#Sambuca Photography Contest #1

Thanks!

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Dear Deborah, (for Tom)

Thank you for your donation to Save the Children's 2007
Matching Gift appeal. With the support of friends like you,
brighter futures await children and families in need who are
benefiting from your support.
recd 7/20/2007

This Contest is Now Officially Over

2007-07-20T15:54:00.000-05:00

With buggs' contribution complete-- this Contest has officially concluded. Thank you all for your participation! please join us in the new Sambuca Photo contest!
http://sambucaphotocontest2.blogspot.com/

Saving the Children...

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Save the Children: Thanks bugg

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bugg has graciously donated his prize for assisting as Official Score-keeper in Contest #1 to Save the Children:

"Mission and Strategy

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. It is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, comprising 28 national Save the Children organizations working in more than 110 countries to ensure the well-being of children."

http://www.savethechildren.org/

wyrd's Contribution's

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Thank you. Your tax-deductible contribution is complete. One-time World Parks Endowment, Inc. dba World Land Trust

Note From Gasser's Charity:

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"Thank you so much for making a donation through the Breakthrough website. We are delighted that you've chosen to support our work.

Over 44,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK. Your gift will help fund vital breast cancer research, education and awareness programmes.

The Breakthrough Toby Robins Breast Cancer Research Centre, at The Institute of Cancer Research, is the first dedicated breast cancer centre in this country, focusing solely on the disease. There are over 100 scientists and doctors at the research centre, working to discover the causes of breast cancer, develop gentler and more effective treatments, and to find out how, ultimately, the disease can be prevented. Breakthrough also raises awareness of breast cancer and is campaigning for improvements in services and treatments."

Received June 18, 2007

New contest details coming soon!

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Our next photo contest will be beginning soon! Watch here for new details, LP from Sweden will be selecting the topic :)

Gasser Accepts First Prize as a Donation to Charity:

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Deborah : Did you receive my email concerning your win...
Gasser: Yes, I did. I haven't got around to replying.........been busy. Donate it to Breast Cancer Charity please.
Gasser: I would like to enter the next one, even though Im not in #sambuca. If thats fine by you. I like the fun of it.

Your transaction has been processed on behalf of Breakthrough Breast Cancer t/as Breakthrough.

Deborah: A donation was made in your name ...
Deborah: Thank you for participating in the #Sambuca Photography contest. Your photograph was outstanding.

First Place--The winning Photo: Congratulations Gasser!

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Second Place Winning Photo--Congrats wyrd^!

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Vote Count is Complete

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bugg has counted all votes and has arrived at winners in First and Second Place.
Both winning photographs are stunning!

Gasser's Entry Number three wins First Place, and wyrd^'s Entry 24 wins second place. Both contestants will be awarded a Ten dollar Gift certificate to Amazon.com OR a donation in their name to a charity of their choice.
I am also awarding a Ten dollar prize to bugg for all his fine vote counting services :)
Thanks again to everyone!
Next contest tba soon! LP will chose the topic for the photograph :)
Deb

Second Places: Round Two Underway

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First Places: Round Two Voting Underway

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Contest Results :This Round

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The official Vote Counter (bugg) has been in contact with me and tells me we have a bit of a perplexion:

1st place
Photo's 1, 3, 5, 7

Second place
Photo's 4,6,24

so we have a tie, multiple in fact, for both first and second place:)

We need you to vote again:
From the First group choose your very favorite, and then from the second group choose your very favorite.

We will then assign points (as we did with the first count) of Two points for every first place vote, and one point for every second place vote... and after this round, whichever two photos gather the most points will win!

If we have another tie, we will elect an official tie breaker voting team to finalize the contest.

Each winner, first and second place, will win an Amazon Gift certificate in a nominal amount (no sputtering-be happy it's not a beanie baby as Pinion wanted to give) Anyway-its not the value of the prize, it is the HONOR!

THIS ROUND WILL CONCLUDE AT MIDNIGHT Friday 6/15/07 or 15/06/07 depending on what side of the pond you are on (est--ie debtime)

Thank you again for participating :)
Deb

bugg is counting..

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the voting is done and bugg will tabulate the winners TODAY! yay!

We are almost Done!!

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Today is the very last day to VOTE
so make your selections Please :)
After bugg has a chance to compile the votes tomorrow
the channel owners will announce a prize and elaborately
distribute praise over the contest winner!
The winning artist will be famous!
No doubt.

HOW TO VOTE

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Pick two, First and Second Place:
then email bugg at
tom@wamonline.org.uk
with your decision.
Thank you!

Entry #5-- Deborah 2- USA

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Entry #4--Deborah's Flower-- Deborah ReJoins the contest

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Gasser's last entry deleted.

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Deborah withdraws.

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I hope its not a permanent condition.

Voting Instructions Are Located here:

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Voting Site

Please Note One change: I have asked bugg and he has graciously accepted to be in charge of the vote counting (instead of me) for the Photo Contest. He did not enter a photo so it is appropriate that he counts for us. Thanks!

Entry #24 : wyrd: UK

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Entry #23: ejal- Israel

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Entry #22: ejal - Israel

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Entry #21 : Katja- Germany

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Entry #20: Katja-Germany

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Entry #19: Pinion : Sweden

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Entry # 18- Pinion : Sweden

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Entry #17: Pmaus-Germany

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Entry #16 : Pmaus-Germany

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Entry # 15 : Ed-209: UK

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Entry #14: Ed-209: UK

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Entry #13 rokk : Sweden

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Let's Dance!

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http://www.deborah-net.com/snoopydance.gif

Entry 12: LP Sweden

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Entry #11: LP Sweden

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Entry #10: skyraker UK

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Entry #9: Beth -USA

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Entry #8: Beth -USA

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Entry #7: Gasser UK

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Entry #6 Saralito/Modden: SE

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Entry #3 Gasser : UK

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Entry #2 Baldrick UK

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Entry #1 Baldrick UK

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