Help Team Detroit Win! #DETChevySXSW
March 9, 2010 by Courtney Velasquez
Filed under Featured, Made in Michigan
I’m a huge supporter of Detroit.
I’m always trying to help out the underdog and Detroit seems to be one of those places that people think negatively about and I have been on a mission, along with others, since I moved here a year ago from CA, to turn the negative persona that Detroit possesses to the rest of the world.
I started this blog because there were so many fun, family events going on in Metro Detroit and I wanted to gather as many as I could to share them online. I have gathered events, worked with local retailers and businesses to do giveaways and participated and organized charity events to help local Detroit.
The people of Metro Detroit are some of the most wonderful, passionate people I have ever met. They are full of determination, entrepreneurship and loyalty.
There are a group of four influencers that were chosen to represent Detroit in an interactive verses real world challenge… the 2010 Chevy SXSW Road Trip Challenge. They are traveling from Detroit to Austin, TX to attend SXSW, a social media conference and on the way they are competing against other states by completing challenges and earning points. In the end, the team with the most points wins!
Team Detroit HAS to win!
You can help! Here is what you can do to help Team Detroit win:
(1) Follow the team hashtag, #DETChevySXSW, and check out some of the things they are doing while on the road.
(2) Tweet and Retweet using their team hashtag LIKE MAD starting on Monday, March 8th. There are supporting agencies tracking the volume of tweets for each team hashtag. The higher the number, the better. Your participation is critical. They cannot win without us.
(3) Write a cool blog post about why Detroit deserves to win the challenge, tag it #DETChevySXSW and share it with your network.
What do you get out of this?
(1) They have tons of awesome sponsors that have given them cool stuff to give away on their trip. They have sweet t-shirts from Ann Arbor T-Shirt Company, Detroit Pistons tickets courtesy of Fist of Detroit, delicious Biggby Coffee, a wine tasting at Vintner’s Cellar and many other prizes. If you pay attention to their hashtag and follow their blog, you just might win something!
(2) If their team does their job and completes the challenges, and we support all their efforts with blog posts and tweets, they’ll get to throw an epic tweetup in Detroit. When I say this will be an epic event, I’m absolutely serious. Big. Deal. Tweetup.
DSO Young People’s Concerts presents The Pied Piper **GIVEAWAY**
March 8, 2010 by Stacy Swann
Filed under Featured, Reviews/Contests
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Young People’s Concert series presents The Pied Piper on Saturday, March 13 at 11:00 a.m. and Detroit Mommies has four tickets to give away to one lucky reader!!!!
According to the DSO website- ”Pied piper Marina Piccinini and Leonard Slatkin will lead us in Corigliano’s Pied Piper fantasy ‘tripping and skipping, running merrily after the wonderful music with shouting and laughter.’”
You can read more about The Pied Piper and other upcoming DSO events here.
To purchase your own
Visit the The Pied Piper’s event page on the DSO website or call 313-576-5111.
Ticket prices are as follows:
Main Floor A $25.00
Main Floor B $25.00
Box $46.00
Dress Circle $25.00
Mid Balcony $25.00
Upper Balcony $25.00
Prize
One lucky winner will receive 4 tickets to The Pied Piper for Saturday, March 13 at 11:00 a.m. Winner will be notified via email and will need to respond within 24 hours or a new winner will be chosen.
Entry Requirements
To enter for a chance to win, you are required to do the following two things. Make sure to leave a comment after each entry requirement:
- Subscribe to Detroit Mommies via email or RSS feed. Current subscribers count. Leave a comment for 1 entry.
2. Go to DetroitMommies facebook page, ”become a fan”and tell me who you will take with you to The Pied Piper. Leave a comment for 1 entry.
The Fine Print
No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Detroit Mommies writers and contributors are ineligible to participate. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Open to participants in the US and Canada 18 years and older. Contest ends March 10, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. EST.
Disclosure: I was given complimentary tickets to this performance. The opinions expressed in this post are mine and mine alone and are not influenced in any way by anyone.
Book Your Reservation For This Swanky Event!
March 5, 2010 by Courtney Velasquez
Filed under Featured, Oakland
Where:
A swanky soiree at Meadow Brook Hall.
What:
- Live Jazz by band “Bird on a Wire”
- Dancing
- Tours of Meadow Brook Hall
- Tarot Card/Palm Reader (popular in the 20’s)
- Live dance demonstration of the Charleston and other 20’s style dances.
- Strolling Dinner
The Menu
- Hot D’oeuvres and a vegetable and cheese display
- A carvery station with Roast Breast of Lavender and Honey Scented Turkey with cranberry mayonnaise, dijon mustard and petite dinner rolls
- A salad station with baby spinach with a hot bacon dressing and Waldorf salad
- Whipped potato martini station with sweet Yukon Gold potatoes. Includes diced bacon, beef bordelaise, sauteed mushrooms, roasted corn, shredded sharp cheddar, cream fraiche and brown sugar.
