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Smucker's Stars on Ice

Beginning this winter, The J.M. Smucker Company will be sponsoring a skating series including a television performance and the annual Smucker's Stars on Ice nationwide tour. Featuring a star-studied figure skating cast and singing legend Peter Cetera, of the rock band Chicago , Smucker's invites Americans to stay in on Christmas Day for an entertaining afternoon the whole family can enjoy:

Who: Olympic, World and National figure skating champions including Sasha Cohen, Todd Eldredge, Brian Boitano and more!
What: Smucker's "Hot Ice, Cool Sounds" and Smucker's Stars on Ice
Where: Nationally televised on NBC
When: December 25, 2008 3-5pm EST (Hot Ice, Cool Sounds)
January 4, 2009 3-6pm EST (Stars on Ice)

Skating fans can visit
www.smuckers.com for discounts and a chance to win tickets for upcoming Smucker’s Stars on Ice tour stops in cities near you.

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What Will You Do with Your Minute? A Giveaway!

Thank you to all of you who participated in the giveaway. Entries are now closed and we will be giving a "One Minute to Move It" gift pack to all of you who have entered thus far. Thank you so much for getting involved and taking one minute to move it!

If you had one minute to help make a difference in your world, what would you do?

That's the question McDonald's is asking kids and families as it launches "One Minute to Move It" -- a global children's well-being program designed to encourage kids to see what a difference a minute can make. It is all about inspiring kids to take one minute and make it even more meaningful. Whether skipping, dancing, coloring or singing, one minute can inspire activity for thousands more minutes to come. One Minute to Move It, which is being launched this Friday, November 7, has a boost from the spontaneous and energetic characters from the new "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" and the new Happy Meal featuring these characters -- all to empower kids to create a minute of joyful self expression.






Also starting this Friday, November 7, the fun continues online at
http://www.happymeal.com/ where kids and families can find suggestions for online and offline activities, track their "minutes moved" and enter special codes found on the delicious Happy Meal choices of lowfat Milk Jugs and Apple Dippers to enrich the activities on the site. The site also features an inspirational 30-second video with Olympian Shawn Johnson, which airs this weekend through November 16 on Nickelodeon, Nick.com and Nicktoons. Visit happymeal.com next week to see the video.

You can get one of 35 "One Minute to Move It" gift packs which each includes a complete set of the new "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" Happy Meal toys and a $20 Arch Card. For your chance to receive a pack:

  • Starting this Friday, November 7, and through November 19, visit www.happymeal.com to explore online and offline activities and fun ways you and your family can 'move it'.


  • Tell us in a post on your blog, "How will your family use your minute?" Be as creative as you want with your post!


  • The first 35 people to leave a comment on this blog post with the link to your entry post and your e-mail will receive a gift pack.




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    Best Buy's Black Friday VIP Contest

    We post a lot of contests on The Mom Salon, but here's one you should really enter! Best Buy is giving away 25 $1000 gift cards and VIP treatment at twenty-five stores across the country on Black Friday.

    Yesterday marked the launched of Best Buy's first-ever Black Friday VIP contest to celebrate the tradition of Black Friday shopping. One winner from twenty-five eligible markets will win a $1,000 Best Buy Gift Card and full VIP treatment including:

    * A limousine ride to and from the designated Best Buy store below
    * On-site pampering and prizes for the winner and up to three guests
    * Early admittance into the store at 4:30 a.m. - a half-hour before anyone else!
    * The opportunity to purchase up to four doorbusters
    * A Pure Digital Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder to document the Black Friday VIP experience

    Who can top that? Heck, I've already entered!

    To enter, you need to share how Black Friday shopping is an important holiday tradition for you and your family, and what kinds of rituals you have to make the morning after Thanksgiving an enjoyable kick off to the holiday season. You can submit stories on www.AskABlueShirt.net/blackfridayvipfrom October 29, 2008 - November 18, 2008. One winner in each market will be notified by November 24.

    Good luck!

    -- Jennifer James, Editor

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