!

How it works:
You will receive 1000 pts just by signing up with YoWinner! Once you’re in, start sharing, commenting, rating and inviting your friends to earn even more points for extracontest entries!

1000 pts. = 1 entry

Register for YoWinner and join our contest community and you’ll be entered to win one of five weekly prizes valued at $150.

Contest Rules and Regulations

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Blast Off!

GET STARTED NOW!

Visit YoWinner and join the contest community. YoWinner is the place to find out about contests, share contests with your friends, play games, add comments, and vote for your favourite contests.  Visit YoWinner.