- Champagne Bar
- Pound Cake Bar with old fashioned pound cake with raspberry and hot fudge served a la mode with hand scouped vanilla ice cream.
- Coffee Bar
- A 20’s signature style drink from the bar, which is included.
When:
March 19, 2010 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $65 per person and include everything listed above (dinner, drinks and entertainment). Reservations are required. You will be provided with the secret entrance and password when you call 248-364-6263 to make your reservation. Visit www.meadowbrookhall.org for more information.
Disclosure: Tickets for this event are being provided to me for this event. Hopefully I’ll see you there!
Hallmark Celebrates 100 Years ~ *GIVEAWAY*!
February 24, 2010 by Michelle Cunningham
Filed under Featured, Reviews/Contests
Yes, 100 years of sharing, caring and spreading love, laughter and tears one card at a time is what 2010 means to Hallmark. Their centennial year is here and they have only just begun!
Hallmark brand products are available in 100 countries around the world and there are 41,500 stores in the U.S. alone. They even have their own movie channel that offers entertainment for the entire family. Though Hallmark began as a greeting card business, they have grown into the all purpose “people connecting” company. Helping all of us find ways to express our thoughts and feelings for one another in many situations or relationships.
Hallmark is not just a greeting card shop. The latest products that stock the shelves of Hallmark Gold Crown stores consist of animated DVD’s that you can personalize with your own photos and send to anyone you wish, a Digital Scrapbook with built in themes and music that just need your photos to create the perfect gift to a friend or family member that lives further than you care to admit, and recordable story books that will be sent miles or oceans away with your voice waiting to tell a story to a loved one you miss dearly. These are just a few of the many products Hallmark has to offer in 2010!
It PAYS to be a Hallmark Cold Crown Member. You earn points with every purchase and every time you purchase 3 cards at one time, you earn an extra 100 bonus points! Every 3,000 point is worth $10.00 (U.S. dollars) and it’s FREE to become a member!
My “NEW” favorite product, just in time for Easter, is the Disney Donal Duck “Don’t Pull My Ears”, walking and singing plush toy. He is so adorable! I love this little guy so much that I want to GIVE AWAY A FREE ONE!!!
To purchase your own
Disney Donald Duck “Don’t Pull My Ears” animated, plush toy ~ visit your Hallmark store between now and Easter (while supplies last). He is $29.95 or $14.95 with any 3 card purchase! To find a Hallmark store near you, click HERE. To become a fan of Hallmark on facebook, click HERE.
For your convenience, here is a list of Werner’s 9 Gold Crown Stores. Find one near you;
Werner’s Hallmark 22433 Kelly Road EASTPOINTE 48021 ~ (586)445-0212
Werner’s Hallmark 1817 Van Dyke IMLAY CITY 48444 ~ (810)721-1116
Werner’s Hallmark 516 N. Lapeer Road LAKE ORION 48362 ~ (248)693-8004
Werner’s Hallmark 614 S. Main Street LAPEER 48446 ~ (810)664-0618
Werner’s Hallmark 21509 21 Mile Road MACOMB TOWNSHIP 48044 ~ (586)949-2577
Werner’s Hallmark 4866 N. Adams Road OAKLAND TOWNSHIP 48306 ~ (248)475-0919
Werner’s Hallmark 64716 Van Dyke WASHINGTON/ROMEO 48095 ~ (586)336-4011
Werner’s Hallmark 1992 25 Mile Road SHELBY TOWNSHIP 48316 ~ (248)650-1925
Werner’s Hallmark 2073 W. South Blvd. TROY 48098 ~ (248)879-0064
Prize
One lucky winner will receive their own Disney Donald Duck “Don’t Pull My Ears” animated, plush toy. Winner will be notified via email and will need to respond within 24 hours or a new winner will be chosen.
Entry Requirements
To enter for a chance to win, you are required to do the following two things. Make sure to leave a comment after each entry requirement:
- Subscribe to Detroit Mommies via email or RSS feed. Current subscribers count. Leave a comment for 1 entry.
2. Go to DetroitMommies facebook page, ”become a fan”and tell me who you will share this adorable character with if you win him. Leave a comment for 1 entry.
For Extra Entries
1. Become a fan of Hallmark facebook HERE. Leave a comment here for your entry.
2. Tweet about this contest on Twitter or post about this contest on DetroitMommies Facebook page. Come back and leave a comment with a link to your tweet or post. Copy and paste: Win a Donald Duck “Pull My Ears” http://wp.me/pGVE2-X8
The Fine Print
No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Detroit Mommies writers and contributors are ineligible to participate. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Open to participants in the US and Canada 18 years and older. Contest ends March 7, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. EST.
Disclosure: I purchased a Disney Donal Duck “Don’t Pull My Ears” for this give-away. The opinions expressed in this post are mine and mine alone and are not influenced in any way by anyone.
