RSVP for #GNO & Discover Fun Ways to Focus on Your Family!

June 7, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 14 Comments 

Family, Father, Daughter, Child, Parenting

#GNO is talking about focusing on the family, specifically as it relates to spending quality at-home time. We have a terrific panel lined up, including author Kathy Peel and parenting bloggers, Marie from Make and Takes and Vanessa from I Never Grew Up among many other fabulous gals. Join the #gno gang here this Tuesday night.


Photo used with permission from Flickr.

Giveaway—Win a Popcorn Gift Pack for the Perfect Family Night In!

June 7, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 30 Comments 

Popcorn, Family, and ParentingOrville Redenbacher’s understands that quality family time at home is made better with a big bowl of popcorn. And, to help Mom It Forward moms meet this week’s Summer of Service (SOS) Challenge to Focus on Family, Orville Redenbacher’s is giving away coupons for popcorn to Mom It Forward’s #gno  community as well as awarding a total of 20 lucky winners some great gifts—four winners on this site, six winners on participating mom blogger’s sites, and 10 winners Tuesday, June 9 during #gno (click here to join the party and win).

Enter to win this week’s giveaway here by reading the rules for entry below. You can also enter at these terrific parenting blogs: Make and Takes and I Never Grew Up.

Giveaway Prizes

Four lucky winners from this site will be randomly selected to win a gift package, including:

  • A popcorn bowl
  • Three boxes of Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn
  • Kathy Peel’s most recent book, The Busy Mom’s Guide to a Happy, Organized Home

Entry Requirements

Busy Moms, Organized Homes, Organization, Family TimeTo enter to win, you are required to do the following four things:

  1. Take this week’s SOS Challenge to Focus on Family by completing one of the post’s 10 suggestions or by performing one random act of kindness that fits within this week’s theme.
  2. Share your experience by leaving a comment on that post.
  3. Tweet about this giveaway sponsored by Orville Redenbacher, including this link: http://momitforward.com/giveaway%E2%80%94win-a-popcorn-gift-pack-for-the-perfect-family-night-in.
  4. Leave a comment on this post by Sunday, June 14 at midnight EDT, including your e-mail address and information about your extra entries, if applicable.

To receive extra entries (for a total of five extra entries):

In the event that you do not win a giveaway, Orville Redenbacher’s would still like you to enjoy family fun with a big bowl of popcorn. Click here to download this coupon for a box of Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn.
The Fine Print
You may enter in all giveaways, but you may only win once. No purchase necessary to enter this giveaway. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. ConAgra employees and Mom It Forward, Make and Takes, and I Never Grew Up family members are ineligible to participate. All entries received after Sunday, June 14 at midnight EDT will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered.